Movies Today vs. Years Ago!

Over the years the process of motion pictures have expanded or improved. Something that is now so big was once so small. Motion pictures were possible because of two quirks of the human perceptual system: the phi phenomenon and persistence of vision. In the early 19th century, a host of toys that depended on this principle were created in Europe. Later on other things like the Kinetoscope was perfected my Williams Dickinson. Nickelodeons were soon created and it cost a nickel just to see a short 1-minute film. As time passed movies were made longer but the cost to make the movie got higher as well. Different theaters and film productions were becoming available. MPPC (Motion Picture Patents Company) was formed to restrict movie making to the nine companies that made up the MPPC. But by 1917, the organization has lost it power. Hollywood became the central area for filming and production and a star system was made. Constantly, different changes were happening in the film industry and motion pictures went from no sound to sound in the late 1920's. Warner Brother's made this step. When the Great Depression hit the novelty of sound gave a boost to the film industry and it was regarded as Depression-proof industry. From 1960 and on up the industry continued to grow. More money was being made. More money were put into creating and filming the movie.

There are more and more production companies today. A few old ones are still around, have changed names or have died out to make way for new companies. Motion picture in the digital age is a lot more improved then in the past. It continues to make billions of dollars. Many big-budget motion pictures such as Superman Returns and Miami Vice, were shot with digital cameras. Digital distribution is much cheaper. Movies can be sent on disc or electronically by satellite or optical fiber or even the internet. The biggest problem with moving to such a system is that most movie theaters are not yet equipped to handle digital distribution or projection. Converting theaters to the new technology will require a significant financial commitment. There are also several revenue streams for the motion picture industry: (1) money taken in at the U.S. box office, (2) revenue from the international box office, (3) sales and rentals of DVDs and tapes, and (4) miscellaneous video sources such as pay-per-view and video-on-demand. A lot is done in order to make a movie, finalize everything once its done, promote the movie and get it out there for people to see. The process seems long but its a good money making industry.

Not only has changes been made in those areas of the filming industry but in other areas as well. As for as actors and actresses there are a vast variety of different races in the movie business. There aren't only whites but black, Latinos and other races. There are different movie plot being shown on the big screen. More independent film companies are out. Basically the world of motion picture is more diverse now than it was 10-20 years ago. Here's a link that can provide more information for you on this topic.