Cinema and its impact on society

1. Cinema and its impact on society

2. cin·e·ma /ˈsinəmə/ cin·e·ma /ˈ sinəmə / Noun:A movie theater. The production of movies as an art or industry

3. Film History The first audience to experience a moving film did so in 1895. The film, by the Lumiere brothers was called “Workers leaving the Lumiere Factory (1895)” Their film “Train Entering the Gare de Ciotat (1895)” caused people to faint with fear as the train loomed from the screen into the theatre auditorium . These films did not carry a story or narrative - they merely showed a moving image on the screen.

4. Film History August (1862-1954) & Louis (1864-1948) Lumiere A colourised still of the Train Entering the Gare de Ciotat Station.

5. Film History - Melies Realising the potential of a good story George Melies ( 1861-1938) utilised film to create fantastic stories that took his characters and audiences to the moon and beyond.

6. cinema Cinema is a reflection of society, both present and past. Cinema is a form of communication . powerful vehicle for culture, education, leisure and propaganda

7. The function of cinema It is “to delight and instruct”. The prior function of any movie is to delight the audience and then to instruct, for movies are also taken as a form of literature.

8. Goods of cinema Depiction of Reality Recreation Social and political importance Mould the Opinions & Change the System Educative Industry

9. cosmopolitan outlook and can be used for the growth of international understanding

10. The British Film Industry stated, "...Of the 23 million people who visited the UK in approximately 20% visited the UK because of the way it is portrayed in films or on television.

11. In a 1963 report for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization looking at Indian Cinema and Culture, the author ( Baldoon Dhingra ) quoted a speech by Prime Minister Nehru who stated, " ...the influence in India of films is greater than newspapers and books combined. "

12. INDIAN CINEMA has virtually become a parallel culture. Talk of India with a foreigner and debate virtually centres around Indian films - Amitabh Bachhan

13. Evils of cinema International relationship prematurely sex conscious Criminal activities A sense of dissatisfaction with life

14. Youth imagine themselves to be heroes and heroines and just blindly behave in their own way. In the name of fashion they are spoiling the dressing sense of the youths. They are creating an image that Love is the main theme of life by creating films purely based on love background.

15. A good film is higher than any education and a bad film is more injurious than poison .

16. References Web-based: Wikipedia - History of Film - this site has numerous hyper links to specific sites on Studio System and international film industry. Texts: How to Read A Film: Monaco. OUP. 1981 Studying the Media: O’Sullivan, Dutton & Rayner . OUP. 2003 Shot by shot,katz,1991

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