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A frame from Roundhay Garden Scene, the world's earliest Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct film, by Louis Le Prince, 1888
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Ignoring Dickson's early sound experiments Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct (1894), commercial motion pictures were purely visual art through the late 19th century, but these innovative silent films had gained a Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct hold on the public imagination. Around the turn of the twentieth century, films began developing a narrative structure by stringing scenes Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct together to tell narratives. The scenes were later broken up into multiple shots of varying sizes and angles. Other techniques such as camera movement were realized as effective ways Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct to portray Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct a story on film. Rather Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct than leave the audience in silence, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct theater Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct owners would hire a Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct pianist or organist or a full orchestra to play music fitting the mood of the film Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct at any Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct given moment. By the early 1920s, most films came with a prepared list of sheet music for this purpose, with complete film scores being composed for major productions.
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The rise of Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct European cinema was interrupted by the breakout of World War I while the film industry in United States flourished with the rise of Hollywood. However in the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct 1920s, European filmmakers such as Sergei Eisenstein, F. W. Murnau, and Fritz Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Lang, along with American innovator D. W. Griffith and the contributions of Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton and others, continued to advance the medium. In the 1920s, new technology allowed filmmakers to attach to each film a soundtrack of speech, music and sound effects synchronized with the action on the screen. These sound films Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct were initially distinguished by calling them "talking pictures", or talkies.
The next major step in the development of cinema was the introduction of so-called "natural" color. Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct While the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct addition of sound quickly eclipsed silent film and theater musicians, color Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct was adopted more gradually as methods evolved making it more practical Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct and cost effective to produce "natural color" films. The public was relatively indifferent to color photography Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct as Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct opposed to black-and-white,[citation needed] but as color Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct processes improved and became as affordable as black-and-white film, more and Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct more Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct movies were filmed Scanners Movie in color after the end of World War II, as the industry in America Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct came to view color as essential to attracting audiences in its competition with television, which remained a black-and-white medium until the mid-1960s. By the end of the 1960s, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct col
Since the decline Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct of Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct the studio system in the 1960s, the succeeding decades Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct saw changes in the production and style of Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct film. New Hollywood, French New Wave and the rise of film school educated independent filmmakers were all part Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct of the changes the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct medium experienced Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in the latter half of the 20th century. Digital technology has been the driving force in change throughout the 1990s and into the 21st century.
Theory
Main article: Film theory
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Criticism
Main Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct article: Film criticism
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. In Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct general, these works can be divided into two categories: academic criticism by film scholars and journalistic film criticism that appears Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct regularly in newspapers and other media.
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The impact of a Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct reviewer on a given film's Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct box office performance is a matter of debate. Some claim Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct that movie marketing is Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct now so intense and well financed that reviewers cannot make an impact against it. However, the cataclysmic failure of some heavily-promoted movies which were Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct harshly reviewed, as well as Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct the unexpected success of critically praised independent movies indicates that extreme critical reactions can have considerable influence. Others note that positive film reviews Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct have been shown to spark Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct interest in little-known films. Conversely, there Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct have Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct been several films in which film companies have so little Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct confidence that they refuse Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct to give reviewers an advanced viewing to avoid widespread panning Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct of the film. However, this usually backfires as reviewers are wise to the tactic and warn the public that the film may not be worth seeing and the films often do Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct poorly as a result.
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Industry
Main article: Film industry
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In the United Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct States today, much of the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct film industry is centered around Hollywood. Other regional centers exist in Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct many parts of the world, such as Mumbai-centered Bollywood, the Indian film industry's Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Hindi cinema which produces the largest number of films Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in the world.[1] Whether the ten thousand-plus feature length films a Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct year produced by the Valley Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct pornographic film industry should qualify for Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct this title is the source of some debate.[citation needed] Though the expense involved Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in making movies has led cinema production to concentrate Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct under the auspices of movie studios, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct recent advances in affordable film making Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct equipment have allowed independent film productions to flourish.
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Preview
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Trailer
Main article: Trailer (film)
Trailers or previews are film advertisements for films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown. The term "trailer" Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct comes from their having originally been shown at the end of a film programme. That practice did not last long, because patrons tended to leave the theater after the films ended, but the name has stuck. Trailers are now shown before the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct film (or the A Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct movie in a double feature program) begins.
The nature of the film determines the size and type of crew required during filmmaking. Many Hollywood adventure films need computer generated imagery (CGI), created by dozens of 3D modellers, animators, rotoscopers and compositors. However, a low-budget, independent film may be made with a skeleton crew, often paid very little. Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Also, an open source film may be produced through open, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct collaborative processes. Filmmaking takes place all Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct over the world using different technologies, styles of acting and genre, and is Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct produced Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in a variety of economic contexts that range from state-sponsored documentary Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in China to profit-oriented movie making within the American studio Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct system.
This production cycle typically takes three years. The first year is taken up with development. The second year comprises preproduction and production. The third Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct year, post-production and distribution.
Crew
Main article: Film crew
A film crew is a group of people hired by a film company, employed during the "production" or "photography" phase, for the purpose of producing a film or motion Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct picture. Crew are distinguished from cast, the actors who appear Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in front Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct of the camera or provide voices for characters in the film. The crew interacts with but is also distinct from the production staff, consisting of producers, managers, company Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct representatives, their assistants, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct and those whose primary responsibility falls in pre-production Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct or post-production phases, such as writers and editors. Communication between production and crew generally passes through the director and his/her staff of assistants. Medium-to-large crews Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct are generally divided into departments with well defined hierarchies and standards for interaction and cooperation between the departments. Other Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct than acting, the crew handles everything Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in the photography phase: props and costumes, shooting, sound, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct electrics Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct (i.e., lights), sets, and production special effects. Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Caterers (known Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct in the film industry as "craft services") are usually not considered Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct part of the crew.
Technology
Film Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct stock consists of transparent celluloid, acetate, or polyester base coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive chemicals. Cellulose nitrate was the first type of film base used to record motion pictures, but due to its flammability was eventually Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct replaced by safer materials. Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Stock widths and the film Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct format for images on Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct the reel have had a rich history, though most Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct large commercial films are still shot on (and distributed to theaters) as 35 mm prints.
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Originally moving picture film was shot and projected at various speeds using hand-cranked cameras Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct and projectors; though 1000 frames per minute (16? frame/s) is generally cited as a standard silent speed, research indicates Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct most films were shot between 16 frame/s Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct and 23 Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct frame/s and projected Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct from 18 frame/s on up (often reels included instructions on how fast each scene should be shown) Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct [1]. When sound film was introduced in the late 1920s, a constant speed was required for the sound Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct head. 24 frames per second was chosen because it was the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct slowest (and thus cheapest) speed which allowed for sufficient sound quality. Improvements Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct since the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct late 19th century include the mechanization of cameras � allowing them to record at a consistent Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct speed, quiet camera design � allowing sound Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct recorded on-set Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct to be usable without requiring large "blimps" to encase the camera, the invention Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct of more sophisticated filmstocks and lenses, allowing directors to film in increasingly dim conditions, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct and the development of synchronized sound, allowing sound to be recorded at exactly the same speed as its corresponding action. The soundtrack can be recorded separately from shooting the film, but for Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct live-action pictures many parts of the soundtrack are usually recorded simultaneously.
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Independent
Main article: Independent film
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Independent filmmaking often takes place outside of Hollywood, or Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct other major studio systems. An independent film (or indie film) is a film initially produced without financing Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct or distribution from a major Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct movie studio. Creative, business, and technological reasons have all contributed to the growth of the indie film scene in the late 20th and early 21st century.
On the business side, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct the costs of Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct big-budget studio films also leads to conservative choices in cast and crew. There is a Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct trend in Hollywood towards co-financing (over two-thirds of the films put out by Warner Bros. in 2000 were joint ventures, up from Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct 10% in 1987).[2] A hopeful director is almost never given the opportunity to get a job on a big-budget studio Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct film unless he or she has significant industry experience in film or television. Also, the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct studios rarely produce films with unknown actors, particularly in lead roles.
Before the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct advent of digital alternatives, the cost of professional film equipment Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct and stock was also a hurdle to being able to produce, direct, or star in a traditional studio film. Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct The cost of 35 mm film is outpacing inflation: in 2002 alone, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct film negative costs were up 23%, according to Variety.[2].
But the advent Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct of consumer camcorders in 1985, and more Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct importantly, the arrival of high-resolution digital Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct video in the early 1990s, have lowered the Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct technology barrier to Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct movie production significantly. Both production Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct and post-production costs have been significantly lowered; today, the hardware and software for post-production can be installed in a commodity-based personal computer. Technologies such as DVDs, FireWire connections and non-linear Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct editing system pro-level software like Adobe Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas and Apple's Final Cut Pro, and consumer level software such as Apple's Final Cut Express and iMovie make movie-making relatively inexpensive.
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Open content film
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An open content film is Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct much like an independent Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct film, but it is produced Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct through open collaborations; its source material is available under a license which is permissive enough to allow other parties to create fan fiction or derivative works, than a traditional Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct copyright. Like independent filmmaking, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct open source filmmaking takes place outside of Hollywood, or other Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct major studio Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct systems.
Fan film
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A fan film is a film or video inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators. Fan filmmakers have traditionally been amateurs, but some Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct of the more notable films have actually been Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct produced by professional filmmakers as film school class projects or as demonstration reels. Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Fan films vary tremendously in length, from Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct short faux-teaser trailers Hbo Movie Schedule for non-existent motion pictures to rarer full-length motion pictures
Animation is the technique in which each frame of a film is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model unit (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result with a special animation camera. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct 16 or more frames per second, there Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct sped up the process.
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File formats like GIF, QuickTime, Shockwave and Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct Flash allow animation to be viewed on a computer or over the Internet.
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Limited animation is a way of increasing production and Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct decreasing costs of animation by using "short cuts" in the animation process. This method Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct was pioneered by UPA and popularized by Hanna-Barbera, and adapted by other studios as cartoons moved from movie theaters to television.[3]
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Venues
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The movie theater pays an average of about 50-55% of its ticket sales to the movie studio, Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct as film rental fees.[6] The actual percentage starts with a number higher than that, and decreases Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct as the duration of a film's showing continues, as an incentive to Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct theaters to keep movies in the theater longer. However, today's barrage of highly marketed Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct movies ensures that most movies are shown in first-run theaters for less than 8 weeks. There Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct are a few movies every year Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct that defy this rule, often limited-release movies that start in only a few theaters and actually Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct grow their theater count through Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct good word-of-mouth and reviews. According to a 2000 Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct study by Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct ABN AMRO, about 26% of Hollywood movie studios' worldwide income Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct came Movie Theaters In Waterbury Ct from box office ticket sales; 46% came from VHS and DVD sales to consumers; and 28% came from television (broadcast, cable, and pay-per-view).[6]
Future state
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