Cinema means a collection of moving pictures which are exhibited with the help of light. These motion pictures are produced by the rapid projection of a great number of photographs on the screen. Cinema is now a strong medium communication which has both positive and negative impact of the e society. Pictures of men and women are taken in quick succession. Actors and actresses play in a studio. Sometimes they go out for outdoor shooting. The moving pictures of the actors and actresses are taken against a suitable background as demanded. All these pictures are arranged in a long film. These photographs are shown on the in the cinema house with the help of an instrument called "Cinematograph". screen in 1 Now-a-days more modern and sophisticated video-camera has been invented. Now all the actions of the actors and actresses are taken by a video-camera and shown directly and instantly. Now audio-video camera can take the photographs and dialogues at the same time. At present, cinema is a combination of audio-visual technology. Pictures of men and women are taken when they move and talk.
Cinema has become very popular now-a-days. Cinema shows are held everyday at every place of the world. Cinema attfacts a large number of spectators including men, women and children. Now films can be recorded on CD and DVD and they can be enjoyed on TV screen or on the monitor of a computer. Cinema is instruction. medium of both instruction and entertainment. It not only gives us delight but also instruction.
Though cinema provides us a pleasant relaxation, it has some bad effects too. It is often misused by some people who always want to earn money by making films. Money-making is their only objective. They avoid the question of instruction while making films. They make films only to give pleasure and entertainment. These people who make films care very little for the morality and its effect on the spectators. These men make obscene and vulgar pictures. These kind of films lead to our young generation astray. As a result, the number of child delinquents (free) is increasing in our society. The number of crimes committed by our adolescents is alarming.
But good films have some messages to uplift the moral values of the people. They can give delight and instructions to the people. Cinema reflects and represents life, culture, society of a country. Cinema is, no doubt, a great source of our recreation. After the day's hard work, we need recreation to remove tiredness of our body and mind and this can be provided by cinema. The educative value of cinema is also very important. Cinema can play a vital role for creating moral values and consciousness among the people. Good cinemas are sources of both pleasure and education. Bad cinemas, on the other hand, can lead the society to corruption and moral degeneration.
To conclude, a great responsibility rests on the shoulders of the producers and directors of the cinema. Money should not be the only goal of cinema 'production'. Improvement of moral sense and establishment of truth instead of falsehood should be the goal of cinema production.
