 altermattPremium
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| An Homage to Film British artist Tacita Dean's giant Turbine Hall installation at London's Tate Modern, created using 35mm film, is a love letter to a disappearing medium. She explains how she hopes to create something magical and spectacular to carry her message: film is beautiful – let's keep it
»www.guardian.co.uk/culture/video···te-video
Of course, this homage to film is being viewed on video, so loses a lot from seeing it in person, I'm sure (could you see the "green flash" on the video? I couldn't).
I never worked in video, so can't really speak to that, but I think her points apply equally well to still. I LOVE digital---it's freed me up creatively, no doubt. Yes, I see a difference between some of my digital enlargements and some of my best older, home-developed film enlargements. Interestingly, often not a positive difference---my newer work is often better both because I'm better and because digital does allow for easier manipulation. But what is definitely lost is the "experience" of post-production. The whole act of "hands-on", that peacefulness when I would close the door to my tiny closet darkroom and be alone and insulated from the outside world, the magic of seeing my vision appearing in the tray---all lost to new generations.
A quote from the film: "I need the time of film. I need the atmosphere of film."
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 jaykaykay4 Ever YoungPremium,MVM
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kudos:19 | Beautiful tribute...just lovely. My father, long ago passed, would have loved this. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to altermatt
interesting.
However Film is dead, just due to lack of market. Film is an amazing format in what it can do but digital has opened up photography to many more people.
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| The latest Mission Impossible was filmed in film. Artists who want the best, use film. |
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 freezeI'm not even GreekPremium
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Ohio | reply to altermatt
I love the look of film in my entertainment, but I love the convenience of digital in my life. |
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 Jodokast96Stupid people really piss me off.Premium
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Erial, NJ
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said by howardfine:The latest Mission Impossible was filmed in film. Artists who want the best, use film.
And on the flip side that new Marky Mark movie obviously was not, and the quality is horrible. And that is apparent from just the previews. I think I'd get sick from actually watching some of the movie it's that bad. |
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said by jaykaykay:Beautiful tribute...just lovely. My father, long ago passed, would have loved this.
The cool thing about film cameras, real film cameras 16 and 35 mm, is they internally are like a fine watch, but able to take a beating and remain precision devices.
This video is of a modern ARRI camera combines the precision mechanics of a fine watch, durably built and interfaced with digital controls.
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekwh5O_w···embedded
Sadly ARRI, a benchmark of film cameras, has recently tossed in the towel on film leaving no “real” companies building film Cine cameras.
Then add to that Kodak, a world wide supplier of motion picture film filing for bankruptcy protection today of which I am willing to bet the “film” division will be collapsed leaving FujiFilm as the only other “real” supplier of movie film worldwide.
Film is on its deathbed, and considering the quality of frames that can be pulled from the low ISO, fine grain film, commonly used in Cine that’s a damm shame.
Wayne
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