The origin of cinema
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History of Cinema 7 – Popcorn
Popcorn was not always associated with movies. When cinemas became movie palaces, they were trying to attract the high end clientele the theatres were getting. Some cinemas served beverages and nothing else. Popcorn vendors recognized a potential market and began parking in front of cinemas. The owners had no problem with this as it grewContinue reading “History of Cinema 7 – Popcorn”
History of cinema 6 – The First Comedy
Professor Welton’s Boxing Cats was created by William K L Dickson and William Heise for the Edison Manufacturing Company in 1894. Their company, Black Maria Studio, in west Orange, New Jersey made the film as independents and had to work through Edison as Edison had total control of film exhibition in the US. 20 secondsContinue reading “History of cinema 6 – The First Comedy”