[Air-l] Technology in Hollywood

[Nils Zurawski]

  Hollywood has always incorporated technology in its movies, from the 
early stage onwards.... take the Buster Keaton films where everything 
evolves around the use or misuse of technology... velocity and 
dynamics.....the use of cars as technology in eg. socalled 
roadmovies.... telephones in the crime and thriller genre, where it 
is woven into everyday life, but has an outstanding position in the 
movie (or movies)..... the camera itself becomes a technology used ON 
screen.... from 'Peeping Tom', to the 'Conversation' to' Sex, Lies 
and Videotape....', weapon technology always seems to be state of the 
art..... especiall in police films and beyond..... many comedies play 
with technology, esp. household technology as a never ending source 
of chaos.....it might be interesting to view changes over history as 
to what technology is used in a film to transport the story... 
nothing is without meaning in a Hollywood movie..... when did 
videotape recorders and tapes disappear in films as objects ..... and 
technology....so not so much recommedning movies , but ideas and 
trends I find important and maybe helpful.....

best from Hamburg to you Ulla.....
nilz