Saturday, September 29, 2001

This seminar was an exploration of the major advances in digital technology that affect the way we do our jobs.

Topics included:

• The differences between lighting for film and HD
  
• An overview of all types of digital cameras
  
• Explanations of the various digital formats and how they get transferred from HD and/or digital to film
  
• An actual, real-world budget comparison between shooting on HD and film
  
• A review of the digital post production process, including Digital Intermediate, Digital Transfers, Compression, Formatting, Digital Projection and What's Next in Digital Post
  

Panelists included:

• Steven Poster - Director of Photography, A.S.C.
  
• John Galt - Senior Vice President Advanced Digital Imaging, Panavision
  
• Joe Matza - President of EFILM - Digital To Film Transfer Facility
  
• Gail Fortmuller - Unit Production Manager Diagnosis Murder series on HD and Film
  
• Jeffrey Pierce - Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
  

This symposium was moderated by Susan Zwerman, VFX Producer and Chair, DGA New Technology Committee.

Materials from the Seminar:

• Panavision Charts
  
  • Article on Digital Cinematography (2 pages)
  • CCD and Film Formats (1 page)
• OVERVIEW OF HIGH DEFINITION (HD) AND DIGITAL TELEVISION (DTV) REPORT (9 pages)
  
• EFILM'S Reel of Digital to Film Projects (1 page)
  
• 35mm versus HDcam-24p Comparative Costs
  
  • List of Assumptions (1 page)
    
  • Budget Comparison (3 pages)
    
• LIST OF HDTV PRIME TIME SERIES (1 page)
  
• POST PRODUCTION CHARTS – (4 pages)
  
  • Universal Mastering
    
  • Digital Intermediate Workflow
    
  • Film Finish Workflow
    
  • Real Life Costs Comparison Post Budget
    
• DGA List of New Technology Websites

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