History of Film

Take a few moments to reflect on what you have learned in this unit. The history of cinema is pretty vast, and we could only cover a short part of it. After watching this video, what do you notice about the evolution of filmmaking? How did it all begin? How far have we come? In your opinion, where are we headed?

Films evolved in little steps. It began with a curiosity of how to make still images seem as though they are moving images in the zoetrope. This technology eventually evolves to capturing real life and then onto capturing audio along with it. In the modern era, we have the technology of CGI, sound effects, and nonlinear editing. Unrealistic situations have become easier to portray through these technological innovations which have been accumulated over the years. In my opinion, cinema is headed towards using different methods of projection such as VR headsets. Different techniques of storytelling must be developed in order to extend the possibilities of the new technology.