I know some of the people on here are anxiously awaiting the demise of film for some odd reason
I follow the board fairly regularly, and to be honest I don’t recall folks wanting film to go away. A lot of folks say they will never go back to film, but that is not the same as wanting film to die. I will never go back to film, but I hope that film continues to have a prosperous life.
Wes N.
Feb 10, 2012 at 08:56 PM
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kakomu wrote:
Bear in mind that most movies are still made on film. Digital cameras have not taken over the film making business yet. Even films that are heavy in special effects use film, such as the most recent Harry Potter movie (according to IMDB, they used Kodak Vision2 200T 5217, Vision2 500T 5218). Once production of movies moves over to digital cameras in large part, Kodak may start phasing out film.
Not any more.
Digital origination for features outstripped film origination many years ago.
Even in hold-out markets like India, film is almost dead.
Film release prints for cinema projection currently outstrip digital projection, but this is rapidly changing.
Motion Picture labs are closing at a rapid rate.
Kodak have come out saying they are continuing to make motion picture stock, but I doubt it can be for long.
What are the sources saying Hollywood and Bollywood (Bollywood especially) are to the point where film is 'almost dead'? Wondering because I am interested and it is hard to find numbers and sources on these things.
Not any more.
Digital origination for features outstripped film origination many years ago.
Even in hold-out markets like India, film is almost dead.
No, most movies are still recorded on film. They almost always use a DI, but the source tends to come from film moreso than any digital camera by a very large margin.
