Visual communication with the aid of moving pictures and sound which is used to communicate a story or teach individuals is referred to as a movie. The movie can also be called a film. Movies are used for entertainment in every part of the world. People come together in cinemas, at home, at the school to have fun, to cry, to feel emotions by watching a movie.

The production of a movie is to show on a big screen at home or in a movie theatre. This is possible because movies are made on DVDs or video cassette tapes. Buying and selling of Movies on DVD or video cassette help in getting such movies across to the people and also bringsincome(cash) for the production.

Movies are also marketed through several other media means such as being shown on pay television or cable television. This enables viewers to watch from the comfort of their homes. Interestingly with the advancements in science and technology, movies are currently downloaded or streamed online. DVD is an abbreviation which stands for the digital versatile disc. Although there was a contention between rival manufacturers of the product who then called it digital video disc. The DVD is a digital optical disc storage device, which came into existence in the year 1995. It is correctly used for the storage of digital data, software etc.

There are several forms of DVDs. The DVD-ROM is a form if the DVD which enables data to be read but not written or erased from it. Another form is the recordable DVD, which will allow data to be recorded on it afterwards it then functions as the DVD-ROM disallowing writing or erasing of the data. Rewritable DVDs can be erased and recorded as much as possible.

Movies out on DVDs are of higher storage capacity compared to the compact disc even though they may have the same dimension. They also have a higher quality in video and sound and are of a superior lifespan. This quality appeals to consumers who would instead get movies on DVDs than movies on a CD video. In summary, a DVD would contain a layer which is only readable from one side but included some specification for approximately three kinds of disc which had additional layers. The disc capacity goes beyond the 4.7GB while maintaining the same size. The introduction of the DVD leads to the neglect of the CD video, Laserdiscwhich was before the arrival of the DVDs.

Advancements in technology made the shift to the DVDs necessary because of the backing by major companies such as Sony and Philips, and plans were on the ground for designing the gaming console in DVD as a source medium.