Digital Project Plan in England
Spotted by hdforindies.com:
We need to do this here, especially with the Indivision funding scheme.
And the AFC should push SOMEONE to bring HDCAM-SR into this country. AFAIK, there are no 4:4:4 HD solutions in Australia ATM.
UPDATE: No... we don't need to do this here, we MUST do this here. I don't care where you roll them out too - just roll them out. The AFC has admitted that the biggest hurdle with digital cinema is distribution. Put Texas Instrument DLP machines in the usual places (Chauvel, Valhalla, Dendys) and push them into a few of the other places (George St etc) on the proviso that they can be used for AFC projects. Push the Australian industry away from an over-reliance on the US-method of production, and forge a new way towards digital cinema. As much as I love film, I just don't think its economies of scale suit this country. We have AMAZING post-people in this country - so lets use them in our own productions rather than just use them on foreign productions. We can do a LOTR in this country, we have the skills and the people and the infrastructure. We just need someone with the guts to do it.
The Digital Screen Network, an initiative of the U.K. Film Council, is providing government funds for installation of digital projectors in commercial theaters. The program will disburse an estimated $25 million to install approximately 250 digital projectors in theaters throughout the United Kingdom. (By comparison, there are currently about 120 digital projectors in U.S. movie houses.) Applications for funding closed Dec. 10.
We need to do this here, especially with the Indivision funding scheme.
And the AFC should push SOMEONE to bring HDCAM-SR into this country. AFAIK, there are no 4:4:4 HD solutions in Australia ATM.
UPDATE: No... we don't need to do this here, we MUST do this here. I don't care where you roll them out too - just roll them out. The AFC has admitted that the biggest hurdle with digital cinema is distribution. Put Texas Instrument DLP machines in the usual places (Chauvel, Valhalla, Dendys) and push them into a few of the other places (George St etc) on the proviso that they can be used for AFC projects. Push the Australian industry away from an over-reliance on the US-method of production, and forge a new way towards digital cinema. As much as I love film, I just don't think its economies of scale suit this country. We have AMAZING post-people in this country - so lets use them in our own productions rather than just use them on foreign productions. We can do a LOTR in this country, we have the skills and the people and the infrastructure. We just need someone with the guts to do it.
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