Reference
A chronological map of the technology shifts, films, controversies and theory revisions behind the six Nichols modes. This page is an index, not a second telling: every entry links to the full essay it belongs to on Methodology, which stays the single place where that story is actually told.
Years mark the event or release each entry is best known by; several works were shot over a longer span than the single year shown. Dates come from the sourced essays on Methodology, except Chris Marker's Sans Soleil (1983), a widely documented release date not otherwise cited on this site.