Flim history Evolution and Film History Cinema was not created by one individual. However, the Edison Company successfully unveiled a Kinetoscope prototype in 1891, allowing one person to watch moving images at once. In the beginning, movies were frequently only a few minutes or less long. They were shown in music halls, fairgrounds, and other locations where a screen could be set up and a room could be made dark. Local sceneries and activities, views of other countries, quick comedies, and noteworthy events were among the topics covered. There were lectures, music, and lots of audience interaction to go along with the movies. They were not "silent," as is commonly said, despite not having synchronised dialogue. FILM INDUSTRY'S GROWTH Several national film industries had been established by 1914. The industries at this time were dominated by Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia; America was far less significant. As movies grew longer, storytelling, or narrat...