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16Camerawork and Technicalities

‘Film cameras are generally bulky, heavy affairs. When they move it is generally with a plodding massiveness that belies their inertia. Video camcorders on the other hand are light, flimsy affairs that we can fling around with mindless abandon.’

Scott Billups: Digital Moviemaking

The camera in 3D

Just as the new generation of moviemakers using digital camera equipment would be well advised to strap several kilos worth of weights to their lightweight DV units in order to make their shots look more filmic, in CG we have to be careful to stick to similar cinematic ...

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