MOMI Experience

During our trip to the museum of the moving image, one thing that I took note was the evolution of film/tv. It was interesting to see how film technology transformed so much in the short span of a hundred years. I found it interesting to see how studio cameras used to be bigger than cars, and now camera’s are more accessible, and they can fit into your pocket. This aspect of film technology is strange to me, because I would imagine the film cameras of today would be cheap and accessible to future generations. The best dslr’s of today could one day become the average mobile phone camera. Maybe future generations would probably look back at today’s best camera’s in a museum and say “hey, look at how huge and ugly those camera’s used to be.”

Another thing that stood out to me was zoetropes that were in the museum. Although they may seem like an antiquated device, it was interesting to see that people are still fascinated with it’s ability to create an animation. The zoetrope is intriguing because it was the earliest form of moving images, and I would imagine it was the closest thing that came to a movie going experience. I was really impressed with the large scale zoetrope, it used a simple concept of frame rates to trick the eye into perceiving movement. It was fascinating to see all the parts interacting with one another to create somewhat elaborate illusion.