The EDCF Guide to Digital Cinema Production - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240806638 ISBN 13: 9780240806631

Publisher: Focal Press, 2004

Synopsis

A professional introduction to the end-to-end process of digital filmmaking! The EDCF Guide to Digital Cinema Production sheds light on the ongoing and confusing transition from analog to digital technology in film production. In addition to a complete analysis of technical concerns, this text deals with a number of issues where European and Hollywood priorities differ. It adds fuel to the discussion on "Photo-Chemical Fundamentalism" and the future of traditional film-based cinematography. With special emphasis on new HD production techniques for the big cinema screen, this guide is the one and only resource available from a European perspective. The EDCF Guide to Digital Cinema Production provides film professionals and decisions-makers in European cinema with an excellent basis for discussions on how to handle the transition from analog to digital technology. Look no further for: * Several production case studies, among them Ingmar Bergman's last film "Saraband" (2003) and Lars von Trier's "Dogville" (2003). * Surveys of HD Systems & Cameras and "The 37 MFAQ on HD Production". * Expert reports on Audio Recording for HD and the Digital Intermediate Process. * Detailed European initiatives in Digital Cinema. * An up-to-date survey of the problematic standards situation for Digital Cinema. * A comprehensive look at archiving the "Achilles Heel" of digital production. * The pros and cons of producing feature films digitally a unique and professional view of "the agony and ecstacy". Editor-in-Chief Lasse Svanberg is a founding member of EDCF. He was DoP on 14 feature films 1966-81, founded TM (Technolgy & Man) Magazine at the Swedish Film Institute in 1968 and was its Chi

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About the Author

Lars has been a Director of Photography for 12 Swedish feature films and one in the US. He is a Fellow of the British Kinematograph Sound and Television Society (BKSTS) and of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE, USA). He is a member of the IBC Council and Board member of European Digital Cinema Forum (EDCF). For 32 years he was head of technology for the Swedish Film Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240806638
• ISBN 13: 9780240806631
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 188
• Editor: Svanberg Lars