Por José Alonso Flores (5to A sec.)
In such a famous, recognized, and beautiful artistic field as cinema, there are different stages that mark its evolution throughout history. In its beginnings, films were shown only in black and white and were silent, without any dialogue. Despite those limitations, people were still invested in the stories told on screen, especially when they were well made and created with heart. This continued until 1929, when sound cinema was introduced. From then on, films included dialogue, which greatly changed the cinematic experience by adding sound effects and even songs that could be integrated into the story. This captivated audiences even more, increasing cinema attendance and box-office earnings.
Much later, after the Second World War and the experiences people lived through during that time, new innovations appeared, not in terms of equipment, but in narrative techniques. Filmmakers developed cinematographic approaches that could capture the audience’s attention more effectively, shaping preferences for how stories should be told. Elements such as parallelism or symmetry revealed important aspects about characters and the resolution of their conflicts. These narrative techniques improved even further with the arrival of color cinema, accompanied by new and refined storytelling methods such as the hero’s journey, as well as more detailed visual elements related to characters and plot development.
Cinema has remained a profitable form of art since the 1970s, consistently attracting audiences and generating revenue. Before modern filmmaking, animated cinema offered greater artistic freedom, employing techniques and visual styles that were impossible to achieve in live-action film, ssuch as more elastic characters and richer visual detail. Animation also used complex symbolism, with characters representing ideas within the story. With the rise of digital cinema, both animated and live-action films have gained larger budgets and rely heavily on CGI to create visual effects and enhance character designs. As a result, these productions were expected to achieve major box-office success.