21st Century - Digital Cinema

What is the difference physical between film and digital?

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How does this affect operation?

Work in pairs. Imagine one of you work for the film production company, and one of you runs and owns and runs a cinema.

You are using actual film reel to shoot and capture your footage.

Try and track the journey of the film from the set to the cinema, and the points in between, and consider the possible effects this may have on production and distribution schedules.

Now imagine you are using digital camera files to shoot and capture your footage.

Try and track the journey of the film from the set to the cinema, and the points in between, and consider the differences this may have on production and distribution schedules.

Digital Film: Case Study

Monsters (2010)

Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction monster film written and directed by Gareth Edwards in his feature film directorial debut. Edwards also served as the cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist.

It follows Andrew Kaulder, an American photojournalist tasked with escorting his employer's daughter Samantha back to the U.S. by crossing through Mexico's "Infected Zone" where the creatures reside.

Principal photography lasted three weeks and had a production crew of six people. Filming took place in five countries, and many locations were used without permission. Most of the extras were people who were at these locations during filming and were persuaded to act in it; all of their dialogue was improvised.

The film received generally positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing US$4.2 million against a budget of less than $500,000.

The film was able to be made on such a low budget due to the use of prosumer cameras to capture digital video, rather than the more expensive 35 mm film. Edwards created the special effects himself using off-the-shelf Adobe software, a process he undertook in his bedroom.

In the weeks leading up to the UK release, a marketing campaign using social network Foursquare was announced. Vue Entertainment and Cineworld Cinemas set up 'infected locations' which gave users access to exclusive Monsters content and the chance to win random on-the-spot prizes.