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Within the medium of film there have been many changes in technology which encompass the fields of editing, equipment, sound, colour, projection and special effects. These advancements have ultimately benefited film, allowing cinematographers to construct their visions without restriction, especially in the area of special effects where virtually anything is now achievable. Although initially some leaps in technology may temporarily frustrate filming, such as sync sound in cinema’s early years, once further improvements have been made, new methods and technology can be utilised to produce products that give deeper meaning and feeling which is at the discretion of the filmmaker. A Trip to the Moon (Melies, 1902), Picnic at Hanging Rock (Weir, 1975), O Brother Where Art Thou (Coen Bros, 2000), Sunshine (Szabo,1999) as well as The Emperor and the Assassin (Zhao, 2000) demonstrate the impact changes in technology have had on the advancement of the medium. Film developed when the successive stages of technological advancement throughout the 19th century led to simple optical devices used (previously used for entertainment) grew into sophisticated machines which could convincingly represent empirical reality in motion. Thomas