Using Film
Digital video cameras have brought mobility and flexibility in the highly competitive world of television news, but there still remains pockets of film craft where speed is not a priority. Documentary makers will always experiment with digital cameras and digital sound acquisition, but many maintain a tradition of shooting longer form documentary on 35 mm film, which is preferred for its picture quality and the precision of manual editing. Some picture editors say that the physical handling of the film enhances their creative instincts in a way electronic or digital editing does not. Television news reporters are only likely to see real film if it comes from an archive, and to use that in part of a report it would have to be transferred ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access