Today I went to the Melbourne Art Gallery and the Australian Center for Moving Images. The art gallery is supposed to be one of, if not the, best art museums in Australia. I enjoyed the art gallery, but I liked the Australian Center for Moving Images better. It was basically an interactive history museum of modern media split up into four sections: film (TV & Movies), video games, internet, and special effects. It just opened a few years ago and was super high tech, with touch screens everywhere. They also have a big room with a dozen personal booths where you can pick from a selection of over 600 movies to watch on-demand of free. The whole museum was very interactive to the user; in the video games section they had dozens of old video games you could play, which was a smash hit with all of the little kids running around. I also learned that there is a popular scream in movies called the "Wilhelm Scream." Originally recorded in 1951, tons of movies have just used the same recording of it. They showed a video highlighting different movies that the scream has been used in and it was pretty funny, they really were all the exact same. They were famous movies too, like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc. Here are some pictures from the art gallery and film museum:
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| Part of the Australian Center for Moving Images |
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| One exhibit they had was called "ManStyle" which showcased the different styles of men throughout the ages |
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