What are videos (Tv and Film)?
      Film is a medium for a host of moving images. It cause viewers to sit still while images unfurl before their eyes. Film engages us in a way that defines our time with it; when we go see a movie, we are there for a prescribed amount of time.In addition, film is a medium that communicates to us. Communication happens as soon as the film take place. When the artist- the filmmaker- combined flim, action sound and so on, its often in ambient enviroment.

 

What is film in the 21st century?
The experience of watching and now has remained the same. We are the same people enjoying whatever is on.
But like any technological medium,cinema has evolved drastically: silent movies became talkies, black and white turned to colour, film stock has been replaced by digital, and then theres are the visual effects. After the realm of photographic negatives, analog cameras and 2D screens now come digital files and cameras and 3D viewing. Film once the arena of camera tricks, "high-tech" files special effects and movies that are almost entirely on computer based. The image comes from a digital file like am mp3 file for audio.

Films are created in bits and pieces. Then these bits and pieces are put together in an order that the filmmaker hopes will make sense to the viewer.

 

Elements of what make up a film:

There are the actors who are tasked to portray the characters, and ad depth and feeling of dimension to each one as if they are real.
There are production designers who are in total control of the visual aspects of the picture, even down to the costumes and sets design.
Equally indispensable in making a film are the editors who “cut” unnecessary scenes, and put the film together.

 

A film director is a very important element in filmmaking. A director is he or she whose films are marked by consistent and individual style, just as a traditional artist’s painting or sculptures are. He or she is closely involved in the concept and in the writing of the script. He or she collaborates with everyone in the production and works closely with the editor.

 

Filmmaking is a collaborative effort because working with others, we find, is not always just a necessary or practical decision to make but something that allows us to surpass what we can do on our own. A film is not made by just one person, it involves a lot of people working together.

 

Visual techniques involves camera work - the kind of camera placement, movement, focusing, timing - lighting, sets, and actors. The filmmaker may choose to make shots from a wide array of techniques, such as close-ups or macro shots, long shots, or any other kinds and combinations of shots.

 

In creating special effects, a common method is to use a software (like an animation modeling program like Autodesk 3DMax) that sculpts an image inside the computer.

 

Another method is through visualization of fractal algorithms method. This method makes use of mathematical formulas that describe a kind of contained chaos where tiny particles seem to float in random manner.

 

Another popular technique special effects artists use is through stop-motion capture. Motion-control film cinematography is a technique that allows a computer-controlled camera to ensure to ensure two separate shots to move at the same sped and angle, making the shots identical and match seamlessly, even if they were taken in different location or background.

 

MODELERS - This group is tasked to build the objects and sets using computers.
RENDERERS - This group is usually sub-divided into two: one team will complete the setup (rigging the character so it will move properly when animated), and another team will work on texture, animation, lighting, and rendering.
COMPOSITORS - This group works on compositing or blending CG elements and backgrounds to create a final single image.

 

What are some of the tools and techniques that a filmmaker uses to make films today?
At the beginning of the 21st century, digital video cinema is already a familiar medium to many filmmaker. For this new generationof artist digital video cinema has become the new way to capture moving picture.

The latest models have immensely improved image quality, especially their high defination (HD) and interchangeable lens feature, lessening futher the visual advantage of film.

 

Image creation
Filmmakers can make watch, and analyze film with a video camera. A camcorder is a portable camera capable of capturing motion as it unfools before our eyes. Because it is both a camera and recorder, it provides today's filmmaker much more freedom in motion capture. Earlier filmmakers had fo rely on bulky, heavy equipment but now a video camera or a camcorder is handy, user friendly,versatile amd much more affordable. Hence, what used to be frustrating dependence on ultra high-ends techniques and a big-budget production is now a thing of the past.The flimmaker need not spend for a whole set of professional kits to be able to try a hand in filmmaking.

 

Editing
Like in photography editing flim images requires computer software application such as iMovie and Dreamweaver, which allow pieces of images to be selected and treated as unique elements. It also uses transparency, allowing images to be superimposed, layered and merged in unique ways. Image elements can be freely moved around the picture and can be positioned either in front or behind other elements.

 

Traditionally, editing involved physically cutting lengths of film from all the footage that have been shot and then taping these lengths together piece by piece with digital editing, the footage that is stored as a computer file is retrieved and out for editing to become the final film. Hence, film editing has become faster easier and more flexible than anything manually. With digital editing, what is done can move easily be undone. As the footage is not physically harmed when lengths are taken out of the comouter- they are copied out not actually removed- it is simpler to try various changes and alternatives.