The history of film spans over a hundred years from the late 19th century to today, developing from a carnival novelty to one of the most important communication and entertainment mediums. Early moving images were produced on devices like the zoetrope and phenakistoscope in the 1830s. By the late 1880s, the first motion picture films were recorded on celluloid and the first commercial film exhibition occurred in 1894, establishing the film industry.