Summaries

1. The lecture is about the history of movie production. The lecturer first gave the introduction of the inventors and inventions related to movie production. Thomas Edison should definitely be given credit as he invented the kinetograph and kinetoscope. Subsequently, the Lumiere brothers made a further advance by inventing the first projector in 1896 so that more people could watch a movie simultaneously.
   
   Then the lecturer continued to talk about the monopoly of the movie inducstry in the 20th century. She gave a brief history of the MPPC and the rules it had set in order to maximize profit. However, its harsh restrictions caused discontent among other movie producers.
   
   Finally, the lecturer analyzed the factors for the migration of movie producers west to California, a result of the monopoly in the movie industry and the advantages California had. The lecture drew to an end by including other important events in Hollywood in the early 20th century.
   
   
2. The end of the 19th century was the beginning of cinematography. In 1891, Thomas Edison invented and patented the kinetoscope, which was first used on April 14, 1894 in NYC. In 1895, the Lumiere brothers invented the first cinematographe projector. Then, in 1896, Thomas Edison patented the rights to another projector which was invented by Thomas Armat. Next, in 1908, Edison and 9 other producers form the MPPC. In 1911, the first movie studio was built in California. There were 15 studios by 1912 and in the same year the government started investigating the MPPC. Finally, the MPPC lost power in 1915 after Paramount, Universal, and Fox filed suit against it.