Film and video technology

media can be media in print, television, the internet, music and video games. Studies have shown that children aged 7 – 16 spend an average of three hours a day online and 2.1 hours watching television (Ofcom , 2014). It is not only older children that are party to this as a study by Zimmerman et al (2007) found that 90% of children aged two are regularly watching television. There are often differing views on children’s use of technology. One side of the debate is that it is a valuable tool…

Although Dharavi is a mega-slum, this does not mean its people do not value education. As previously mentioned, the mother in the film did her best to save as much as she had to in order to send her daughter to school; the mother even took breaks from trash-picking to help her daughter with homework. The same woman also started an organization in Dharavi for the children of the city…

In this section, I will discuss how motion capture technology used in the making of ‘Avatar’ particularly via the swing camera. Motion capture in Avatar was exceptionally plugged for creating the realism of the film. However, motion capture was used in interestingly and creative ways in Avatar. One aspect of such use is employment of swing camera. People may ask what is swing camera? Swing camera is a virtual camera that could show the low resolution view of Pandora when shot the motion capture…

Video Games: A Misunderstood Medium For many years children and adults have enjoyed a special form of entertainment that provides experiences like no other, the video game. These electronic toys have been on the market since the 1970’s, a recent development, and history has shown that new trends are often targeted as a scapegoat for problems of the time. Currently, the ever growing industry of video games has been the source of such controversy, and is frequently blamed for many of the…

The Arri Alexa XT camera The Arri Alexa XT is a film style digital motion picture camera system which is widely known as ALEXA that was introduced on April 2010. This camera is used in high budget television shows, feature films and commercial. This camera has several ways of recording including CFast 2.0 cards, SxS cards and SXR capture drives with resolutions up to 2880 x 2160 pixels. People with these kinds of cameras can also purchase additional software licences, these software licences can…

Culture and society are constantly changing; adapting to the people who inhabit the world, the technology that shapes our daily lives, and the philosophies of the common people. Throughout history different art forms have best captured instances of the culture and thoughts of the people. Grecian urns showcase their mythos and famous battles, the Dark Ages told stories through the use of tapestries, the Renaissance was best captured in the hands of painters, the Age of Exploration was a time of…

will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor Macleod. He is immortal.’ Despite tanking at the majority of global box offices and bringing in only approximately $13 million, Russell Mulcahy’s Sci-Fi/Fantasy film Highlander (1986) soon developed a cult following. This lead to the production of five reboots, two TV series, an animated series, movie and flash movie series, along with ten original novels and 19 comic book issues (IMDb, 2017). However,…

Breaking traditional conventions of film creates a unique, thought provoking experience for the viewer. It is this originality that interests and captivates the viewer. Marc Webb’s ‘500 Days of Summer’ does exactly this through the films non-linear narrative, reversal of gender stereo types and the distortion of time in the film. Webb’s film breaks customs and challenges traditions of contemporary film making. ‘500 Days Of Summer’ breaks filmmaking tradition and distorts time through its…

Why our local Mr. Movies Closed From Blockbuster chain stores to idiosyncratic local ones, hundreds of video stores have been closing nationwide. This began over seven years ago; about the time I was wondering how this could happen. During the past four years, it has become clear to me why they are closing; The digital age of internet and video production. Netflix, symbolized by its little red envelopes and more recently its streaming service, had prevailed over the little blue boxes that…

the efforts from activists, scientist, and journalist. “Racing Extinction” was released in 2015 and was directed by Oscar-winning Louie Psihoyos. The publisher of this film was the Oceanic Preservation Society. It was written by Mark Monroe and produced by Fisher Stevens/ Olivia Ahnemann. The main reason why I am reviewing this film is because it relates to our oceanography class. Another reason is because I wanted learn more about how us humans are endangering our species and earth. I watched…