What Is Cinema?

Film is a continuous image picture developed by the combination of mobile photography and slide show. It is a visual and auditory modern art, and it is also a synthesis of modern technology and art that can accommodate drama, photography, painting, music, dance, writing, sculpture, architecture and other arts.

However, it has its own characteristics. In terms of artistic expression, movies not only have the characteristics of other arts, but also can be copied and shown in large quantities because they can use montage (French) and have the means of expression beyond all other arts. With the development of modern society, movies have penetrated into all aspects of human social life and are an indispensable part of people's daily life.

Movies are the entertainment products of the rising living standards of American countries and the new demands of the public in the19th century.

According to the principle of visual persistence, movies use photography (and recording) to record images (and sounds) of external things on film, and through projection (sound reproduction at the same time), the moving images are projected on the screen (synchronized with sounds) by electricity to express certain contents.

Film is a visual and auditory art, which uses film, video tape or digital media to capture images and sounds, plus post-editing work.

Film is a comprehensive modern art, just like art itself, it has complex and numerous disciplines. There are many types of movies, and there are also many classification methods.

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China film history:

From 1896 to the 1920s, although foreign investors occupied a monopoly position in the film market in China, they could not stop the film activities in China. 1903, German students returned to China with films and projectors, and rented Tianle Tea Garden in Qianmen Grinding Factory in Beijing to show films. 1905 Ren Qingtai of Beijing Fengtai Photo Studio filmed a Peking Opera "Dingjun Mountain" starring Tan Xinpei for his birthday.

From the beginning, China's films were combined with China's traditional opera and rap art, forming a unique film type. However, Fengtai photo studio, which first tried to shoot this kind of film, was only a small enterprise, not a film institution. It was not until the appearance of the "Film Department" of the Commercial Press that it truly represented the beginning of the film industry in China.

During this period, in addition to business, film production institutions appeared one after another, including Asian film companies invested by American businessmen, fantasy fairies, China, Shanghai and New Asia. Because most of their members came from the drama stage, most of the film themes and contents at that time came from China opera and civilized opera. In addition, they also began to shoot short stories and feature films, and made the most preliminary exploration and attempt on film art.

China's films were born in 1905, and have gone through various historical stages such as China's semi-feudal and semi-colonial period, revolutionary war period, new China construction period, cultural revolution period, reform and opening up period, and the new period of building a well-off society in an all-round way. It has gone through the technological transformation process from silence to sound to stereo, from black and white to color to stereo (3D), from analog to digital, and from tradition to modern.

At different stages of development, China's films have left outstanding masterpieces:1During the pioneering period in the 1920s, there were progressive films with the theme of social change, such as "The Orphan Save the Ancestor"; During the Anti-Japanese War and National Salvation, there were films such as "Crazy Flow" and "Chinese Sons and Daughters" that inspired fighting spirit and promoted patriotism. After the Anti-Japanese War, eight thousand miles of clouds and the moon, and a river of spring water flowed eastward. Profoundly reveal social contradictions and essence, and form a realistic creation trend.

During the period of 1949, after the founding of New China, a large number of excellent works combining realism and romanticism emerged, which shaped a large number of screen images with strong national style and formed the first climax of the development of new China films. Ten years after the Cultural Revolution, China's films came out of the low tide and produced a large number of excellent films that reflected the reform practice and criticized the social abuses, such as Little Flower and Middle-aged Man. Especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s, major revolutionary historical films such as founding ceremony and Armageddon, and realistic films such as Jiao and Phoenix Piano reached the second climax.

In the 1990s, China's films successively implemented major measures, such as film and television merger reform, excellent film project, rural film projection project, film shareholding system reform and group reform, and made new breakthroughs and improvements in artistic quality and form. In addition to the works such as Days of Leaving Lei Feng, Xi Lian, The Mountain, The Man and The Dog, there are new-style New Year films and comedies such as Be there or be square, and a large number of new forces have emerged.

In the new century, China film has formed a new pattern of coordinated development of state-owned, collective and private, and the film development has embarked on a virtuous circle. Masterpieces such as Deng Xiaoping, Hoh Xil and Taiwan Province's Past have achieved social and economic benefits. Domestic blockbusters such as Hero, Myth and Shock have jointly occupied the dominant position in China market, creating a box office miracle of China films in the world cinema. More than 30 films in China have won prizes at more than 40 international film festivals.

In 20 12, a total of 893 films of various kinds were produced, and the total box office in China exceeded1700 million yuan, while group purchase tickets contributed nearly 2.7 billion yuan to the domestic box office, saving the living expenses of fans by 5.1200 million yuan.

For the popularity of the cinema group buying market, industry analysts believe that movie tickets are more standardized than catering wedding dresses, and the reception capacity of cinemas is stronger than that of ordinary restaurants. Secondly, for ordinary consumers, the ticket price is still high, and the demand for movies has been suppressed to a certain extent, and the emergence of group buying has just released this part of demand and won wide audience love.

In 20 14, the film market in China reached an unprecedented height. In 20 14 years, under the strong pressure of imported blockbusters, especially Hollywood, domestic films suppressed production and improved quality, constantly improved their creative level and enriched their varieties, which was welcomed by market audiences, winning the dominant position in the market with a share of more than 54%, and a number of excellent films such as "Taking the Tiger Mountain Outward", "Return" and "Dear" emerged. At the same time, the works of a group of young film directors have also aroused widespread concern in society. The film market in China has reached a new height.

According to the data of China Film Industry Market Prospect and Investment Strategic Planning Analysis Report 20 13-20 17, in 20 12, China produced 745 feature films (including 92 digital films produced by film channels), and the total number of films produced reached 893. The total box office of national films reached 65.438+07.073 billion yuan, and China's film market entered a period of rapid development.

In February 20 13, there were more than 2 million screenings in China cinemas, which was basically the same as that in June 20 13. The number of people watching movies reached more than 57 million, an increase of nearly 6.5438+million, an increase of 654.38+09%; The total box office output exceeded 2 1 100 million yuan, up nearly 500 million yuan, up nearly 30%.