Film Vs Digital
Comparison for both Film and Digital
- Resolution is determined by the frame size and grain quality for film, where as sensor area and pixel count is for digital. We already have digital cameras with resolutions higher than the human eye can see
- Light sensitivity, film relies mainly on the grain size and type however digital uses sensor quality and electronic gain. Both have similar noise issues in low-light, but digital sensors are evolving at a much greater pace than film stock
- Frame rates, In digital if you need to do a slow-motion shot then digital is a better choice for its lower cost and quality. There are some special film cameras too that can go to high FPS, but you need they will require a lot of film stock
- Loading stock with film the camera needs to be loaded with magazines, which is typically a slower process than swapping memory cards or HDDs. Loading film magazines also requires a more careful approach.
- Managing stock Film also needs to be unloaded, labeled, packaged for transport and storage. Strangely, digital storage can be considered more vulnerable due to their size and capacity , so it creates a similar issue of creating backup copys
- Camera performance Even though film cameras had almost a hundred years of head start, by today the film and digital cameras are very comparable in terms of reliability, battery life, extensibility, weather tolerance, robustness, and just about any other criteria
- Camera weight and size Digital is better off in this area usually as you can You can pack a large amount of technology into a very compact camera body and still be able to carry around and still feel comfortable with, Where as Film cameras were good for their era and the durability was acceptable however the technology now means we can use drones etc..
- Shooting duration , In film the average time per magazine which realistically meant between 4–10 minutes per magazine. where as Digital scales much better, and you can get storage devices that support an entire day’s worth of shooting on a single magazine
- Watching footage many top directors need to look at the footage at the end of each day. Since film stock needs to be sent to a lab, developed, and transferred to digital, there is more of a delay. but when you record on to digital, the director can look at shots that were taken hours or minutes earlier in very high quality, However when recording to film, the director needs to wait 1–2 days to watch high quality footage coming back from the lab after its been developed
- Raw material getting digital shots into an editing system is much quicker than film because film stock needs some lab work to produce digital intermediates from, adding days of delay. On most projects this is okay though
- Today, most projects are finished in a digital formats, regardless of whether they were shot on film or digital , but if you are distributing on celluloid reels, you need to run prints in the lab, and then develop them , meaning more time is used
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-shooting-a-movie-on-film-and-digitally
I shall be comparing the types of cameras mentioned above but looking at more detail and explaining how the better camera quality has effected the films for better and in some ways for worse
Im going to be looking at the lenses used from the Celluloid Cameras compared to those of the digital cameras
useful links
Pulp Fiction Cameras Used
- http://www.apecity.com/manuals/pdf/arriflex_35_iii_catalog-1.pdf (Arriflex)
- http://www.panavision.com/products/gold-gii-0 (Panavision Panaflex Gold ll)
- http://www.panavision.com/products/uk/platinum (Panavision Panaflex Platinum)
Star wars Revenge of the Sith Cameras Used
- https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/633399-REG/Sony_HDWF900RPAC1D_HDW_F900R_CineAlta_24P_HDCAM.html (Tech specs)
- https://pro.sony.com/bbsccms/ext/cinealta/shoot/hdcf950_opmanual.shtml (Manual English p67)
I shall be comparing the types of cameras mentioned above but looking at more detail and explaining how the better camera quality has effected the films for better and in some ways for worse
Im going to be looking at the lenses used from the Celluloid Cameras compared to those of the digital cameras
Panavision E and C series - Pulp Fiction
- http://panavision.com/products/e-series-anamorphic-prime-lenses
- http://uk.panavision.com/products/uk/c-series-anamorphic-prime-lenses
Fuji Lenses - Star Wars
- http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/news-articles/fujinon-lenses-be-used-star-wars-iii/414864
- http://www.fujifilm.in/products/business_products/optical_devices/cine/security/super_zoom/
useful links
- - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/
- - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121766/?ref_=nv_sr_3
- - http://www.bafta.org/initiatives/sustainability/what-bs-8909-standard
- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlC1nVUFuck
- - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqLsQClut5c
- - http://www.indiewire.com/2014/05/quentin-tarantino-blasts-digital-projection-at-cannes-its-the-death-of-cinema-26176/
- - http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-present-may-be-digital-but-dont-discount-the-future-of-film-just-yet-20140728-zxkbi.html
- - http://screenrant.com/christopher-nolan-interstellar-digital-vs-film/
- - https://qz.com/582978/george-lucas-tried-to-kill-off-film-for-digital-but-the-new-star-wars-is-helping-to-bring-it-back/
