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Topic: It's all over!

So the time has finally come Arri, Aaton, and Panavision have stopped the production of all their film camera's and are going completely digital from here on out. Digital has fought and won the battle for control of motion pictures for the future.

When I first heard about this my original thought was (That was quick). But after some thinking about the subject my thoughts changed to (its about time).

So whats next for movies? Is it going to be higher resolution, 3D images, 48fps, etc? If digital is the hype now what will be the next hype?




This also makes me wonder why do a lot of big film schools start there students on 8mm or 16mm film when soon enough they are not going to be used at all?

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  • Eddie
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Re: It's all over!

I'm also a bit saddened by this.  I got into this industry early enough to have actually worked a few jobs on film, and while it can be laborious, I miss it sometimes.

Eddie Doty

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Re: It's all over!

Sad news, indeed.

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  • From: Gardena, California
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Re: It's all over!

Meh. It's not like studios and rental houses are buying new cams all the time, the existing cameras -- assuming repairs and maintenance will be continued -- will continue to be viable for decades. There are probably cams from the 70s and 80s still going out on sets and getting the job done.

When Kodak and Fuji stop making celluloid, THAT'S the fat lady hitting high-C. And that'll come, but it'll be a while yet.

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Re: It's all over!

Oh damn.

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. - Carl Sagan

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