The invention of the motion picture camera is near and dear to me. I come from a family of theatre operator and owners. It all started when my great grandfather opened his very first drive-in theatre in 1951.
In 1892, inventor Thomas Edison and William Kennedy Dickson invented the motion picture camera, which is also commonly referred to as a “movie camera”.A year after they made the first motion picture camera, they made a kinetoscope which allowed for one individual at a time to watch the film on the camera.
1892 - Motion picture camera invented
1893 - Kinetoscope invented
1894 - Motion picture camera began getting marketed and sold publicly
1895 - Cinematographe invented by brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere
1895 - First motion picture film comes out, by Lumiere brothers
1905 - First movie theatre opens up
Despite popular belief, movie theatres are continuing to flourish. People continue to go to the movies to see movies on the big screen with the latest in sound and digital projection. Now, you can enjoy a movie in luxury leather recliners and indulge in more than just popcorn.
Today my family continues to operate a motion picture exhibition company based in Central Florida. EPIC currently operates 144 screens at 12 sites. The company has embarked on an expansion program with plans to add more than 60 screens at 5 sites.
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