> Our iPhone or Android cameras rival what Panavision was providing in the 80’s.
Can you imagine if Kevin Smith had a reasonably modern phone, a semidecent PC, and a copy of Resolve when he started out? Of course, that's happening, except it's not Kevin Smith, it's some other snotty kid whose name will become associated with cult cinema in a few years. They're still in their backyard making daft wee movies with their friends and sticking them on Tiktok, and one day you're going to be buying a ticket to their film.
> I just returned from Borneo where I was mostly using Sony RX-10 prosumer cameras. I carried 4 RX-10 bodies and never missed a shot.
Even at that there were (in the early 2000s!) real proper feature films shot on standard-def DV, including one of my favourites, 24 Hour Party People. Every time GAS starts to bite I look at my Sony DSR-PD150 and think "you know what, if it was good enough for the guy that did Open Water or Super Size Me, I ought to be able to get by with it" :-D
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> Our iPhone or Android cameras rival what Panavision was providing in the 80’s.
Can you imagine if Kevin Smith had a reasonably modern phone, a semidecent PC, and a copy of Resolve when he started out? Of course, that's happening, except it's not Kevin Smith, it's some other snotty kid whose name will become associated with cult cinema in a few years. They're still in their backyard making daft wee movies with their friends and sticking them on Tiktok, and one day you're going to be buying a ticket to their film.
> I just returned from Borneo where I was mostly using Sony RX-10 prosumer cameras. I carried 4 RX-10 bodies and never missed a shot.
Even at that there were (in the early 2000s!) real proper feature films shot on standard-def DV, including one of my favourites, 24 Hour Party People. Every time GAS starts to bite I look at my Sony DSR-PD150 and think "you know what, if it was good enough for the guy that did Open Water or Super Size Me, I ought to be able to get by with it" :-D