Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Software
Most forms of media are converted into data and run through some type of software. The progression of software and technology makes the creation of media more accessible to a larger number of people. However, the standard for quality of media rises as the technology advances. Does this make an artist/filmmaker need to reach to a higher pedestal in order to be considered an artist/filmmaker? Despite the fact that technology advances, I believe that software opens up a whole spectrum of opportunity. If you want to work in an "out-dated" medium, such as VHS quality, there is a software available for you to convert that into some sort of data. The quality of work is not dependent on how expensive/new your equipment is, it depends on how well you work with/incorporate the resources you have available to you.
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I agree with Ian. A lot of younger people now, don't understand technology 15 years ago. When in retrospect, this technology is something that was being used when we were 7 years old, yet we don't want to use it or count it as a useful media.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1990s, vinyl LPs were noty popular at all. When CDs were introduced and really took off in the late 1980s, early 1990s, vinyl records were useless, no one valued them at all. Within the past five years, vinyl LPs are being produced again and they are popular within the music scene.
VCRs are something of the past but when it comes to older films and cartoons, VHS tapes are the only place to get such media. Old Disney cartoons that were remastered on DVD were only printed for a short period of time making these DVDs, rare and not available to film students that want to view these rare treasures in the year 2015. Some of these films are available on websites like youtube or daily motion, but it's just something about watching these on your computer that unsettles me.
LPs fell and regained popularity, CDs are falling with the rise to MP3 players and Ipods. The VHS has fallen to the DVD and the Blu-ray. If history repeat itself, the next visual technology will also bring back the VHS and the next audio will regenerate the CD.
I agree with Ian. A lot of younger people now, don't understand technology 15 years ago. When in retrospect, this technology is something that was being used when we were 7 years old, yet we don't want to use it or count it as a useful media.
ReplyDeleteIn the 1990s, vinyl LPs were noty popular at all. When CDs were introduced and really took off in the late 1980s, early 1990s, vinyl records were useless, no one valued them at all. Within the past five years, vinyl LPs are being produced again and they are popular within the music scene.
VCRs are something of the past but when it comes to older films and cartoons, VHS tapes are the only place to get such media. Old Disney cartoons that were remastered on DVD were only printed for a short period of time making these DVDs, rare and not available to film students that want to view these rare treasures in the year 2015. Some of these films are available on websites like youtube or daily motion, but it's just something about watching these on your computer that unsettles me.
LPs fell and regained popularity, CDs are falling with the rise to MP3 players and Ipods. The VHS has fallen to the DVD and the Blu-ray. If history repeat itself, the next visual technology will also bring back the VHS and the next audio will regenerate the CD.