the name of the first film by the lumiere broths was filming workers leaving a factory, it was released in 1895

a phantom ride was an early genre of film, depicting vehicles simply moving forwards, they were often filmed via strapping a cameraman to the front of a vehicle.

the silent films “the sick kitten” and “the life of an American fireman” were ground-breaking as the sick kitten was a close up, which was a first for films, and the life of an American fireman was the first example of continuty editing

the name of the first hollywood “star” was Florence Lawrence