Unit 8 - Assignment 4: Developing Technologies

Learning Outcome 4: Understand developing technologies in the Film and Television Industries. Produce a presentation or report (min 750 words)  for BAFTA on the changing face of technology affecting the film and television industries today. This should include:             Key difference between cable, satellite and digital television             What does analogue literally mean?             On Demand TV             Pay Per View TV             HD and 3D             Streaming and downloading TV content             TV and Convergent cross media platforms             Film and digitisation - DV vs 35mm/16mm             Independent film production             Piracy             3D             Online distribution             CGI and Production values. Key Words & terms Developing technologies: eg satellite, cable, analogue, digital, film-based, interactive, internet, high definition, consumer products, streaming content, on-demand viewing, digital recorders, pay per view Use the following questions to help break down your research: Identify 3 ways in which the media has changed as a result of developing technologies.  What does it mean when we talk about 'convergence' of the media?  Who has benefited from developments in technology and why? What difficulties or challenges has the development of technology created? Who has been affected by these and why? What is 'push and pull' viewing? What developing technology has caused a shift away from 'pushing' programmes at viewers to 'pulling' viewers towards programmes? Focus on one developing technology from the film or television industry Describe the technology - What is it? How does it work? What does it do?  How does this technology affect the producers of media content? (This may be content for broadcast or online content) How does this technology affect the audience for the media content? How does this technology affect the practice of the media producers? (Consider how it changes or influences how they go about doing their jobs) How does this technology affect the experience of the audience for this media content? (Consider how it may alter or influence the viewing experience)