DEVELOPMENT OF FILM

The birth of motion pictures was the direct result of modern science and technology in the nineteenth century. One part is film, a chemically produced, light-sensitive material that retains images by engraving light into a chlorinated substance. Next is the lens, an optical instrument that is used to adjust the volume and refraction of light, which is attached to a camera, or the mechanical combination of film and lens. Once created, the images are channeled through a projector to be displayed on a screen. The experience of watching a film is closely linked to the body’s visual and physiological processes, meaning that films can be viewed as the definitive result of the period’s chemical, optical, mechanical, and physiological advancements. In this video, I will discuss the technology of film. Film and movies were first created when still images were used to form motion pictures. Their underlying premise has had a strong influence on transmedia phenomena. The invention of movies was and continues to be culturally and aesthetically important, and has led to a significant change in the way we deal with the subject matter on a conscious level. If I were to introduce history in chronological order, film technology would come before the digital era, but there is a reason why I saved it for later.