TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF VIDEO PRODUCTION

By: Mikah Brown

330 BC

Aristotle questioned why the sun could make a circular image when it shined through a square hole.

1794

First Panorama opens, the forerunner of the movie house invented by Robert Barker

1839

The word “Photograph” was first used by Sir John F.W.

1843

First advertisement with a photograph made in Philadelphia.

1851Frederick Scoff Archer invented the wet plate negative.

1879

The dry plate was invented.(unknown inventor)

1885

Pixar introduces digital imaging processor.

1886

The first megapixel sensor is invented by Kodak.

1889

George Eastman invented a glass negative.

1897

The first television camera employed early versions of the cathode ray tube.

1913

35mm camera is developed

EARLY 1940’S

Color films invented.

1956

World War II German scientist made the first tape recorder.

1970

The Atari 2600 invented.

The Atari 2600

1972

first handheld mobile video production camera

1975

First cassette was the Sony Betamax

1977

First laser disc developed by Phillips MCA

1995

The first DV camcorder was introduced. (Sony DCR-VX1000)

First DVD(Twister)

1999

First digital camera with interchangeable lenses.

2006

YouTube is founded.