Developing Technologies in the TV and Film Industries

Television has improved vastly over the years. Black and white was improved by the creation of colour television. This was then improved by the creation of high definition television (HDTV), recently this was improved by the creation of three dimension television (3DTV).


3DTV
The design of 3DTV is when it appears that figures from your TV screen are coming out to the viewers. This is designed to make TV programmes look more realistic and to make an improvement to TV. This is created by two high definition (HD) camera's directly next to each other and are played back at the same time to create a 3D image. Personally I wouldn't buy a 3D TV because there isn't a great range of channels to choose in 3D so it isn't great value for money.
HDTV
High definition television (HDTV) is a design that makes the images on the TV screen appear in a higher resolution than a standard TV. According to designers, HDTV is supposed to be 5 times better resolution than a standard TV.
Satellite Television
Satellite television is television programming used by satellite communications. A signal is received by a satellite dish on the side of a house or building and connected to a satellite in space. Satellite TV users are also available to use a card or a USB stick to be attached to a personal computer. An examples of this would by BSkyB (Sky). I think satellite TV in the UK is pretty good at the moment but the signal could try to be improved as some times I lose my picture at home on my SKY+ box.
Cable Television
Cable television is television programming that is similar to satellite television but instead of the connection being sent to space, it is sent underground. This means there is no interruptions due to weather conditions and it is generally a lot faster. So even though the majority of the UK have satellite rather than cable, the whole programming and system of the cable networks is a better option. An example of cable networking would be Virgin Media.
Digital Recorders
Digital TV recorders are similar to video recorders in that you can record television programmes to watch at a later date.  Some other benefits of the new digital TV recorders are:
Pause and rewind live TV, Recording a complete series in one touch, Viewing electronic program guides. The Sky+ HD Box can record up to 60 Gigabytes of programming, record entire series through series link, record up to two programmes simultaneously and many more. 
Pay Per View
A pay per view programme is pretty self explanatory, live events (usually boxing) or recent films can be purchased to watch live and on the day instead of watching highlights at a later date. Personally I think pay per view events are a bit of a scam to get more money and isn't a good idea. Also the viewers might not get their moneys worth, because if they have payed for a boxing match, a boxing match could be over in 30 seconds and you could spend up to £20 to watch 30 seconds of action.
Computer Generated Imagery

Computer-generated imagery (CGI), is the application of computer graphics and mainly 3D graphics to make special effects in the mass media, (TV, film, video games e.t.c.) The 3D graphics is used to make computer generated images in film and TV. Recent improvement on CGI technology has allowed companies and business to make good standard films, video games e.t.c. from their own computers at home. There are two deifferent types of CGI, 3D animation and motion capture animation. 3D animation is built using charcters over virtual skeletons to make movement. This can be a very long process. 3D animation is used in films like Toy Story and Shrek. Motion capture animation is used from live actions. An actor uses sensory devices that picks up the movement and positioning of an actors joints. This movement is then transferred on to an already designed character. However these effects can be the downfall of maovie that is heavily reliant on CGI and not the storyline or plot. Films like Pirates of the Caribbean and Aavatar uses motion capture animation. Some of the old Disney films like Jungle Book and Cinderella also used motion capture animation.



Woody is made by 3D animation



Avatar Characters are made by Motion Capture animation





As you can see television has drastically improved over the years. Personally I don't think they can do much more to improve television. However I would quite like to have voice control television where instead of a remote to select a channel you say which channel you want. Another thing i would like to see is things coming out of the screen, for example i would like to see water come out of the screen and you would get wet. I think that would amazing.