Back in the late 1800s, entertainment on a Friday night was noticeably lower tech than today. But that wasn’t so much an obstacle as it was an opportunity, which saw the birth of the cinematic art form.
Over the 120 years or so since those first attempts at creating moving pictures using consecutive still images, films have come a long way, both in terms of storytelling and in terms of technical achievement.
So as TechRadar kicks off its inaugural Movie Week, celebrating the majesty of films, it’s appropriate to dive into the history books to see just how we got to the point where we can travel to galaxies far, far away or ride motorbikes with velociraptors.
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