Film and Digital Media @ Messiah

Here’s a little video I’ve been wanting to do since Film Production purchased a used 16mm anamorphic lens. Using it we can actually demonstrate in class how anamorphic shooting works, using our 16 mm Bolex film cameras and 16 mm projectors.
If you’ve ever wanted to see in detail how the anamorphic film workflow happens, […]

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Here’s a short video about our new HD camera, the Canon XL H1. We purchased the H1 out of a range of possible cameras from Panasonic, Sony and JVC because of three considerations:

Since we already own a Canon XL1 and an XL1s, many of the same accessories will work with the H1, including our […]

Bollywood, the Indian film industry ruled over by a handful of Indian billionaires and their grind-house star system, has effectively banned all Pakistani films from showing in India for 43 years. India’s extreme prejudice against the films of its northern neighbor has finally been broken by a courageous Muslim film entitled “Khuda Kay […]

There’s a fascinating interview with Wong Kar Wai at Film & Video Webzine here. In it he states that for his work, it’s cheaper to shoot on film than on high-end digital cameras. I’ll quote a small portion of it in this blog entry.

F&V — The visual style of your films — the saturated […]

A Press-Release from SAG:

Los Angeles (April 1, 2008) – Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have agreed to begin formal negotiations Tuesday, April 15, 2008 , at 10:00 a.m. at AMPTP headquarters in Encino, CA.

“Now that we have concluded our Wages and Working Conditions process and […]