Format Face-Off: Film vs. Digital Video. Like most filmmakers, Thomas Repp, BVK, has heard the rhetoric comparing the pros and cons of originating on film and the new HD 24P video system. In an effort to find out for himself, Repp decided to make a short film comparing an ARRI 435 film camera and a Sony HD F-900 24P camera in real world situations.

Any differences between the two mainly tell you how many stops above middle grey the manufacturer's JPEG tone curve is designed to deliver. It encourages poor exposure As well as giving a false sense of simplicity, ISO’s increasingly tenuous attempt to mimic film ratings can mean making poor use of sensor response.

Video transitions and camera shots go hand-in-hand. In this next article, we break down all sorts of camera shots, from close-ups to cowboys and everything in between. By better knowing all of the different types of camera shots, we’re better prepared to apply video transitions in effective and subversive ways. GFjMFQ8.