The Edcf Guide to Digital Cinema Production

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-40847-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 510 g

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

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Svanberg, Lars

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Why Digital?; HD Cameras; Testing HD Cameras; MFAQ; IB Meets Hi-Tech; Sonet Film; Hymipoika; Sound for HD; Workflows; HD Economy; EDCF; NFT Digital Test Bed; European DocuZone; FHP Digital Houses; UK Film Council; Archiving Digital Media; Digital Cinema Standards; Digital Cinema Outlook

Über Autor(innen)

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.