National Museum of Photography Film and Television

I went on a course organized trip to the National Photography, Film and Television museum today, this was quite an experience and important in the course as it gave an insight into our final module for this year, Film and video editing. Amongst other things I learned about techniques in how television is Filmed and broadcast, the development of technology in moving image over the last century and a half. I also spent some time learning techniques of conventional methods within animation and how in the digital era many of the processes are very similar.

After spending a short amount of time viewing the development of photographic film, I watched a short 3D film on Dinosaurs in the Imax, this was the most impressive part of the day for me as i have not previously seen a 3D film. However after recently designing a poster for the 2020 brief on the 3D home entertainment for cinematic holographics, i couldn't help but wonder how long it would be until it is possible to view a film in 3D without the irritation of glasses. After all the technology for 3D film is fifty five years old and is rather primitive in terms of how technology in film and television has developed.

I had just enough time at the end to view a first series episode of the League of Gentleman in the TV Heaven area before it was time to leave. In all it was an interesting day out, educational and informative. Unfortunately they're were i few displays that were broken and there was a whole floor which was currently undergoing construction.