Chapter 2 - The use of Technology, Techniques and Styles.

If you were to compare technology from now to technology in the mid 50's you would notice that it has come a long way. From movies being filmed in black and white, as that was the only way possible, to directors editing their filming for it to be black and white, as they have the ability to do that now.

If you think about John Smith's "Girl Chewing Gum" it was filmed almost 30 years ago with less technology than today. It was a simple camera zooming in and out with the public walking past, and a voice over which was added a few weeks after filming had taken place. Now think about Andy Huang's "Doll Face" which was created in the last 5 years, it is edited completely on a computer, using high quality technology.

Each year technology for films have become more improved and updated, which helps create the effects of what we as the audience, see on the screen. Not only is it the camera equipment, it's the editing programs that have been invented, the types of back screens, the equipment used for the cameras, the lighting, it has all improved over the past 10 - 15 years and it's not stopping anytime soon. With new technology being improved and created it will only add to the best of the videos that are yet to be made.

If you were to watch a film now, with only 1 camera angle, no edits, no transitions and no effects, you would be disappointed majorly. But with each of these being used, it just adds to our amazement as an audience and a producer how technology through the years have made a huge impact on what we see on the big screen.