The medium on which
the film is shown is taken into consideration when filming. A scene
that is shot for a large theater projection, may lose its true effect
when shown on a small television screen. The reversal can also be
true. If a scene was meant for a small television screen, it may not
translate as well on the big screen. “In considering the magnitude
of a film we must be aware of the means by which the film is to be
communicated,” as stated by Sporre (Sporre, pg. 174). I can only
imagine that this can be especially tricky for movie makers. When a
movie is first released to the public, it is shown in theater, but
eventually it will go to DVD or Netflix, so it will have to work for
both. Magnitude is an important element in film because I have often
said “I have to see that in theater!,” or “That's a rental.”
The movies that I usually want to see in theater are the ones with a
lot of action because sometimes that action and/or graphics can
become muddled on a small television screen.
“Film as theater,
has certain conventions or customs that the viewer accepts without
hesitation,” states Sporre (Sporre, pg. 174). Basically, as the
audience there are things that we will not question or criticize, we
just accept as a part of the movie going experience. When music is
played in a movie, we do not question where the music is coming from
or if a movie is in black-and-white we do not question where the
color went. I have included a short clip The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy exits black-and-white and enters technicolor.
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