Who said men can't multi-task? Whilst writing my treatment and scouring the internet for information on 16mm film and where I can hire equipment from, I somehow happened across a quote that was once said by Martin Scorsese. I think that Scorsese is one of the best Directors of our time and I'm a HUGE fan of his work, so when I read this I felt that he has a very clear understanding of the way the film industry is being played out at this current moment. The quote reads;
I prefer celluloid - there's no doubt about it. Yet I know that if I was starting to make movies now, as a young person, if I could get my hands on a DV camera, I probably would have started that way... There's no doubt I'm an older advocate of pure celluloid, but ultimately I see it going by the wayside, except in museums, and even then it could be a problem.
Martin Scorsese
Now I'm not entirely sure when this was posted, but strangely enough he was right. In the recent months, the biggest names in film, ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have all ceased production of their celluloid film cameras to focus on production of newer, digital cameras in this ever changing race that we call Technology. They'll be replaced with the ever popular RED cameras, or ARRI's own digital line such as the Alexa. Film will now become a thing of the past, and something we will tell our children about when they ask what a negative is.
I'm quite sad that it's happened so quickly, as growing up I have always been in touch with digital technology, so I appreciated the use of analogue technology more because it was something you could hold in your hand. It was real. I'm not putting a downer on digital however, as in my opinion and I'm sure in a lot of others it's a lot faster and not to mention a lot less expensive for shooting a film on.
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| A Panavision Panaflex film camera |
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| The RED One digital cinema camera |
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