6 The production process
Originally, the techniques of motion picture and television program making were worlds apart. But as technology develops and production techniques change, they share more and more common ground.
The hybrid arts
Today, the differences between the film and television/video media are becoming so blurred that it is often difficult to discern whether a particular production was developed using film or video camera. On the cinema screen you see material shot with TV cameras and transferred to film for projection. For years films made for theater distribution have been shown on the TV screen, as well as films created specifically for the medium. Program inserts and commercials may be shot on film and transferred to videotape, ...
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