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Week 1 Day 2 Media Based Art and Design in The Philippines Week 1 PDF
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A Technology-Driven Art
C inema, just as all modern arts, has been greatly influenced by
technology. Cinema is an art of form that came into being because of
technological advances. The transition from still photography came in
the late 1800s with”series photography” and the invention of C elluloid
strip film . The need to view these moving images led to the rise of
Kinetoscope. The European and American inventors were providing
one technological advancement after another. The French develop the
Cinematographe. In 1901 the earliest motion pictures were rapidly
progressing from one scene to multiple-scene narratives.
is a strip of transparent film base with
plastic coating. First being used for
photog raphic film, g eneral
photog raphy, it was later the prime
method for shooting and distributing
motion pictures (series Photography)
Celluloid film is a flexible plastic sheet
used to capture images.
is a type of transparent thermoplastic
that was much sturdier than the glass
plates and paper roll film used to
produce the very first moving pictures.
an object containing a very small hole
(peephole) through which a person
watched a movie in the early days of
film: The kinetoscope was a forerunner
of the modern film (motion picture)
projector.
• A peepshow cabinet with an eyehole
through which these earliest movie
could be viewed one person at a time
• There is a motor inside the cabinet
moved the film strip along in a loop, with
an electic bulb providing illumination
from beneath
• The earliest and one of the first motion-
picture apparatuses, used as b oth
camera and projector , a mechanical
device to record or project the film.
• A hand-crancked camera, printer,
projector aand a movie theatre all in one
that was lightweight enough to bring
Filmmaking, Its technical complexity, involves
entire team of artists, writers and production
experts, supported by technicians taking
charge of the camera, lighting equipment,
sets, props, costumes and the like-all under
the supervision of a film director.
In the Philippine film scene it was very evident the
influence of Americans in the song and dance
musicals, romantic dramas and comedy film.
However, progressive Filipino Directors emerged to
make movies dealing with current social issues and
examining the Filipino character
Lino Brocka
was a radical filmmaker whose socially
conscious films explored the plight of the
marginalized and ignored sectors of
Filipino society. He is regarded as one of
the most influential and significant
film m akers in the history of Philippine
Cinema. The first Filipino Film get
ominated in the main competition at the
Cannes Film Festival
Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang 1974
Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag 1975
Insiang 1976
Jaguar 1979
Ishmael Bernal
was a Filipino film, stage and television
director, actor and screenwriter. Bernal
considered himself a womens' liberationist
director and admitted that it was part of his
interest to tackle issues affecting women. A
significant part of his work is stories about
and for women.