The History of Film

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“History of Film was the perfect gift to give to film industry colleagues as it inspired them to discover new films as well as remind them of some old favorites!.” Los Angeles You May Also Like History of Prime Time Television

"History of Film" is a graphic map of the 2000 most important films from the nascent roots of the feature-film industry to the present day. Films are organized by genre represented by streams that grow and shrink over time. The starting point is the early 1900s when the first feature-length films were released in the drama genre. The number and sizes of streams quickly grow as filmmakers expand their creativity by moving into such genres as action/adventure, westerns, war and comedy. It's fascinating to see the importance of each genre rise and fall overtime.

With more than 60,000 movies released over the past 100 years in the United States alone, what was the selection process? In order to be selected for inclusion, a film was ranked according to the criteria below:

Critical acclaim: did one or more respected and published film critics designate the film as important and worthy of recognition. Some examples include: the Nation Society of Film Critics and Roger Ebert.
Key film: was the film important to a particular genre (for example, the first film of that genre); did an important director make the film; did the film have unique production values; did the film have historical value.
Awards: did the film win one or more major awards such as the Academy Award or Golden Globe award.
Box office success: did the public embrace the movie; did the movie attain significant box office revenue.

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