Yesterday, my teacher disappointingly told me that in my Film Career, I will not be shooting on film. It's something that I think I knew, but didn't quite want to accept.
He said within the next 10 years, motion picture film will be exactly like still film is now. Left to the independent artists, while the actual business is completely digital. I still shoot all my photography on film (hobby), and really dislike digital SLRs, but I know if I ever wanted to be a professional photographer, I'd have to go digital.
I really hope to shoot projects on film in my lifetime, but i'd have to agree with my teacher and say that any of my future film projects will be coming out of my own pocket, just like my still film does.
I, like many others, love the look of 24p, whether film or digital. Its look, strobe, and imperfections really enhance stories for me. This could be because I'm so used to it, but I think the reason is that our minds and imaginations when we read a story are not nearly as perfect as what our eyes capture. When I see 60i/60p, I really just feel like I'm watching TV, or watching a live event before my eyes. Not imagining a story in my mind.
I have to remind myself that this is a business, and that us creative artists aren't the ones the film industry makes its money off of. But I really hope that when movie theaters are dead, movies/commercials are never shot on film, and everyone watches movies opening day on a home screen, that they are at least still shot in 24p.
He said within the next 10 years, motion picture film will be exactly like still film is now. Left to the independent artists, while the actual business is completely digital. I still shoot all my photography on film (hobby), and really dislike digital SLRs, but I know if I ever wanted to be a professional photographer, I'd have to go digital.
I really hope to shoot projects on film in my lifetime, but i'd have to agree with my teacher and say that any of my future film projects will be coming out of my own pocket, just like my still film does.
I, like many others, love the look of 24p, whether film or digital. Its look, strobe, and imperfections really enhance stories for me. This could be because I'm so used to it, but I think the reason is that our minds and imaginations when we read a story are not nearly as perfect as what our eyes capture. When I see 60i/60p, I really just feel like I'm watching TV, or watching a live event before my eyes. Not imagining a story in my mind.
I have to remind myself that this is a business, and that us creative artists aren't the ones the film industry makes its money off of. But I really hope that when movie theaters are dead, movies/commercials are never shot on film, and everyone watches movies opening day on a home screen, that they are at least still shot in 24p.
Nah it's not going anywhere. Digital is all well and good but film will always be there.
seriously...why is this being brought up?...someone's jumping the gun here. i still shoot hdv proudly...and that will surely die before 24p...and since both will be around for a long time from now, let's just enjoy what we have now instead of jumping ship to every cool idea that comes out. what will be will be. we'll live. and film will too. 