The Digital Cinema Revolution (and Che)
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David Kirsner tipped me to this video (from the Criterion Collection) about the first film shot on The Red — that little thing called Che. I just shot with The Red on Super and had a great experience. Among the joys were incredibly quick dailies (truly living up to their name) while on location. It definitely played a big hand in how fast we moved on that show (38 set ups/day!) as we never had to reload. The technology has progressed rapidly since Che. Though, hearing of its development and what Soderbergh and his team went through using it on Che, I am so thrilled that others got to work out the kinks first! Thank you.
I like how Soderbergh speaks about how digital gives you time to get to a “point of reflection” quicker so that you can sit back and consider your work on a macro level much sooner. I find that most innovations in our field that I have gotten to experience first-hand ultimately matter most as creative tools and not economic solutions.

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