CHAPTER 8 Selecting a Camera

It's time to start ordering equipment. This is where all the ideas and information you've been gathering come into play. And it is also where you come up against reality: the budget, the schedule, and the wishes and desires of the director, the producer, and even the star.

FILM OR DIGITAL? THAT IS THE QUESTION

One of the first questions that will come up (from production and/or from the director) is should we use film or digital? Sometimes it seems as though this choice is the only thing anyone talks about. And everyone has an opinion. I should say at the outset (let's call it full disclosure) that I love film. I began working with film, and I've always loved the look of film and the feel of film cameras. I love their ...

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