sdtom
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Post by sdtom on Dec 28, 2005 12:37:08 GMT -8
I was reading about this 'vinegar syndrome' which attacks the safety film used to preserve them. It was part of an article on the National Film Registry/Library of Congress. The following list for 2005 brings the total number of films preserved to 425. 1. Baby Face (1933) 2. The Buffalo Creek Flood: An Act of Man (1975) 3. The Cameraman (1928) 4. Commandment Keeper Church (1940) 5. Cool Hand Luke (1967) 6. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) 7. The French Connection (1971) 8. Giant (1956) 9. H2O (1929) 10. Hands Up (1926) 11. Hoop Dreams (1994) 12. House of Usher (1960) 13. Imitation of Life (1934) 14. Jeffries-Johnson fight (1910) 15. Making of an American (1920) 16. Miracle on 34th St. (1947) 17. Mom and Dad (1944) 18. Music Man (1962) 19. Power of the Press (1928) 20. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) 21. Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 22. San Francisco Earthquake and Fire (1906) 23. The Sting (1973) 24. A Time for Burning (1966) 25. Toy Story (1995) Tom
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Joe Irvin
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Post by Joe Irvin on Dec 28, 2005 13:05:29 GMT -8
It's funny to see such a recent film like Toy Story on the list.
On a similar note, is there a good reason left why most filmmakers haven't switched over to digital cameras yet? I'd think this would be a no-brainer, but...
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Post by Armin on Dec 28, 2005 13:35:24 GMT -8
Are these movies making the list because they have some value that should be preserved or because they were filmed with such crappy equipment everything's falling apart?
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sdtom
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Post by sdtom on Dec 28, 2005 20:03:26 GMT -8
In answer to the first question and this is just my opinion, I think that the digital will replace film when everyone can afford the cameras and the theaters can afford the digital projection equipment. As far as the list is concerned I think it has to do with the artistic value or subject matter involved. Some of the films I have no clue at all about but "House of Usher" unless it had to do with Roger Corman? Tom
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Post by Armin on Dec 29, 2005 0:44:02 GMT -8
I mean, sure, Toy Story was a nice movie, but I surely wouldn't place it anywhere near the "best" 425 movies of all times.
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Post by Joseph Bat on Dec 29, 2005 2:19:59 GMT -8
It's funny to see such a recent film like Toy Story on the list. On a similar note, is there a good reason left why most filmmakers haven't switched over to digital cameras yet? I'd think this would be a no-brainer, but... To filmmakers its a no-brainer, film still looks better. Joe
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Post by Armin on Dec 29, 2005 6:11:28 GMT -8
That's a similar discussion as why they still don't record to computer and store the media on hard drives.
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sdtom
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Post by sdtom on Dec 29, 2005 7:54:50 GMT -8
One of the advantages of digital over film is how does the theater get the product. Each film once delivered by courier to the outlet then has to have a complete record of viewing times etc, which is expensive. Digital could just be transmitted by cable, the studio would have complete control of the showing. Tom
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Post by Armin on Dec 29, 2005 8:35:44 GMT -8
I think this is exactly one of the reasons why they DON'T use digital...
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Post by MikeP on Dec 29, 2005 8:54:01 GMT -8
One of the advantages of digital over film is how does the theater get the product. Each film once delivered by courier to the outlet then has to have a complete record of viewing times etc, which is expensive. Digital could just be transmitted by cable, the studio would have complete control of the showing. Tom Ah yes... As the plane swoops down on King Kong, the screen goes black, and a sign pops up: "Buffering video... 10% complete".
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Post by Kevin on Dec 29, 2005 9:43:54 GMT -8
It is generally easier to control light and focus using traditional film. With video there's always a hardness/sharpness that takes a lot of effort compensating for. Most old-school cinematographers would take film over video in a heartbeat because there's just something more inherently artistic about that method of shooting vs. video.
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sdtom
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Post by sdtom on Dec 29, 2005 18:08:52 GMT -8
I most certainly agree with all of the arguments about film! But digital is going to come just like it did in the photography business. It is just a bit slower in taking over. Tom
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