Cinema is an art form rooted in technology.
From the earliest nickelodeons on through the introduction of sound and color and continuing today with the emergence of digital video, cinematic form has always been shaped by the technology of the medium. This is equally true for Internet films. And that makes Internet films completely different from cinematic films. Several years ago, web cinema as a form was defined by the dial-up, 28.8 k Internet network. Today the Internet has morphed into a variety of delivery media, from 14.4 wireless to broadcast quality satellite systems, and a full range of narrowband and broadband in between.