TFM 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Digital Revolution, Digital Cinema, Filmstrip
15 Sep 2015
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Movies were recorded on film emulsion, chemically processed, and transmitted to audiences on mechanical projectors that consisted of moving gears. Rather they are stored on memory cards and hard drives. Digital images can have higher degree of clarity and resolution. More pixels in an image= the closer it resembles the subject being photographed. Sharpness/resolution of image= function of # of pixels it contains. Standard video screens= 480 scan lines of visual info. Hi-def video (favored in cinema)= up to 1,080 scan lines. Digital video tends to photograph in deep focus. Digital technology= huge influence in advancing the cause of democracy and awareness of social issues. People are now able to record events and atrocities from their mobile phone and post it on the world wide web. Using a dollar amount to rank the most commercially successful films isn"t very accurate. Ticket prices have changed drastically over the years.
