Film

History
 The first important successful public exhibition in the
United States
 The early films (The most influential early film artist was
Edwin S. Porter)
 Thomas Edison - The Vitascope
 Henry Heyl - Pharmatrope
 Eadweard Muybridge's Zoopraxis
 W. K. L. Dickson - celluloid roll film and
Kinetograph
 USA Film Festival
 What is it? - The USA Film Festival is a Dallas-based,
non-profit organization
 What does it provide? - The USA Film Festival
provides an opportunity for the public to discover
films.
 KidFilm festival - The oldest and largest-attended
international children's film festival in the United
States
 Oscar History
 Oscar Statuette- (Margaret Herrick )
 The first ceremony
 The second year
 The Los Angeles Times in 1940
 25th Academy Awards- (the first televised broadcast
in 1952 )
 Oscar
 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science-
is a professional honorary organization
 Ceremony history- the first Academy Awards (were
handed out on May 16, 1929)
 A. Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep – (most
nominations, most wins)
 Walt Disney- holds a record with 64 nominations
 John Williams- the most nominated living
person(39)
 Film Genres

 Introtution- (the western, crime (gangster), horror, the

musical, science fiction and comedy)
 Genre Categories- (can never be precise)
 Examples of Sub-genres- (aviation films, biographical
films, buddy films, caper films, chase films, disaster
films, documentary films...)