I
have to admit, I was not looking forward to going back to the Museum of the Moving
Image but once I got there, I realized why you guys keep insisting we go back to visit the museum at least once a year. I just like that it not only constantly demonstrates how media is made, but it also shows how the technology that has served as the methods of capturing and delivering media has evolved, and continues to do so. As a technophile,
I visit a lot of technology blogs regularly where they showcase the most
cutting edge of technology in today's world. Therefore, the video cameras in the
“Behind the Scenes” exhibit were really awesome in my opinion- and I’m not even one of those people who are into
cameras.
They weren't awesome from a technological standpoint, I think they just made me appreciate the development of cameras; from the first old-fashioned looking hulking giants of the past to the modern cameras that they have today. It was kind of surreal to look at the old cameras that were so large and hulky and realize that I had a camera that was better quality on the top of my smartphone. There were a bunch of “hands-on” exhibits like a “computer effects” exhibit that allowed you to do a bit of post-production like voice-dubbing, or stop motion (which was probably the coolest thing they had there). There were also some cheesy, gimmicky exhibitions like props, costumes, make-up artifacts, magazines… you get the picture. It was cool, but it was better when I was there last time and they had all of the video games. Where did all of that go? NOT COOL MoMI.
They weren't awesome from a technological standpoint, I think they just made me appreciate the development of cameras; from the first old-fashioned looking hulking giants of the past to the modern cameras that they have today. It was kind of surreal to look at the old cameras that were so large and hulky and realize that I had a camera that was better quality on the top of my smartphone. There were a bunch of “hands-on” exhibits like a “computer effects” exhibit that allowed you to do a bit of post-production like voice-dubbing, or stop motion (which was probably the coolest thing they had there). There were also some cheesy, gimmicky exhibitions like props, costumes, make-up artifacts, magazines… you get the picture. It was cool, but it was better when I was there last time and they had all of the video games. Where did all of that go? NOT COOL MoMI.
