Film And Media In The Digital Age Essay

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¶ … digital age include worlds that are highly imaginative (eg. Harry Potter films). Films are sometimes conceived in a literary form and then turned into a script and a film. Films since the 1920s and into the 21st century have used physical models and stage properties of some kind (eg. Metropolis, Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Harry Potter). In the digital age, visual effects are created by composite images and ongoing production techniques, practices and narratives. Discuss.

What this question primarily conveys is the feasibility associated with the growing trend of using digital techniques in filmmaking. The importance of digitalization, computer generated imagery and visual effects, has grown tremendously and that can be proven with the help of various relevant examples. In the essay, the technological value added by digitalization along with the advantages and disadvantages of digitalization have been discussed. Finally the future of digital filmmaking is glimpsed through the success of exemplary movies.

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1. Technologically, the filmmaking process has evolved from traditional to digital means, which is shown by the concept of the 'Digital Workflow.'

2. The value added to a film by CGI or visual effects is critically undeniable and commercially indubitable.

3. Technologies used in 'Blade Runner' showcase the onset of the digitalization trend. Other examples discussed are those of 'Harry Potter', 'Avatar', 'Shrek' and '2001: A Space Odyssey.'

4. There are many advantages related to digitalization especially those related to the economization of post-production.

5. The major criticism is that of realism and how the realism of a movie may be compromised.

6. The future of filmmaking is definitely brightest in digitalization.

CONCLUSION: Ultimately, we are able to see the work that goes into digitalizing a movie and the consequential success that it brings to the producers, thereby proving its worth in the future of the film industry.

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