Week 1 - Belated

As the first entry to the blog entry I want to first establish my enthusiasm for film and the art of storytelling.  Whether watched on the silver screen or captured on my broken point and shoot both have played a major part in my recreational fun....       until now.  With Art 201 Intro to Filmmaking I now have the opportunity to get hands-on-professional training with a decent side of reading.  Which leads me to "Looking Through Video: The Psychology of Video and Film" by John Belton.  Although the article focused roughly 42% of it's prose analyzing it's choice of title as opposed to the subject of the title it offered a good deal of insight as to the differences between video and film.  Belton also suggested looking at video as an audio medium.  By taking me on a genealogical dig through video's history I was able to see those differences from the very beginning.  I especially appreciated the history behind Dolby Digital and how encompassing Ray Dolby's innovation was.