1. FILM/CGI/IMAX/DVD
• What has CGI brought to the cinema? How has it changed audience
experience?
• How has CGI changed the way we think about ‘reality’ in cinema?
• What has been the impact of IMAX cinemas? How widespread is the
appeal? What is the appeal of IMAX cinemas? What audiences do they
target/attract? How has this been marketed?
• How has DVD changed viewer experience? What impact have DVD
technologies had on viewing habits? To what extent has ‘home cinema’
challenged traditional film-going? What are the actual ‘extras’ of DVD
technology? Are people simply being Re-sold something they already
have? Is VHS effectively dead as a media form?
• What has been the effect of the new generation of digital cameras,
camcorders and editing software? What has changed in terms of home
movie-making? Has home movie style penetrated box office films – i.e.
Blair Witch? To what extent can people distribute their own films over the
Internet?
• In what ways and to what extent have blockbuster films – Lord of the
Rings/Harry Potter – simply become part of an international
merchandising enterprise?
• How popular is downloading/streaming films straight from the internet.
Is this going to replace DVD-watching?