Can film survive the digital revolution? Available now through on-demand service via iTunes, Side by Side takes a look this revolution through interviews with all manner of talent within the film industry: directors, students, editors, exhibitionists, producers and cinematographers.
– from capture to edit, visual effects to color correction, distribution to archive. At this moment when digital and photochemical filmmaking coexist, SIDE BY SIDE explores what has been gained, what is lost, and what the future might bring.
Looks like a fascinating watch – producer Keanu Reeves interviews just the right people enough to get me engaged (Scorsese, Lynch, Soderbergh) and just enough to piss me off (Lucas, Cameron), all wrapped up in discussing my favorite thing in the world: cinema. Check out the trailer below and then drop a few bucks on the rental from iTunes and let us know how it is.
Completely agree with the long-term strategy point. Now that J.J. has left the building and I hope all his...
Oh wow, cool. This should be neat.
After you’ve seen Side-By-Side, you can continue the conversation with this lengthy article:
http://www.theasc.com/blog/2012/10/08/side-by-side-part-two-filmmaker-comments/
Everybody who has seen Skyfall is praising Roger Deakins’ digital cinematography.
I still believe that many people have yet to mastered digital cinematography. For every great looking digital film, there are 5 okay/shit looking digital films.