My Trip to the Museum of Moving Images

I had a really good time at the Museum of Moving Images. I was
intrigued by how far we have come in technology based on the evolution
of television sets, cameras, camcorders,and etc. When we looked at
the older filming devices, I instantly became very grateful because
they were so much larger and heavier than the ones that we can find in
studios today. Believe me, we have come a long way.
One interesting and a bit offensive detail that was pointed out
while viewing the older television sets, was how there wer built
intentionally to resemble household appliances such as the stoves and
washing machines to "cater" to housewives. However, I did like the
interchangeable television and music player that were able to be
hidden as a livingroom set. The tour guide told us that mostly
wealthy families owned them during that time which was logical because
of how big they were and it's capablities to serve multiple purposes.
Even for that time period, I think that it was very clever and could
possibly sell today.
One thing that I did learn is that in animation, it was much easier
than I thought. Contrary to my previous assumption, instead of
drawing characters over and over again with slight movement (like a
flipbook) the way to get it from one place to another is to capture it
is separate frames as you move it. Then, you can playing it back as
movie! Alongside having fun making my own animation, I liked making
the voice over for a scene in the movie "Babe" and being apart of a
flipbook. After visiting this museum, I have a greater appreciation
for how we are able to experience moving image technology. Today, we
can enjoy televsion without being annoyed by interlacing across the
screen, images move more realistically, and fluently compared to how
we viewed them before. Even if a person isn't a media or film major,
I would reccommend going to the Museum of Moving Images just for the
experience and for $4, it is definitely worth it.