tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591761205229862775.post5775997311624190383..comments2023-08-15T01:14:42.619-07:00Comments on A Filmmaker's Life: The Ongoing Film vs. DV (especially HD) DebateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466038395146309475noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591761205229862775.post-38830816259922346052008-09-02T13:01:00.000-07:002008-09-02T13:01:00.000-07:00UBATV.com is calling for short film and documentar...UBATV.com is calling for short film and documentaries entries. UBATV.com is hosting a year long online film festival called Hotdocs and Short Stacks. We will be excepting films with a duration of 2 to 20 minutes from 7-18-08 to 7-17-09. Hot Doc and Short Stack will show case the best document and short narrative picked by industry professional annalist. Each week UBATV will be posting new documentaries and narratives films for everyone to enjoy. If you would like to submit your film please contact Rubin@ UBATV.com for an application and more information visit Submissions@UBATV.com. This is a simple uncomplicated way to get your work seen and to get a prize spot on your resume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591761205229862775.post-68915482268575553242007-12-17T19:20:00.000-08:002007-12-17T19:20:00.000-08:00Thanks, Robert. Although your sagacious brevity le...Thanks, Robert. Although your sagacious brevity leaves little room for discussion, it's more than welcome and, of course, right on the nose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466038395146309475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591761205229862775.post-76333644390063299782007-12-13T18:06:00.000-08:002007-12-13T18:06:00.000-08:00I wish you had asked ME for advice on what format ...I wish you had asked ME for advice on what format to shoot, because I would have told you it's an aesthetic choice dependent on the nature of the project. (Which is exactly what you just said, except shorter.)Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692173604654776071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591761205229862775.post-78958422214395462272007-12-12T16:56:00.000-08:002007-12-12T16:56:00.000-08:00The debate echoes the old CD vs. vinyl debate deca...The debate echoes the old CD vs. vinyl debate decades ago. For a time, many people (like my father, a classical musician) argued that the analog sound of records was“warmer” than digital iciness of CD’s. But as the technology got better, CD’s and digital recording took over, and now anyone who has recently listened to an old LP will agree that digital recordings offer a clearer and more accurate reproduction of sound. <BR/><BR/>I understand the feeling that digital cameras and HD will replace film in the same way that CD’s replaced records. At a certain point the sharpness, tonal range, color accuracy, and other objective factors will be (and perhaps already are) matched and excelled.<BR/><BR/>But as Jacques pointed out, we are not scientists; we are artists. In the same way musicians use centuries-old classical instruments, old distorting microphones and other less “advanced” equipment to create the soundscapes they want (Listen to the stranger tracks from “Radiohead” as an example), filmmakers may use a a super-8 camera simply because of the peculiar qualities of the "instrument." In the same way, Thom Yorke uses a 70’s synthesizer and Rap Artists use 80’s drum machines.<BR/><BR/>It’s all about creativity baby.Sean Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231519321386029271noreply@blogger.com