Fill in the Blanks CinemaOnline version clasa a 10 by Mascaliuc Victoria 1 lens shooting exhibition technological movement camera advances angle The start of the history of film was in Paris on December 28 , 1895 . Cinematography is a broad combination of artistic techniques and camera technologies , which includes everything from framing , lighting , to and . Cinematography began with early technologies such as the camera obscura , Kinetoscope , Mutoscope and Vitascope . The art and use of cinematography initially took many years to develop . The greatest inventors are believed to be Lumier Brothers . In 1895 , the Lumier Brothers had the first paid screening of their short films at the Le Grand Cafe in Paris . The first films were in black and white . In 1895 , the Lumier brothers shot " The Arrival of a Train . That was an innovative , original and spectacular to watch clip . The at which the brothers set up the camera was dynamically composed , giving the impression that the train was coming toward the camera . In 1896 , George Méliès , a French magician , gave birth to the first known special effects used in films . Over the years , in the industry , such as the use of light and shadows , 3 - D films , special camera effects , HD technology , etc . would add to the art of cinematography , however , unknown discoveries in cinematography are still waiting to be found !