How Has Movies Changed Over The Years

After viewing the first part of Legacies of Social Change: 100 Years of Professional Social Work in the United States, it seems evident that history continues to be presented from the view of those with power and does not acknowledge the downfalls of these movements. History, especially in the United States, is centered toward European and Western civilization and whatever benefits these groups. This film perpetuates this one-sided account of the history social work that worked to only help white people, while diminishing the challenges and progress people of color faced during this period. While one can argue that this film is dated, this is still occurring all throughout our history and has repercussions today. This can be seen with any

Cavell beliefs in movies black-and-white is that you pay attention to the details of the film, which include the storylines, and the content of what it is in the frame, while movies in color can be distracting; it is considered appealing and attractive, but it can take away from the subject matter of the story. Cavell’s states “film has been moving into the modernist environment inhabited for generations by the other major arts” (Cavell 60); he continues to say that “each arts among, had

From there, it fades from these times of color, ahead into 1933, where there is a shift in their fortune, life changes for them, the depression hits, and the world changes. Consequently, the color is removed from the movie and the next environment is essentially a black and white environment. Here, the family is struggling through severe financial difficulties and are behind on many of their bills, including their milk bill.

Imagine sitting down in the cool air of an air conditioned movie theater, bursting with anticipation to see the new blockbuster. It has a 98% score? It better be good! Then, the lights go dark. The opening screen floods the theater with light. Breathtaking visuals flash across the screen. “How did they do that?!” you ask. In the 1960’s, this never happened. Special effects in movies are more realistic than ever before. Instead of sitting in a sticky theater on a hot day, you can now escape into a cool theater. Today, movie reviews are more in-depth and reliable than ever. Therefore, movies are better for teens today because of special effects, movie theaters, and movie reviews.

In the documentary “Aging Out” directed by Roger Weisber, it is noticeable how these three teenagers (Risa, David, and Danielle) were trying to get out of the Foster Care System and become independent adults. However, each one of them struggled with their task of becoming an independent person. I will provide you with one of the sociological paradigms that I believe is strong within the documentary. Structural- Functionalism Theory, which attempts to focus on the relationship between social institutions that are made up by society. The documentary gives perfect examples of Functionalism because we can notice that those teenagers have all received criticisms from all adults who are in their lives. Criticism is a big contributor to social change (which they experienced) because people use repetitive behavior since they only do what they have applied it, to overcome problems in the foster system, all they have accumulated from criticisms and see no way to better themselves.

As political climates change, so do the themes found within cinema. The 1960s and 1970s were a time of change for America. Feminism, civil rights movements, and gay rights movements were all progressing, and liberal values were becoming more and more prevalent among the younger generation. For conservatives, the 60s and 70s were seen as a time of decline; as a low point in American history, and a time of regression in American society. The progressive and liberal values were not positive changes for all Americans, but the changes were coming about nonetheless. However, in the late 1970 's and the 1980 's there was a dramatic shift in the themes found in American cinema that reflected the neo-conservative political changes. With the

Films in the 80s were less experimental, original, but wer more formulaic. With special effect constently improving and becoming more open, more and more films were eager to capitalize on it. Studios were increasing the budget in production, while releasing less film. Big time directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas play a big contributed to 80s with their movies like Star Wars Empire Strike Back (1980) and E.T the Extraterrestrial (1982) and continue to reinvent the blockbuster movie. Hollywood continue to look for ways to sell their product and came up with the mental idea that it is the event that everyone have to see. Most big screen films were being released at advantageous times like Christmas and Summer, because promised lucrative pay offs.

Needless to say, it did feel like a part of my childhood had been decimated by a world-weary, adult-level of cynicism. It followed that seeing these films felt more like an obligation than an event one meets great anticipation. I feared, maybe the magic was gone forever.

Film Industry has been expansively affected by the changes in technology. The mechanical and digital innovations give cause to the influence of equipment, distribution and the way in which films are made and consumed. New trends shape directors and filmmakers to expand creatively towards telling stories in motions. The film industry has developed to one of the most important tools of communication, it's cause so powerful affecting the way individuals and societies think, act and behave. Among the new Era approaching film, and seeing celluloid film fade is that of the Digital Era and a camera that saw celluloid films passing hastened.

For this paper, I am going to be discussing gender in the institution of films. Specifically, I am going to be discussing femininity in coming of age films. I am going to discuss how gender is represented in coming of age films in regards to femininity. Coming of age movies set an expectation for teens and young adults it lays out what they should fear and what they should thrive to be in order to transition to adulthood successfully. The media defines cultural and gender norms that are often very stereotypical (). The cultivation theory suggests that exposure to stereotypes in the media can lead to adopting these beliefs in their real lives (Giaccardi et al., 2016). In the media, masculinity is often portrayed as aggression, power, dominance,

The introduction of motion picture drastically changed the world as we know it along with introducing new and advanced ways of making and presenting media to the masses. Before the introduction of motion picture the only way people were able to hear about the news or new products was either by newspaper or word of mouth. Before we had T5i’s or any other new and elaborate camera we had to film with black and white picture with no sound, like the old classic super eight film cameras. The process of editing has changed over the decades from where film was just cut and scenes would be placed right after the other with hard cuts with the raw material, literally they cut the film, to now where most editors use non-linear editing with a computer to add transitions, text, and other video effects to produce the most visually appealing and most understandable when producing a video production. The way the video productions are shown to the public have also adapted throughout its brief existence. When commercials and films first made their appearances in the early twentieth century Directors and Producers had no idea how to use color to catch the audience’s attention by using their sub conscious, they didn’t realize that the length of the production would play a role in rather a person will watch it or not. Nowadays there are entire books on how to grab the audience’s attention.

Film represents the zeitgeist of the mass culture it inhabits at the time more so than any other art form. Whether an auteur does so intentionally or not, their film will always be a reflection of the prevailing ideologies of the society it’s trying to appeal to. This is due to the film industry being geared towards mass consumption. While art can flourish within the confines of capitalism, the market upholds several ideals that a film must adhere to in order to turn a profit. This concept can be seen via the level of success attained by a particular film; for example, Black Panther was able to achieve such incredible box office success due to the modern discontent with lack of representation in an increasingly progressive society.

As times are changing, knowledge and information are also changing. With that, the development of motion picture complexity has changed the film industry by a continuing technological evolution. It is evident that films have changed significantly over the last 100 years. The intricacy of filmmaking technology has rapidly progressed, allowing creative potential for filmmakers. Films are often due to technological advances, or even to reintroduce a classic story. Some examples of films that have been remade include Scarface (1932), remade in 1983, and The Magnificent Seven (1960), remade in 1998. King Kong (1933) is another example of a film that has been remade. The remake, King Kong (2005), directed by Peter Jackson, shows technological

Rhetorical Description: Posters for An Inconvenient Truth Movie posters serve a variety of purposes in the entertainment world. One of the more important intentions of a movie poster is to advertise and appeal to an audience in order to sell a film. Using illustrations, typography, coloring, and attractive layouts are crucial in capturing an audience’s attention. Gaining the attention of an audience is imperative to selling a movie. In order to lure people into paying to see a movie, an advertisement for the film must succeed in capturing the audience.

The film industry has continuously changed since its inception due to rapid technology advancements. Camera technology has been a key factor that has influenced the growth of filmmaking. The first motion picture in the world was produced in the early 1880s, and the first public screening occurred ten years later. It didn’t take long for the quality of films to improve as new filmmaking equipment emerged. Ever since the first movie was produced, the film industry has been continuously changing in response to emerging filmmaking technology. Introduction of digital photography and digital data storage along with the development of internet significantly influenced the film industry (Barsam, 2015). These technologies contributed