Thursday, 24 November 2011
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
How has technology impacted the film industry?
Production( Filming and Editing equitment)
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is made by recording images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects. The process of filmmaking has developed into an art form and industry.
In past years, picture editors dealt only with just that (picture). Sound, music, and (more recently) visual effects, However, digital systems have increasingly put these responsibilities on the picture editor. It is common, especially on lower budget films, for the assistant editors or even the editor to cut in music, mock up visual effects, and add sound effects or other sound replacements. These temporary elements are usually replaced with more refined final elements by the sound, music, and visual effects teams hired to complete the picture.
Decisions about the technology that is to be used during the principle shooting will affect what the audience ultimately sees at the multiplex, Camera selection may appear to be a difficult procedure; however, the choices that are available to filmmakers are somewhat limited. Several lenses are used on a feature film, and the decision to use a specific lens is based on the action, composition, and lighting of a particular scene or shot.
Prior to the 1980s, almost every motion picture was shot using the single-camera method. The single-camera approach is exacting and methodical. The first step in the process is to shoot the master scene that captures all of the essential action and dialogue. More detailed shots, including close-ups, medium close-ups, and reaction shots, are then shot individually. Each new camera setup is time consuming. A large number of lighting changes and camera setups can often lead to production delays. Throughout the 1990s, the pressure to reduce the shooting schedules of feature film projects led to the increased use of the multicamera technique.
Distribution- Marketing to an audience
With the use of marketing to an audience who is always connect to there smart phone, you begin to widen the audience and appeal to a younger tarrget age, this is a clever way of getting to them because they are always using there mobile phones, such as:
The ability to be able to download films off the internet both illegal & legal have impacted the film industry, for the worst this is becuase it enables you to view a film from your own home, which decreases cinems ticket sales and profit, therefore has an impact on the cinema itself, less customers means less money. If illegally downloaded, it is usually free therefore the film industry & cinema are effected, none make profit from it.
Pay per view impacts the film industry by making the film welll known & also helps to advetise it & contributes the profit.
Dvd & Blu-Ray helps impact the film industry because it advertises the films and makes it well known as it is displayed on billboards, TV adverts & posters, it also makes it easier for people to watch the film, when you want & where you want, but the downside of this is you can lend out the DVD to various people rather than them seeing it thierself or buying it etc
The use of streaming has the same effect as illegal downloading, such as the use of YouTube, there is no cost funded to watch this therefore lowering the profit and sales for that film as anybody anywhere can watch whatever they want whenever they want as many times for nothing.
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is made by recording images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects. The process of filmmaking has developed into an art form and industry.
In past years, picture editors dealt only with just that (picture). Sound, music, and (more recently) visual effects, However, digital systems have increasingly put these responsibilities on the picture editor. It is common, especially on lower budget films, for the assistant editors or even the editor to cut in music, mock up visual effects, and add sound effects or other sound replacements. These temporary elements are usually replaced with more refined final elements by the sound, music, and visual effects teams hired to complete the picture.
Decisions about the technology that is to be used during the principle shooting will affect what the audience ultimately sees at the multiplex, Camera selection may appear to be a difficult procedure; however, the choices that are available to filmmakers are somewhat limited. Several lenses are used on a feature film, and the decision to use a specific lens is based on the action, composition, and lighting of a particular scene or shot.
Prior to the 1980s, almost every motion picture was shot using the single-camera method. The single-camera approach is exacting and methodical. The first step in the process is to shoot the master scene that captures all of the essential action and dialogue. More detailed shots, including close-ups, medium close-ups, and reaction shots, are then shot individually. Each new camera setup is time consuming. A large number of lighting changes and camera setups can often lead to production delays. Throughout the 1990s, the pressure to reduce the shooting schedules of feature film projects led to the increased use of the multicamera technique.
Distribution- Marketing to an audience
With the use of marketing to an audience who is always connect to there smart phone, you begin to widen the audience and appeal to a younger tarrget age, this is a clever way of getting to them because they are always using there mobile phones, such as:
- Automatic e-mails( sent straight to all smart phones)
- Free texts from your network offering cinema deals ( orange wednesdays)
- Browser advertisements ( pop-ups)
- Broadcast messages
- Apps
The ability to be able to download films off the internet both illegal & legal have impacted the film industry, for the worst this is becuase it enables you to view a film from your own home, which decreases cinems ticket sales and profit, therefore has an impact on the cinema itself, less customers means less money. If illegally downloaded, it is usually free therefore the film industry & cinema are effected, none make profit from it.
Pay per view impacts the film industry by making the film welll known & also helps to advetise it & contributes the profit.
Dvd & Blu-Ray helps impact the film industry because it advertises the films and makes it well known as it is displayed on billboards, TV adverts & posters, it also makes it easier for people to watch the film, when you want & where you want, but the downside of this is you can lend out the DVD to various people rather than them seeing it thierself or buying it etc
The use of streaming has the same effect as illegal downloading, such as the use of YouTube, there is no cost funded to watch this therefore lowering the profit and sales for that film as anybody anywhere can watch whatever they want whenever they want as many times for nothing.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Life Cycle of a Film
The films come from the filmmakers; they are big-budget personal expression.
Their quality comes out of a commitment to emotional truth, in every way possible. All considerations, technical and artistic, come out of a passionate interest in telling a story: through character design and cloth dynamics, texture, lighting, performance, sound, story... every department comes together, with their expertise and enthusiasm, to help the director make their film.
Pre-production—Preparations are made for the shoot, in which cast and film crew are hired, locations are selected, and sets are built. This is also the stage in which the ideas for the film are created, rights to books/plays are bought, etc.
Production—The raw elements for the finished film are recorded.
Post-Production—The film is edited; production sound (dialogue) is concurrently (but separately) edited, music tracks (and songs) are composed, performed and recorded, if a film is sought to have a score; sound effects are designed and recorded; and any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are digitally added, all sound elements are mixed into "stems" then the stems are mixed then married to picture and the film is fully completed
Their quality comes out of a commitment to emotional truth, in every way possible. All considerations, technical and artistic, come out of a passionate interest in telling a story: through character design and cloth dynamics, texture, lighting, performance, sound, story... every department comes together, with their expertise and enthusiasm, to help the director make their film.
Pre-production—Preparations are made for the shoot, in which cast and film crew are hired, locations are selected, and sets are built. This is also the stage in which the ideas for the film are created, rights to books/plays are bought, etc.
Production—The raw elements for the finished film are recorded.
Post-Production—The film is edited; production sound (dialogue) is concurrently (but separately) edited, music tracks (and songs) are composed, performed and recorded, if a film is sought to have a score; sound effects are designed and recorded; and any other computer-graphic 'visual' effects are digitally added, all sound elements are mixed into "stems" then the stems are mixed then married to picture and the film is fully completed
Finding funding for a short, feature length or documentary film is notoriously difficult to find and is often the main barrier to films going into production.
Funding opportunities generally come from organisations such as regional screen agencies or national film organisations, but can also come from private individuals or commercial companies.
Getting investors to support your film is one of the most difficult challenges of filmmaking. To cash in on the $8 billion-plus independent film market, you’ll need a sound business plan and a firm understanding of the financing process.
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