“I grew up going to the movies, not watching them on television, so I'm still a bit resistant to TV as a medium.” StillsBitsTelevisionTvsGrewGrew UpMediums Author:Kenneth Lonergan
“I bristle a little when the argument for film gets put into the nostalgia ghetto. Film is still the highest quality and best-looking image capture medium available. I don't think it always will be. The digital image will get better, and it will eventually surpass the quality of the film image, but it isn't there yet.” ThinkingLittlesStillsFilmQualityHighestArgumentAvailableNostalgiaMediumsGet BetterDigitalCaptureGhetto Author:Rian Johnson
“Television [is] a high-impact medium. It does some things no other force can do-transmitting electronic pictures through the air. Still, as an explored, comprehensive medium, it is not a substitute for print.” DoeStillsForceCan DoAirTelevisionImpactMediumsJournalismPrintSubstitutesComprehensive Author:Walter Cronkite
“Money appears as measure (in Homer, e.g. oxen) earlier than as medium of exchange, because in barter each commodity is still its own medium of exchange. But it cannot be its own or its own standard of comparison.” StillsStandardsMediumsComparisonCommodityOxen Book:Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy Source: Grundrisse: Foundations of the critique of political economy
“Nobody thinks about technical issues anymore because cameras or camera phones take care of that automatically. On the other hand, you still have the option of controlling every technical aspect. It's the most accessible, democratic medium available in the world.” ThinkingWorldStillsHandsCareTechnologyIssuesAspectCamerasDemocraticPhonesAvailableTake CareMediums Author:Martin Parr