Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/05

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Subject: Re: RE: RE: [Leica] squabbling over digitial vs. film.
From: "Jack Herron" <jherron@theriver.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 23:22:33 -0700
References: <b02000105-1026-BB354D80C7A311D79A38000393D465D8@[10.0.1.3]>

Star Wars episode one was shot about 27 years ago, with the available
technology of the time.  Are you seriously using it as a standard for
today's work?
Jack Herron
8118 E. 20th St.
Tucson, AZ 85710
520 885-6933
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From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@mac.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: RE: RE: [Leica] squabbling over digitial vs. film.


> On 2003-08-05 feli2@earthlink.net thoughtfully wrote:
>
> >Just because I haven't directed a feature doesn't mean I can't comment on
his
> >statement. I've worked on and supervised digital special effects for many
> >feature films, so it's not like I'm a complete technical novice on the
subject.
> >HD is very good for what it is, but it runs into problems, when people
try to
> >make it something other than what it really is...look at Star Wars -
Episode
> >One.
> >;-)
>
> But now you're talking about working entirely in the digital domain for
> everything you do!
>
> I'm not sure what your point is about Star Wars - Episode One, though. I
mean it
> was a bad film, for sure and it's look has that "fx blur" that fudge all
the
> blending etc that has to be going on. I hope we are past that one
although, I'm
> afraid, it'll become a "look" that people will want to achieve rather than
> avoid. Like being deluged with lens flare.
>
> Of course when we see a film shot in HD we aren't seeing it in its
element -
> we're seeing it in a transfer to film. I would like to see a fully digital
> projection - but there isn't a house with one anywhere near me here in
northern
> California (that I know of.)
>
> When I talk to people who are working in HD they all say they have to
learn the
> nature of the medium because it's different from film, just as you say. It
has
> to be lighted differently, etc etc.
>
> But well shot, and people ARE shooting it very professionally, the results
are
> very very good. Not bad at all for a first-generation technology.
>
> I just hope, in the future, we break the evil tyranny of 24fps and push up
past
> 30 to 60fps where realism is substantially impacted by the high frame
rate. But
> even 30 is better than 24.
>
> Adam
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In reply to: Message from Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com> (Re: RE: RE: [Leica] squabbling over digitial vs. film.)