Technology In Film Past and Present Steve Ryan Badua Scott Belluomini Erika Brow Rosanne Witt Ian Yamashita
Historical Overview of Film
First motion pictures 1891- Thomas Edison invented Kinetoscope 1895- first motion picture invented by Louis Lumiere called the cinematographe. 1896 Edison invented the vitascope for commercial use.
Kinetoscope
Cinematographe
Vitascope
The Invention of Sound Sound was put into films in the 1920’s Sound was finally mixed into the film in 1932
Technicolor The first technicolor film was also in 1932 by Walt Disney Film was called Flowers and Trees
Conclusion With the invention of a portable motion picture camera, three color film, and incorporation of sound in the 1930’s the motion picture industry was allowed to create the momentum for future invention and innovation in film.
HORROR Past and Present
Dracula: The Past “ Nosferatu (1922) “Plague Carrier” modernization of Greek term “monster-like” image (resembling a rat) Set design: dirt path Castle: pointy, set on hill “death like” , crypt technology (low budget)
Dracula: The Present Bram Stoker’s DRACULA (1992) higher budget beautiful and sexy castle: Transylvanian/gothic
Animation Past and Present
Past 2 D drawing used to create animation Jumps in movement often occurred Employed many artists to produce and reproduce the images
Present Computer animation Characters that verge on reality Heavily based on mathematics and computers Computer experts as well as artists work together to create images
Machines of the Past Rotoscope- Invented by Max Fleischer around 1914 Frame by frame movement traced Used for the movie Snow White and some Betty Boop cartoons
Machines of the Present Primarily dominated by the computer now - uses programs like Alias Maya
Conclusion Technology has allowed for visual effects in movies to be improved This technological advancement has made the viewing of movies more realistic and enjoyable