CINEMA.

Motion picture- cinema one of the most popular forms of art in the world. Actually motion pictures are the main source of information.
Movies can introduce some ideas, they can take us to the history, they can also help us to solve problems, they can help us to recreate events of great importance- that is why films are very powerful and popular. And of course movies can also help to explore the social issues.
Everyone knows that films help us to relax, they help us to escape from cares and from boring everyday routine. While watching an entertaining film you can find yourself in a different and exciting world. If you want to be in a good mood you should watch a comedy and laugh at a popular comedian.
During watching a film you are able to visit such places which you could never afford to visit in your real life. For example a great film “Armageddon” with the heroes of which you can go to the comet.
That is the reasons why motion pictures have become a powerful money-making industry. Many films cost millions of dollars, directors and producers try to make their films more popular and exciting by hiring great actors and actresses. And I admit many of these films become great and interesting.
You can ask: “What makes a film more exciting and popular?”
Of course special effects, actors and the plot of the picture.
The first special effect was created in 1895 by Alfred Clark in “The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots”. It was a simple trick: the camera was stopped and the actress replaced with a doll. In Europe special effects were developed by a French film-maker Georges Melies. A professional magician by trade. Between 1896- 1913 he produced, directed and acted in more than 500 films! Many modern special effects can be traced to the work of this talented man.
To choose a good actor(maybe a star) is a very important turn to make a good film. Everyone wants to see a star in a film. Many of people go to the cinema to see the film with their favourite actor and I’m not the exception. A famous star could make any film a certain success. So the studios went to great lengths to make their actors into stars.
And the third thing which makes a film a success is a good scenario or script. To write a good scenario is a very hard work, you should be talented and a hard working person to do this job.
And if this three factors are well made the film would be great. Hundreds and even millions of people will visit cinema to see it. Many video cassettes will be bought.
As everyone knows making a film requires the skills of people in hundreds of different occupations. The most important of these occupations are: the producer, the director, the writer, the actors and actresses, set designer, editor, composer and .......
The director guides the performance of the actors and the actresses. He also decides how each scene should be photographed. The director retains a responsibility for the quality of the whole picture. That is why the role of the director is very important.
It is a well-known fact that some films are built around a star. Sometimes the critical of financial success often depends on the actors. If the cast isn’t good the movie may be ruined even if the script and the director are good. That is why all producers of the world try to hire a good cast to be a success then. Filming begins after the script has been approved, the casting completed, the costumes are designed and the location selected. And if all the factors are well made the film would be a success and all the members of its staff will earn a lot of money.
But of course television has disadvantages.
There are being criticised for its harmful influence on our health. TV strains our eyes, damages eyesight and watching TV too much can cause a headache. But anyway most people prefer to sit in front of the TV screen or in the cinema instead of going out with friends, going to art exhibitions, theatres. And there is one more problem, which is so much spoken about. I mean violence in the films or movies. There are a lot of bloody, cruel scenes. Instead of relaxing people feel nervous and tense. And then it is impossible to take the psychological pressure away. It is also very dangerous to the society. It influences social and human environment.
What is the best way to learn more about films and people who make them? Of course the best way to do it is film-festival. The first film-festival was opened in Italy in 1932. Now the best film-festivals are held in Cans, London, Los Angeles (Oscar), Moscow, New York city and Sun Sebastian.
Festival serves as a kind of entertainment, as the national fair of films. They(festivals) give an opportunity for critics and people who visit them can learn more about this kind of art.
The cinema was the perfect popular entertainment. It was not expensive and, at first, the audience consisted mainly of workers. The rich and intellectual classes ignored it. They didn’t think cinema was a kind of art. But now cinemas are visited by everyone! And I am not the exception.