Cinema and its
impact on society

cin·e·ma/ˈsinəmə/
» cin·e·ma/ˈ
sinəmə/
» Noun:A movie theater.
» The production of movies as
an art or industry

Film History
» The first audience to
experience a moving film
did so in 1895. The film, by
the Lumiere brothers was
called “Workers leaving
the Lumiere Factory
(1895)”
» Their film “Train Entering
the Gare de Ciotat
(1895)” caused people to
faint with fear as the train
loomed from the screen
into the theatre
auditorium.
» These films did not carry a
story or narrative - they
merely showed a moving
image on the screen.

Film History
August (1862-1954) & Louis
(1864-1948) Lumiere
A colourised still of the Train
Entering the Gare de Ciotat
Station.

Film History - Melies
» Realising the potential of a
good story George Melies
( 1861-1938) utilised film to
create fantastic stories
that took his characters
and audiences to the
moon and beyond.

cinema
» Cinema is a reflection of society, both present
and past.
» Cinema is a form of communication .
» powerful vehicle for culture, education, leisure
and propaganda

The function of cinema
» It is “to delight and instruct”. The prior function of
any movie is to delight the audience and then to
instruct, for movies are also taken as a form of
literature.

Goods of cinema
» Depiction of Reality
» Recreation
» Social and political importance
» Mould the Opinions & Change the System
» Educative
» Industry

» cosmopolitan outlook and can be used for
the growth of international understanding

» The British Film Industry stated, "...Of the 23
million people who visited the UK in
approximately 20% visited the UK because of the
way it is portrayed in films or on television.

» In a 1963 report for the United Nations Educational
Scientific and Cultural Organization looking at
Indian Cinema and Culture, the author (Baldoon
Dhingra) quoted a speech by Prime Minister Nehru
who stated, "...the influence in India of films is
greater than newspapers and books combined."

» INDIAN CINEMA has virtually become a
parallel culture. Talk of India with a
foreigner and debate virtually centres
around Indian films
- Amitabh Bachhan

Evils of cinema
» International relationship
» prematurely sex conscious
» Criminal activities
» A sense of dissatisfaction with life

» Youth imagine themselves to be heroes and
heroines and just blindly behave in their own
way.
» In the name of fashion they are spoiling the
dressing sense of the youths.
» They are creating an image that Love is the
main theme of life by creating films purely
based on love background.

A GOOD FILM IS HIGHER THAN ANY
EDUCATION AND A BAD FILM IS MORE
INJURIOUS THAN POISON.

References
» Web-based:
» Wikipedia - History of Film - this site has numerous hyper
links to specific sites on Studio System and international
film industry.
» Texts:
» How to Read A Film: Monaco. OUP. 1981
» Studying the Media: O’Sullivan, Dutton & Rayner. OUP.
2003
» Shot by shot,katz,1991

THANK YOU
- Nigma lama