Tuesday 25 March 2014

#MTOS - Sunday 30th March - Technology and Special Effects

 Movie Talk on Sunday

Sunday 30th March - TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIAL EFFECTS

 Hosted by @katriona1013

Still from Matinee (1993)
Viewers may experience feelings of Atomonesia!
This week I want to take a look at Technology and Special Effects in the movies.

Let's talk about the best and worst movements in technology throughout cinema history, and the present state of things. Are we going down the right road at the moment with IMAX, CGI and Higher Frame Rates? Are there any pieces of technological history, like stop motion, glorious Technicolor or model work that you miss or are there pieces like Cinerama that you feel have passed us by that you think warrants another look? What about audience experience and how that's changing? Are we going dangerously close to William Castle with D-Boxes and the 4D experience?

Starting at 20:00 (GMT) on Sunday 30th March 2014, I'll ask one question every 10 minutes. To answer, make sure you include the question number and the #MTOS hashtag in your tweets. That way we can keep track of who says what, making discussion easier. For example:
"#MTOS A1. There is no better resolution than on paper film. There just isn't!

The questions are below.

Image from How the West Was Won (1962)
Example of how Cinerama looked

Q1. What piece of film technology do you think changed movies for the better?

Q2. What piece of film technology do you think have changed movies for the wrong reasons?

Q3. What has been the most important change or movement in film technology thus far?

Q4. Do you have a cinematic pioneer or hero and why?

Q5. Who do you think has been the most influential person in cinema and why?

Audience for 3D movie
Audience enjoying some 3rd Dimensionality

Q6. Is it important we keep moving forward in technology/gimmickry or are we reaching a critical mass?

Q7. Does the world still have a place for older technologies, like stop motion or model work?

Q8. Are there any lost techniques you think should be reevaluated or rediscovered, for example Cinerama?

Q9. Where would you like cinema to go next in terms of technological advancement?

Q10. What do you think is the future of cinema, or the next big thing?


Thanks for joining in!

Still from Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
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