Technology in Film
Over the years film has meant many different things to many different types of people. Cultures have been forever changed due to certain films being made. One of the things that has maintained films to stay appealing to audiences are the continuing advances in technology that keep films interesting, as well as challenge filmmakers to constantly develop new ideas. I will show how technology and the use therein contributes to film and the creative aspect that goes into producing a product that appeals to the mass public, as well as the downfalls that technology brings with it. Also how advancements in film stocks and processing techniques have brought us to the use of computer technology in films. There are a two crucial aspects of film that technology effects, these being, production, and post-production. The easiest way that I can analyze the effect that technology has had on film, is to use an example of a particular film, to do this I will use The Matrix. This film is a great example of what can be accomplished with the advances in technology. The first and most obvious effect that technology has had on film has been the advances of cameras and film stocks. When film was first introduced in th
Filmmakers have finally realized that a film with great sound lets the viewer escape into the films world more easily and gives them a heightened experience. At first, film stocks were not very sensitive, in that you needed a large amount of light to expose a picture on the celluloid of the film. Over the past ten years filmmakers have realized that audiences want to be blown away, literally. Not only do the production companies have to pay more people to create these awesome effects but also they are paying for the research that goes into developing the software as well as the cost of the equipment that enables them to create these effects. Massachusetts: Needham Heights, 1986. This process has changed the way actors must act. In the past audio was considered to be something of an added bonus. Today in film the camera is a large part of how the story is told. A Short History of the Movies, 7th Ed. Harvard University Press, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1997.
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