Friday, 16 March 2012

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'The current revolution in technology is changing the way both producers and audiences think of film and the film experience' how far do you agree with this statement?

Due to the current revolution in technology and the way it is developing, it is consistantly enhancing the film experience not only for the audience but for the producers of the films. The new technologies are allowing the producers to create the films with a further amount of developed effects, such as CGI. An example of a film taking advantage of the revolution in technology is AVATAR directed by James Cameron. Despite the film being written in 1995 with the technology avaliable at the time it was felt that the desired effect wouldnt be achieved at this current point. By 2009 however, there was the technology which would increase the overall impact and effect of the film majorly, giving the audience the best possible cinema experience. this impact in the cinemas was also largely helped by the technology enabling the films to be shown in 3D on a large screen. The producers of AVATAR wanted to ensure the film would be shown in the best possible way by custormising the resolutions of film size to suit certain screen sizes on the premiere's of the film. This ensured that the audience would experience the film as intended.
Another way in which the revolution of technology