DigiFilm

For the professional consumer, digital video can provide the platform to make cheaper guerilla-style movies with a minimal cast and crew – a good example of this would be the film “the Magician” that came out last year; digital video can also provide the scope for larger sale productions which can be shot more cinematically[1], but without the huge costs involved with film for those trying to hone their skills, and attempting to break into the industry.

Equipment for these sort of projects are widely available, and even though, low-end HD cameras do not produce an image comparable to film, the image still can be projected to look very appealing simply because of the high resolution.

Another of the graduates I interviewed said - after shooting on film, he’s really only going to shoot on HD, so that he can try new stuff out and not spend a fortune. For many people, including myself, digital, whether its miniDV, or HD, is a format to try new things out on, and practice making films which would be extremely difficult without digital technology.

The graduates interviewed agreed, that they would not have made the majority of their productions if digital video was not around, and that the competitive landscape is changing because, although it’s not easy to make a film and it takes resources and motivation, more people can make films and try new innovative things, because its so damn cheap.