When was the first film made in the United States?

Life of an American Fireman.

In the early days of movies, people were so excited by the sight of moving images that it didn't matter what they saw on the screen.

The first films were very short and showed ordinary things: couples dancing, men struggling, trains moving, or just pictures of famous people like Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley.

But then in 1903, a cameraman named Edwin Porter put a series of short pieces together, filming some more segments, and produced a film called Life of an American Fireman. About a year later, Porter filmed The Great Train Robbery, the first movie where there was a plot, and the first movie ever seen in a movie theater in the United States.

Before Hollywood, the center of cinematography was in New Jersey!

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