Chinnappudu ma intlo oka VCP undedi. Andulo ma tathagaru patha cinema cassettelu rent ki thechukoni chusthundevaru. Appatlo ardhamayyedi kadu. Asalu ee cinemalu intha slow ga nadusthuntayi, ela chustharo ani... Nenu perigi peddavadni ayya. Cassettelu poyi DVD, Blu Raylu vachayi... Appudu mellaga appatai cinemala lo unna "maya" ento ardhamayindi naku.
Appatiki, ippatiki story, taking lo ne kadu... Technology lo kuda chala marpulu vachayi. Telugu Cinema Golden Age nundi mana Baahubali age varaku ememi changes vachayo chuddam!
1. Cameras:
Then: Appudu manaki available ga unna oke okka technology: film. Ee padam nunde movies ki ala peru vachesindi anukondi. Oka magnetic tape paina chitram record aithe danni ika erase cheyalemu. Film cameralu chala baruvu ga undevi. Ayina kuda ekkuvamatuku indoor shoots eh kabatti nadipinchesevaru!
Now: Ipudu world-wide dorike technology motham mana chethullo ne undi. Red cameras, IMAX vachesayi. Shooting movies has become much easier now, thanks to these high definition digital cameras! Shoot chesi direct ga editing table ki teeskocheyachu.
2. Shoots:
Then: Oka roju lo chesina shoot ki sambandhinchi reels anni use avvali. Lekapothe ah rojantha waste ayinatte. Anduke pakka plan tho vellevaru.
Now: Ipudu ah problem ledu. Oka roju shoot lo edi nachakapoyina kuda memory cards eh kabatti motham erase cheyochu. Chimpull.
Kani kashtam vrudha avthundi anukondi. Adi vere vishayam.
3. VFX:
Then: Appatlo Marcus Bartley Mayabazaar lo chesina Trick Photography maaya intha antha kadu! Vere vere lengths nundi shots teesi, ah reels overlap chesi ee effect teeskochevaru. Chala kashtame, kani daniki tagga phalitham vachindi kada!
Now: CGI. Deeni gurinchi vere ga cheppakkarledu anukunta. Kavalante Baahubali VFX ani Google cheyandi.
4. Editing:
Then: Shoot chesina reels anni editing table ki thecchi careful ga dark room lo katthira patkoni cut cheskovadam. Malli check cheskoni ekkadiki akkada athukulu pettadam. Chala chala tiring process!
Now: Manaki kavalsina editing softwarelu boledu unnayi. Kavalsina effects anni prapancham lo vividha studiollo cheyinchukuni add cheskunnaka editing table paina cinema oka kotha roopu santharinchukuntundi!
5. Projection:
Then: Reels anni canisters lo cinema release ayye roju poddunne theaters ki vachevi. Avi anni projectors lo ekkinchadam. Okko reel ki division thelitaniki projectionistlu cigarette tho marks pettevallu. Avi manaki cinemallo kuda kanipinchevi! Ee sari konchem deggaraga chudandi!
Now: 2000s nunchi prapancham motham digital ga maaripoyindi. Mana theaters kuda digital ki maaralsi vachindi ika. Qube ane technology tho DCP (Digital Cinema Package) ani oka hard disk lo gani, pen drive lo gani cinema vasthundi. Idhi play cheyalante oka secret code enter cheyali. Ika munmundu...satellite nundi direct ga downlink cheskuni theater lo stream cheyatam!
6. Audio:
Then: First and foremost, we had gramophone records. Mana tathayya vallintlo chudochu ilantivi. Ivi CD la ki tathayyala lantivi anmaata. Literal ga. Kani veetillo analog lo record avthundi, CDs lo digital ga...anthe.
Veeti tarvatha anaki cassettelu vachayi. Inka kontha mandi veetini collect chese vaallu untaru.
Now: Ippudantha CDlu , mp3 lu... Actual ga CD lu konukkoni vinali.
Kani manam chesedi idhi. :P
Inka chala chala technologies unnayi. Asalu internet raavatam valla ee Youtubelu, downloadlu, piracylu...abboo, cheppukuntu pothe chala untayi!
We at Chai Bisket hope Telugu Cinema takes new strides in technology, and goes places!













