How have movies evolved today?

Modern digital technology has allowed filmmakers to maintain better control over a more dynamic range of light. Movies today are often shot with much less light than their predecessors, allowing for more naturalistic effects. Filmmakers use this technique to control where the audience looks and what they see.

How has the film industry changed with technology?

On-demand, streaming services, and TV have allowed viewers to watch their favorite movies whenever, and wherever, they want. Like in other industries, technology has completely changed the film industry – from the ways movies get made, to how they are edited, to the ways audiences watch them.

How would you describe the history of cinema in the Philippines?

Films were first shown in the Philippine Islands in 1897 during the revolt against Spain, when two Swiss businessmen sponsored the opening of the Cinematografo in Manila. Two movie theaters opened in Manila, in 1900 and 1901. They showed silent documentaries, the only fare being made at the time.

Why is it significant to look back and study film history and its development?

Learning about them helps future filmmakers understand the deep ethical implications to what they do. Robert Flaherty invented characters for his films by picking the most photogenic and agreeable candidates from the far-flung places he filmed, and then he made them into entertainment for urban audiences in the US.

What was the first moving picture?

Roundhay Garden Scene
Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) The world’s earliest surviving motion-picture film, showing actual consecutive action is called Roundhay Garden Scene. It’s a short film directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince.

When was the Motion Picture Production Code in effect?

1930
Under Hays’s leadership, the MPPDA, later known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and now simply the Motion Picture Association (MPA), adopted the Production Code in 1930 and began rigidly enforcing it in mid-1934.

How important are films in the preservation and the enrichment of the Filipino culture?

Why do we have to preserve film? As an audio-visual medium, film gives us the most effective record of the past, of the culture, the people’s values, attitudes, mores and way of life. For film students and practitioners, exposure to Filipino film classics can give a sense of history and perspective.

Why is history of film important?

By studying how films were made and received, we discover how creators and audiences responded to their moment in history. Film history opens up a range of important issues in politics, culture, and the arts—both “high” and “popular.”