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1890-1948HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKING
PRESENTS HISTORY OF THE BACKGROUND, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY THROUGH THE YEARS. SHOWS STARS & SCENES FROM MILESTONES OF FILM HISTORY

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BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOTION PICTURE-MOVIE SET. CIRCA 1940s. BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY. HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION
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EDISON'S KINETOSCOPE. CU EYE LOOKING INTO MACHINE.
INNER WORKINGS. NICKELODEON.
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MAN IN LAB COAT TURNS CRANK ON OLD AUTOMOBILE-CAR.
WOMAN SITS IN CAR.
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GROUP OF MEN IN & OUT OF CAR.
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SCENE FROM SILENT MOVIE "IN THE HILLS OF KENTUCKY"
WITH MARY PICKFORD. GUNS, HILLBILLIES.
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SIGN FOR PENNY ARCADE.
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN "EASY STREET" AS SEEN AT PENNY ARCADE. SERIES OF CARDS FLIPPED IN RAPID SUCESSION TO SIMULATE MOTION
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CU MAN TURNING CRANK ON CONTINUOUS PROJECTION MACHINE.
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PEOPLE ENTER NICKLEODEON THEATER.
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MOVIE GOERS WATCHING NICKLEODEON MOVIE. TITLE CARD ON SCREEN SAYS "LADIES PLEASE REMOVE HATS". WATCHING "THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY".
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WATCHING DW GRIFFITH'S "THE BIRTH OF A NATION".
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WATCHING PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADVOCATES BIG STICK POLICY.
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MONTAGE OF TRANSMITTING SOUND INTO AUDIBLE IMPULSES.
CYLANDER OF WAX. BEAKER LIGHTS UP. MOVEMENT OF SOUND ON SCREEN
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CU MAN WRAPS FILM IN MACHINE
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FIRST RECORDING OF VOICE FOR PICTURES IN 1927. CU MACHINE
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AL JOLSON IN BLACKFACE, 1927. "THE JAZZ SINGER".
***NOTE: WE CANNOT LICENSE MOST OF THESE FEATURE FILM CLIPS***
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JOHN BARRYMORE AS RICHARD III IN "SHOW OF SHOWS".
1929
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PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RECORDING FOR "NIGHT SONG".
1948
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MONTAGE MOVIE THEATER MARQUEES FEATURING VARIETY OF MOVIES. SOME FOREIGN.
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HOLLYWOOD: BUILDINGS, STREETS, PEOPLE CIRCA 1948.
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LOW ANGLE POST OFFICE, HOLLYWOOD.
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MONTAGE OF STUDIO LOTS: SPECIALISTS WORKING, ARTISTS SPRAYS SCULPTURE, WARDROBE WOMAN IRONS, MAKE UP ARTIST PUTS FAKE MUSTACHE ON ACTOR, SET DESIGNER, RECORDING SOUNDS, STYLIST SPRAYS WOMAN'S LEG-PANTY HOSE WITH WATER. 1940s SLING BACK OPEN TOE SHOES
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STYLIST TAKES PIECE OF TAPE OFF ACTOR'S LEG. GARTER, STOCKINGS. SEXY LEG.
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CU MONTAGE OF HAND TAKING DOWN BOOKS FROM SHELVES.
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CU STITCHING DESIGN INTO FABRIC SEWING MACHINE.
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FILM EDITING ROOM. STRIPS OF FILM. OLD 16MM SPLICING MACHINE.
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PAN FILM LOT, STOPS AT STAGE 10. SMALL RAILROAD CROSSING TYPE MACHINE GOES BACK & FORTH AT DOOR
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SEQUENCE OF FILM MAKING SET ACTIVITIES: LIGHTING MAN, SOUND MAN, GREAT OLD FASHIONED MOVIE MAKING EQUIPMENT
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CU ROWS OF FILM GOING UP & DOWN
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MAN IN SUIT BRINGS IN CANS OF FILM. FRAMING MILES OF STILL PICTURES. MAKES COWBOY ON HORSE MOVE. FLASHED ON SCREEN 90 FEET PER MINUTE.
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CU PILES-ROLLS OF FILM
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COTTON PICKERS IN FIELD
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SEQUENCE OF PROCESS COTTON MAKING. FROM FIELD TO CELLULOID.
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CU SILVER USED TO SENSITIZE FILM. IN MIXING BOWL.
SPINS ROUND & ROUND.
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PANSHUGE DINNER TABLE FILLED WITH SILVERWARE, SILVER BOWLS, SERVING UTENSILES, FLOWERS
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CU DISPLAY OF SILVERWARE SPREAD OUT LIKE FAN
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HUGE TREE TRUNKS ARE LIFTED BY ROPES, LUMBERJACK
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CU SACKS OF PLASTER.
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ARTIST PAINTS SCULPTURE MADE FROM PLASTER.
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PAINT BEING POURED FROM CANS.
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CU PAINT BRUSH ON BOARD
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ELECTRICAL TECHNICIANS PULL LEVERS
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LIGHTING TECHNICIAN MOVES LIGHTS
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STEAM TRAIN
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MONTAGE OF LAB WORKERS: SCIENCE LAB BEAKERS BUBBLING WITH LIQUID. MIXING LIQUIDS,
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SOUND REPRODUCTION PROCESS.
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MAIN STREET, SMALL TOWN, AMERICA. 1940s CARS PARKED &
PASS
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PUBLICITY MEN IN SUITS IN OFFICE FLIP THROUGH MOVIE POSTERS.
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ADVERTISING OFFICE: MAN DRAWS OUT CAMPAIGN AS CO-
WORKER LOOKS ON.
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MAN IN DISTRIBUTION SITS AT BIG BOOK WORKING OUT DATES & SCHEDULES
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FILM INSPECTORS ROLL THROUGH REELS OF FILM
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BOXES-CANS OF FILM PILED UP IN WAREHOUSE.
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SEQUENCE OF MOVIE THEATER MARQUEES
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CU REELS OF FILM TURNING ON MACHINE.
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HUGE ROOM FILLED WITH MEN WORKING. TONS OF REELS OF FILM SPINNING AROUND.
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MONTAGE OF VARIOUS PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FILMMAKING BUSINESS. MOVIE THEATER OWNER-EXHIBITOR, DISTRIBUTOR, SCREEN WRITER, PRODUCER, ART DIRECTOR, MOVIE DIRECTOR, CAMERAMAN, ACTORS, SOUNDMAN, MUSIC DIRECTOR, FILM EDITOR,
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SET OF MOVIE BEING MADE OUTDOORS.
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