Scene 1: The History of Film: The 1990s

	Pre 1930s \| 1930s \| 1940s \| 1950s \| 1960s \| 1970s \| 1980s \| 1990s The major technical advance of the 1990’s has been the advent of the Digital Age. All across America people are going digital, with CD’s having completely replaced vinyl and tapes, DVD’s becoming increasingly popular, and camcorder’s and camera’s becoming sharper and sharper. Hollywood is not to be left behind, in fact they are far ahead. Though digital editors have been in use since the 1980’s, it was not until the 1990’s that the non-linear format of editing became a true standard, as even high school programs began to purchase consumer-grade non-linear devices. At the same time, advances in the 1990’s have grown by leaps and bounds. Numerous breakthroughs in computer effects editing make it not only possible to alter the look of a film in a computer, but also extremely cost effective, as more productions use the computer to delete out mistakes in filming, or expand the grandeur of a scene (an example of this will be seen in an upcoming war movie as yet unnamed in which twenty extras charging across a battlefield will be digitally cloned into a thousand-man assault). Perhaps the most important step comes from the pioneer of the digital world, George Lucas. Releasing Star Wars: E1 in three theaters using completely digital projectors (no film reels needed) and making his preparations to film the next two using completely digital cameras and encouraging release on completely digital theaters. It is now clear to Hollywood and the rest of the world that digital is the next evolution in film.
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