The evolution of Movies and Television (Group Presentations/Blog Post)

The group that I have selected to talk about discussed the way in which movies have evolved drastically over the years. It started with a timeline which started back in the 1800s when the first moving picture was presented to the public. The moving picture was of a moving train and it actually looked so real to the audience during that time that it frightened them causing a stampede. Needless to say, moving pictures since the day that they have come out have always been amazing and captured audiences since day one. The group continued on to discuss the evolution of these pictures incorporating the effects that color, sound and definition of picture have had on the industry as a whole. In essence, when sound and color were added to a picture, it created a whole new experience for viewers all over. The television became the biggest and most popular medium used to date and still is. Finally, the group discussed how special effects and the high resolution are shaping the way that we view a movie. The experience is so different and new to so many people. Just over the last couple of years there have been several new changes to movies. One is the three dimensional viewing option. People are now able to buy 3-D televisions and watch them in the comfort of their own home. Along with this, pretty much every movie that comes out in the theatres has a 3-D viewing option for people who view it. The group also included a very interesting and eye opening video that showed scenes from certain movies as they are viewed and then as they are being made. One example that was shown in this video was a scene from Alice in Wonderland. In the making of the movie, you can see alice, next to two men in crazy outfits behind a green screen. Whereas in the movie you can see Alice with Tweedle dee and Tweedle dumb. Overall the group did a great job discussing the evolution of motion pictures and I learned a lot.