For the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, the Photographic and Audiovisual Archives Working Group releases an enhanced version of the Chronology of photographic and audiovisual media. 
The new version gives a comprehensive overview of the formats and media history in a timeline through a dedicated website. 
Make this resource one of your references, consult it here:
By media
Cinema  
Photography
Amateur film
Television and video  
Sound  
By date