Hollywood has been around for a long time, but I feel like not enough people know who the people were who came before them. Knowing the history of where this town has been can help you prepare for what's ahead in your own career, and help you have conversations with people from different generations to talk about who inspires you and how you want to riff on the things from the past, or bring older ideas into the future. That's why I put together this list of like 300ish names you should know from people who have worked in many different ways of Hollywood. Seek out the work of these people and learn what you can! Let's dive in. Famous People In Film History That You Need to KnowThis is just a list of people and a little sentence on who they are and why they matter. I really think if any one of these people piques your interest, you should research them even more. It is not meant to be the end of your journey, it's meant to be the beginning. So have fun and dig into all of this stuff. ????️ Chapter 1: The Architects of Invention The scientists and dreamers who figured out how to capture light on a strip of celluloid.Auguste Lumière – Co-inventor of the Cinématographe.Louis Lumière – Co-inventor; directed the first "actualities."Thomas Edison – American mogul behind the Kinetoscope.W.K.L. Dickson – The actual inventor of the first practical celluloid camera.Georges Méliès – The "Cinemagician";...
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