The technology of the Film industry has been growing since the late 1800's. A huge amount has happened in that time and this timeline a summary of everything that has happened so far:
1889
The first ever motion picture camera is commissioned by Thomas Edison and built by William Dickson. It is named the Kinetograph.
1894
The first ever motion picture studio, the Black Maria, is built as well as the first Kinetoscope parlour where people can go to watch films.
1895
The Lumière brothers invent the Cinematograph, a combination between camera and projector. They held the first ever private film screening.
1905
In Pittsburgh, the first ever movie theatre is opened.
1910
Thomas Edison introduces the Kinetophone, an early attempt at a sound recording device.
1911
The first feature film, Enoch Arden, is made by D.W. Griffiths and screened for the first time.
1922
Power of Love, the first 3D film, is released.
1924
Walt Disney releases the his first animated film and the first of his 'Alice' comedies, Alice's Wonderland.
1927
The Jazz Singer is released which is the first feature length film with synchronised sound.
1935
The first all colour feature length film, Becky Sharp, is released.
1937
Walt Disney's first feature length film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, is released. It is the first fully hand drawn feature length animation.
1941
In Citizen Kane, Orson Welles redefines the medium of film by subordinating all previous technological and cinematic accomplishments to his own cinematic vision, using newly developed film stocks and a wider, faster lens,
1953
Hollywood develops wide-screen processes such as CinemaScope.
1955
1960
The Academy awards Ampex with an Oscar for technical achievement.
1964
Red Desert makes great use of the recently perfected zoom lens, which increases the optical mobility of a shot.
1976
Rocky is the first film to incorporate the use of Steadicam.
1977
Star Wars is released and uses new, ground breaking special effects.
1990
Computer-based non-linear editing systems are introduced and begin to dominate post-production.
1995
Toy Story is released and is the first completely computer generated feature film.
2009
Avatar uses 3D heavily and causes it a rise in popularity. The film also uses many other ground breaking special effects no other film had used before.
Showing posts with label Unit 8: Understanding the Television and Film Industries. Show all posts
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16 June 2016
Unit 8: Understanding the Television and Film Industries - Task 1 - Case Study
Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios (originally known as Marvel Films until 1996), is an American motion picture studio based at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It was founded by Avi Arad in 1993. It is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios and uses vertical integration as it has subsidiaries of its own such as Marvel Music, Iron Works Productions, Incredible Productions etc. Marvel Studios was bought by Walt Disney Studios in 2009 for a huge $4 billion and since the purchase the company's net worth has grown to a $9 billion, due to the success of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' films. They also produce TV shows too such as Agents of Shield and Agent Carter and Netflix Exclusive shows like Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.
Miramax Studios
Miramax is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. It is head quartered in Santa Monica, California. It was founded in 1979 by the Weinstein brothers, Bob and Harvey. However, in 1993 the company was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. The Weinstein brothers still had a large amount of control over the company despite now being a subsidiary of Disney. The Weinstein's eventually left the company in 2005 and in 2010 Disney sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings. The company currently has a net worth of £457 million. Since it started Miramax has produced some of the biggest films such as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, The Aviator etc.
Marvel Studios (originally known as Marvel Films until 1996), is an American motion picture studio based at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It was founded by Avi Arad in 1993. It is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios and uses vertical integration as it has subsidiaries of its own such as Marvel Music, Iron Works Productions, Incredible Productions etc. Marvel Studios was bought by Walt Disney Studios in 2009 for a huge $4 billion and since the purchase the company's net worth has grown to a $9 billion, due to the success of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe' films. They also produce TV shows too such as Agents of Shield and Agent Carter and Netflix Exclusive shows like Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.
Miramax Studios
Miramax is an American entertainment company known for distributing independent and foreign films. It is head quartered in Santa Monica, California. It was founded in 1979 by the Weinstein brothers, Bob and Harvey. However, in 1993 the company was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. The Weinstein brothers still had a large amount of control over the company despite now being a subsidiary of Disney. The Weinstein's eventually left the company in 2005 and in 2010 Disney sold Miramax to Filmyard Holdings. The company currently has a net worth of £457 million. Since it started Miramax has produced some of the biggest films such as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, The Aviator etc.
Unit 8: Understanding the Television and Film Industries - Task 2 - Flow Chart
In groups, we made flow charts showing the responsibilities of jobs in the Film & TV industry. Job types were split up among the groups. My group worked specifically on showing the links between roles in Technical and Construction. The photos below show the job roles in these categories and which jobs are higher than others with more responsibility:
Unit 8: Understanding the Television and Film Industries - Task 3 - Contracts
The Contracts in the Film & TV industry are unlike contracts for traditional jobs because of the Industry being so flexible and constantly changing.
Full Time
A full time contract is more similar to a regular job's contract in comparison to, for example, a freelance contract however it is less likely to get a full time contract in the film industry. As it says in the title, someone with this kind of contract would work full time and be permanently attached to the company until the project was finished, working a set number of hours per week. A full time worker always gets company benefits such as pension, sick pay, maternity and holiday leave. Job roles that are most likely to be under a full time contract are managerial, editorial and financial. An example of someone on a full time contract would be someone high up, possibly in charge of the company/project.
Part Time
A part time contract means you work just a small amount of what a full time contract would ask for. Similarly to a full time contract, this contract gives a set amount of hours a week, just not as many. Also in the contract are similar benefits a full time worker gets, just less because of the lesser work hours.
Freelance
Freelance contracts are the most common contracts in the Film Industry. Technical & Creative jobs are most likely to be under freelance contracts. Unlike a full time contract, these kind of contracts are temporary and they will only last for so long. In a freelance contract, the employee might still be entitled to company benefits however it depends on the situation and the company they are working for. However, while they might not definitely get company benefits, a freelance worker gets to be in control of a lot more due to not fully working for the company and just being hired temporarily. An example of someone freelance would most likely be someone in a role such as a Camera Operator.
Confidentiality
Contracts sometimes can contain confidentiality agreements. This is an agreement that the worker signing the contract is bound by law to not speak about or give any information about the project they are working on until further notice or a previously agreed date. This means that the worker giving away the title of the project, any plot details or their involvement is breaking the law as well as a breach of their contract. This is often used on contracts on Hollywood blockbusters like Star Wars for example which, even though people knew it was being made, had a huge amount of secretiveness around it with nobody except people working on it knowing the plot until it's release.
Exclusivity
Some contracts contain exclusivity agreements meaning the person signing the contract, by law, is only allowed to work for one company for an agreed amount of time (usually the duration of the project). This means that if the person who signed the contract went to work for a another company during their agreed duration of time, payment can be suspended and employment even terminated as a punishment. This is most likely used on contracts signed by Directors working on a series of films so that they will definitely attached for the production of all of them.
Full Time
A full time contract is more similar to a regular job's contract in comparison to, for example, a freelance contract however it is less likely to get a full time contract in the film industry. As it says in the title, someone with this kind of contract would work full time and be permanently attached to the company until the project was finished, working a set number of hours per week. A full time worker always gets company benefits such as pension, sick pay, maternity and holiday leave. Job roles that are most likely to be under a full time contract are managerial, editorial and financial. An example of someone on a full time contract would be someone high up, possibly in charge of the company/project.
Part Time
A part time contract means you work just a small amount of what a full time contract would ask for. Similarly to a full time contract, this contract gives a set amount of hours a week, just not as many. Also in the contract are similar benefits a full time worker gets, just less because of the lesser work hours.
Freelance
Freelance contracts are the most common contracts in the Film Industry. Technical & Creative jobs are most likely to be under freelance contracts. Unlike a full time contract, these kind of contracts are temporary and they will only last for so long. In a freelance contract, the employee might still be entitled to company benefits however it depends on the situation and the company they are working for. However, while they might not definitely get company benefits, a freelance worker gets to be in control of a lot more due to not fully working for the company and just being hired temporarily. An example of someone freelance would most likely be someone in a role such as a Camera Operator.
Confidentiality
Contracts sometimes can contain confidentiality agreements. This is an agreement that the worker signing the contract is bound by law to not speak about or give any information about the project they are working on until further notice or a previously agreed date. This means that the worker giving away the title of the project, any plot details or their involvement is breaking the law as well as a breach of their contract. This is often used on contracts on Hollywood blockbusters like Star Wars for example which, even though people knew it was being made, had a huge amount of secretiveness around it with nobody except people working on it knowing the plot until it's release.
Exclusivity
Some contracts contain exclusivity agreements meaning the person signing the contract, by law, is only allowed to work for one company for an agreed amount of time (usually the duration of the project). This means that if the person who signed the contract went to work for a another company during their agreed duration of time, payment can be suspended and employment even terminated as a punishment. This is most likely used on contracts signed by Directors working on a series of films so that they will definitely attached for the production of all of them.
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