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How HD affects other crafts

In general, if most of the other crafts on set treat HD as a 35mm shoot all will be well. There are a few instances, however, where certain specific matters are different, so let us look at them craft by craft.

22.1 Art and design

In the main, sets and set dressing will need to be every bit as good as for 35 mm; the resolution of HD is as good so, if a join is going to show on 35, it will show on HD. Colours are much the same but, if you are shooting with any HD video camera other than a Panavision one, you will have to watch deep or dark reds as they tend to come through in the equivalent density but coloured orange. The Panavision camera will record a perfect deep or dark red, so you have no need to worry when ...

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