The introduction of computer graphics and extensive use of technology into the film making process has led to the loss of film making as an art form. The Wizard of Oz is considered one of the best visual movies ever made and yet it was made with only limited technology and the creativity of the movie makers. The movie made in 1939 by MGM Studios was a film interpretation of the 1900 published book written by L. Frank Baum, and for the most part directed by Victor Fleming. Dorothy a lonely, curious girl living on a bleak Kansas farm is swept into a tornado and dropped abruptly into the astonishing land of Oz. Her arrival causes the death of the Wicked Witch of the East, and she is proclaimed a hero by the miniature residents of Munchkinland.
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The Wizard of Oz is exceptional because it doesn’t present a realistic world, nor does it present a technically perfect world. The flaws are what make it unique. The viewer is witness to the dreams of a young lonely girl. The ingenuity of the director, set designer, cinematographer, sound director, props manager all brought a world of magic to the audience. There have been subsequent remakes of the movie which have never caught the same popularity. Perhaps it was the change of the storyline, the actors or the setting but most likely it was that the movies were too slick. During the making of the original film a mathematician was hired to help recreate the exact sound and visual depiction of a tornado. Today’s filmmakers would be more likely to hire a computer tech and use artificial sounds and graphics to recreate the storm. The film production industry has benefited from advances in technology. Today anyone can make a film given the right camera and video editing software. Today’s films are filled with wondrous images and sounds but at what cost. Studios can order up any type of move they believe the public will come and see, but what is lost is the individual efforts which bring greatness to a
The Wizard of Oz is exceptional because it doesn’t present a realistic world, nor does it present a technically perfect world. The flaws are what make it unique. The viewer is witness to the dreams of a young lonely girl. The ingenuity of the director, set designer, cinematographer, sound director, props manager all brought a world of magic to the audience. There have been subsequent remakes of the movie which have never caught the same popularity. Perhaps it was the change of the storyline, the actors or the setting but most likely it was that the movies were too slick. During the making of the original film a mathematician was hired to help recreate the exact sound and visual depiction of a tornado. Today’s filmmakers would be more likely to hire a computer tech and use artificial sounds and graphics to recreate the storm. The film production industry has benefited from advances in technology. Today anyone can make a film given the right camera and video editing software. Today’s films are filled with wondrous images and sounds but at what cost. Studios can order up any type of move they believe the public will come and see, but what is lost is the individual efforts which bring greatness to a