CHAPTER 1 HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS CHAPTER 2 CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS CHAPTER 3 A LONG WAY TO MOVIES 3.1 Introduction 3.2 A Brief History of Pre-cinema 3.3 Pinhole images 3.4 The Camera Obscure Effect 3.5 The Magic Lantern 3.6 The Phantasmagoria 3.7 Persistence of Vision 3.8 Photography 3.9 Motion Study Analysis 3.10 Commercialization of Film 3.11 Historical Background CHAPTER 4 MOST FAMOUS CHARACTERS IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHY CHAPTER 5 ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS AND OTHER MAJOR FILM APPENDIX 1 TOP GROSSING FILMS OF ALL TIMES APPENDIX 2 GLOSSARY