Understand Developing Technologies In Television And Film Industries

Digital recorders 

Digital recorders also known as PVR which are devices that are used to record audio and video inputs, usually from television signals and are saved onto a hard disk. Within households the hard disk is located within the box i.e: sky box, sky+ box and tivo. This allows us to record programmes/films we won't to watch but for specific reasons is unattainable therefore we record them so we can allow ourselves to watch them when we are available. It other functions are used within streaming as Sky subscription allows you to download films and programmes to keep in recordings as you have the licence that allows you to do this whereas paying subscription for Netflix limits you to your availability to what you can do as their is no proprietary hardware that feeds us a download option therefore we can't record films instead we can only watch them although improvements have been made with linking the two together as new boxes such as now TV allow us to stream Netflix as well as record our own shows.
 

Interactive TV

Interactive TV adds data services to per-existing television technologies and is known as a form of media convergence and as a result affects the way in which the audience interacts such as; real time voting to reflect the shows ending; the red button to play interactive games related to the specific program and being able to use shortcut controls like pause, rewind or fast forward. Interactive TV was connected and registered in 1994 that later carried on in the USA, 1995. Depending on the providers depends how you receive the path to view channels. Virgin media receives their programs via a cable that returned path enabled platforms through integrated cables whereas Sky recieives their programs via the broadcaster through regular telephone lines although they are charged for this service and billed. On the other hand free view is delivered via terrestrial aerials where data can't be sent back to the broadcaster which doesn't allow you to vote therefore a call line is available to ring within the specific show so your able to vote that way.  Interactive TV refers to varieties of different kinds both usage and technology, based within a TV set there is remote controls that enable channel surfing and have now evolved to produce other programs on demand that your able to pause and rewind/fast forward. This allows time shift for practical use to save time on scenes already viewed or adverts that are impractical. People interact with TV program content in many ways. One example is during the showing of big brother 8 viewers predicted who will win each competition , those who will head home and answering trivia questions previously answered through out the live shows. This has evolved further into internet activity in which people can now vote, predict or learn more about the specific show via Facebook, twitter and Intragram/ other social network systems.

Consumer Products

Technology products such as; computer provides the internet globally that allows free distribution amongst dependent filmmakers as it allows films to be watched on demand within social networks. For example; people tweet a film they've seen that develops free advertisement furthermore crowd sourcing within kick starter is used to generate interest and from the uplift of interest people pay money to pay for film to be produced. Facebook is incorporated within the advertisement through social networks as people create fan pages started by the company or the fan the largely populates a fan base for advertisement. In addition to computers, their powerful processors and large hard drives allow more information to save and fit more footage onto the drive and with the powerful processor, it's easier to edit and saves time and resources as the technical elements won't be as complicated due to data and transfer speed. DSLR's are integrated within aiding filmmakers as DSLR's allow producing films to be accessible to anyone as it produces good video quality without having to buy all the expensive equipment and you end up with a similar outcome. Mobile phones are an alternative to DSLR's as their are apps available that allows filmmakers to used pre-set effects and backgrounds as it makes create films a lot easier and you can now plug microphones into the phone so you don't have to buy all the expensive equipment instead you can save and just need to buy the essentials needed for what your wanting to produce and then easier to watch films on the phone due to high quality and also allows us to upload our films from our phones with ease linking to youtube/vimeo as were able to access these sites on both our phones and computers. The use of these sites create an up roar in sharing as one share from a well known You-tuber will create a large advertisement that is seen by the follows of the You-tuber and will create publicity as people will want to view your product as the You-tuber did therefore it must be interesting to watch. If your Youtube channel gets so many views alike to Vimeo, monetisation is liberating for the market as before it was an option it was incredible difficult to get into film as if no one sees your channel, your not loosing out as your only creating this in your spare time and if your channel becomes viral people may pay to see you do it professionally.

Internet

Internet is largely used with the television and film industry as streaming has arose in popularity as a way to help the artist reach their expectations. An example of this is an artist within the music production using streaming as a way to reach number one on the charts. Netflix is one of the many services that uses streaming as you need internet to Netflix access the films, due to the success have improved in how the consumers consumes th content within the company as their able to view the programmes there wanting to watch within their own convenience and don't need to wait for a cliff hanger in comparison as to watching your show weekly and having to wait to see what happens instead you can now just watch program after program, keeping records so you can re-watch that links to the similarities within the use of a DVD although DVD's only provide the footage for one film but can be played immediately. Netflix provides flexibility to attract it's audience through small fees known as a subscription so there able to make profit and in return doesn't show commercial advertisements to alter the viewing experiences of it's audiences. With the use of providing the full box set online for a specific series increases binging habits that inflicts on Netflix rating that creates key success as the audience become addicted and continue to watch their shows. People subscribe to companies such as; Netflix as it allows us to watch media content whenever through other technologies other than TV's such as; computers,laptops,tables and mobile phones.