Task

A final 2000-word research paper dealing with one of the issues raised by the course in relation to any issue in circuits of digital cinema (education, distribution or exhibition)

“If the cinema is dead, what is cinema”

Some prompts:

• what is cinema?
• theories,
• concepts,
• challenges cinephilia –
• histories and meanings film festivals – What? Who?
• Comparative Case studies the cinema as
  1. dispositif [the cinematheque, film magazines, audiences]
  2. film distribution
  3. the digital age [historical, conceptual approaches, case studies] from the big screen to streaming services film and education – ideas, case studies the film archive/restoration [histories, theories, the digital (case studies)]

Is cinema going to die?To answer the above question, no, cinema is not dying. But it certainly is evolving, as every industry has to as it withstands challenges and seeks new opportunities in its battle to preserve its consumer base which now has a vast array of options from which to choose for their entertainment attention.