What is the impact of new technologies on the film industry?

Over the last few years, technology has advanced dramatically, causing a huge impact on almost everything we know. One industry that has had the biggest impact is the filming industry. As technology had advanced, so have the techniques that film industries use, making films more enjoyable and realistic for the audience.

One of the newest technologies that is causing the most changes in filming and viewing is the use of 3D in films. 3D films have been around for a many years now with the first ever 3D film being The Power of Love in 1922, but its not until recently that 3D has become increasingly popular. This is because of the technology for 3D has massively improved making it easier to make 3D films and also make it look better quality. However,this technology is extremely expensive and is quite often poor quality still because the 3D is edited into the film after recording, whereas films like James Camerons Avatar and Resident Evil: Afterlife, two of Hollywoods most recently released 3D films, were actually recorded in 3D making the quality of the 3D a whole lot more realistic. Working Title has only just started using 3D in their new film Nanny McPhee 2. This is because Working Title started off as a independant company, so had a low budget, much like Warp films does at the moment, so could not afford to have 3D in their films. Whereas there has been many 3D films released from hollywood as hollywood companies have a higher budget than companies like Working Title and Warp Films.

Another new technology that is creating a huge impact on the filming industry is the use of CGI or  Computer Generated Image. By using CGI, film editors can create fictional characters, items and even entire worlds, altering the mise en scene on the screen, creating different effects that would not be possible to create any other way. CGI is also an expensive technology that has been around for a while, first used in Westworld 1973 then in 1977 in Star Wars. Workikng Title uses CGI in some of their films such as Hot Fuzz, where they blow up a house, and in Nanny McPhee to create the effects of the spells. Hollywood uses CGI in almost every film, and some films like Toy Story are completely made using CGI. Warp Films is still to use CGI because of their low budget.

So in conclusion, many new technologies are being created and are causing a huge impact on the filming industry, changing the way that films are made and viewed today.