Making Movies: An Art Form

A movie, also known as a motion picture, live motion picture or digital movie, is a video production of visual art, intended to simulate actual experiences, representations, emotions, themes or setting through the use of moving pictures. Movie making involves the creative process of assembling images from filmstrips, negatives or other visual media and then manipulating them to create a story, theme or other representation. In the past, movie making involved making a film on a large scale, such as a motion picture, by using expensive equipment and techniques similar to those used in creating movies for television. Modern movie making is usually more affordable and much less time consuming than movie making in the past. It is now possible to produce professional quality movies on a computer using basic film making tools and movie production software that cost less than a few dollars each.

Movies are a visual medium that allow us to tell stories and engage our senses by visually communicating a message to the audience. Moving pictures can evoke emotion, create imagery or simply entertain through their affect on the viewer. Motion pictures, whether real or animated, provide the medium to tell stories and deliver messages that cannot be delivered in words. For this reason, motion pictures continue to be an important medium for filmmakers, producers and viewers alike.

Movie making is a highly technical and expensive venture for studios and vidcasters. The advent of the digital market has helped reduce costs and make producing motion pictures easier and cheaper for people involved in the industry. Movie studios and vidcasts have also found new markets for their films that they may not have originally targeted. Many people buy DVDs and CDs of movies to take home to watch on their television. DVD and CD sales are expected to continue to grow in popularity as more people find ways to consume and view digital multimedia content on their home television sets.