Cinema began with the invention of the cinematograph by the Lumière Brothers in 1895. They held the first public exhibition of 10 short films in Paris, demonstrating the new technique of projecting moving images. For the first 30 years, cinema was silent and accompanied by live music, with early films like "The Arrival of a Train" still famous today. Actors portray dramatic roles, and directors guide all creative and technical aspects of film production. Early film types included silent films, feature films over 70 minutes, short films under 20 minutes, documentaries about reality, and animated films made from sequences of drawn images.

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