On 11/17/11 6:06 PM, Fred Camper wrote: > VHS wrecked the aesthetic of many, if not most, films. There are > perhaps some films whose aesthetic will be mostly or totally lost even > in 4K projection.
Most modern flat screen TVs have a few settings (Mpeg NR among them) that render films to look like they were shot as sitcoms in the 80's. Ugggghhhhh It is horrendous and sadly many people do not notice, I even have a friend who prefers it. It looks like 29.97 interlaced and is horrible to my eye. DLP projection is always "on" so there is no blackness in which the mind can chew over the image it just saw, which brings the experince out of the realm of cinema for me. Those two reasons are the most enduring reasons for film distribution: 1. The viewing state from film projection is different from Electronic Cinema. 2. In Film projection the bulb illumination can be off, but a good print is a good print, with electronic distribution (especially to the home) forget it, things will never look the way you intend. These two points are not enough to overcome the costs involved in making prints and shipping them. -- Steven Gladstone New York Based Cinematographer Gladstone films Blog - http://indiekicker.reelgrok.com/ http://www.blakehousemovie.com http://www.gladstonefilms.com 917-886-5858 _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
