Research Project: Film vs. Digital

[Xander Fischer]

Continuing my ongoing research paper on the debate that will never end:
Film, or Digital Cinema?

Anyway, I'm at a point where I'm trying to find out some 'statistics' showing percentages of films/TV series/any major productions that were shot digitally/on RED/on film/whatever. Ideally, I would be able to show what productions have been using over time, what they use now, what/when specific shows switched to digital, and most importantly, what specific cameras were used for specific productions...

I have had a very hard time trying to find some kind of source that would give me this kind of info... any suggestions, oh great REDusers?

 

[Steve Das]

Think gonna have to do it the hard way...
click tech specs or aspect ratio on imdb.com...good luck...

Lawrence of Arabia
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/technical

Camera
Panavision Lenses

Laboratory
Metrocolor (1989 restoration: 65 mm negative restoration)
Metrocolor (prints by) (1989 restoration)
Technicolor, UK

Film negative format (mm/video inches)
65 mm (Eastman)

Cinematographic process
Super Panavision 70

Printed film format
35 mm (anamorphic) (Eastman)
70 mm (Eastman)
16 mm

Aspect ratio
2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints)
2.35 : 1 (35 mm prints)
2.20 : 1 (negative ratio)
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Paranmormal Activity
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179904/technical
Camera
Sony FX1

Film negative format (mm/video inches)
Digital

Cinematographic process
DV
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1

 

[Martin Weiss]

Please don't post the same question across 4 threads. The other 3 have been removed.

 

[Oliver Peters]

This compilation from Mike Most's site might be useful for you:

http://mikemost.com/?page_id=31

- Oliver

 

[M Most]

This compilation from Mike Most's site might be useful for you:

http://mikemost.com/?page_id=31

I need to update that list as it is from the beginning of the current US television season. Some changes have been made since then, as well as new shows added, so the list is not 100% accurate. It's a good general guide, though.

 

[Shane Nassiri]

Wikipedia has some good articles highlighting digital productions (sorry, on my phone now, so no links).

 

[Subhadip Sen]

This is probably a wrong time to write a research report on Film vs. Digital. Maybe a forecast, but a report is bound to be obsolete within a couple of years, if not months!

 

[Troy Smith]

I always thought ugly betty was shot on film, on mikes website, it says f35, so i looked it up on imdb, below is what is stated, camera f35, but it mentions film negative format, sorry for the dumb question, but why does it mention film negative if the camera is a f35?

Camera
Sony F35

Film negative format (mm/video inches)
35 mm (Kodak Vision2 250D 5205, Vision2 500T 5218)

Cinematographic process
Digital Intermediate (master format)
Spherical (source format)

 

[M Most]

I always thought ugly betty was shot on film, on mikes website, it says f35, so i looked it up on imdb, below is what is stated, camera f35, but it mentions film negative format, sorry for the dumb question, but why does it mention film negative if the camera is a f35?

All previous seasons (prior to the current one) were shot on 35mm 3 perf film. It was changed to digital capture for this season (the final one) only. This is also the case with a number of other shows, including (off the top of my head) CSI Miami and NY, Criminal Minds, all of the Law and Orders, Numbers, Cold Case, and some others I'm forgetting at the moment.

 

[Hrvoje Simic]

I need to update that list as it is from the beginning of the current US television season.

You should also write more, IMO. I'd enjoy reading.

 

[M Most]

You should also write more, IMO. I'd enjoy reading.

Thanks, that's nice to hear.