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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Epic a Phantom Killer?

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jtm said:
There is definietely a chance that this will kill off the polaroid land camera by 2011.
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Polaroid ends all filmproduction this year.
 
Mitch Gross said:
Anyone care to make their bet donation to the Mitch Gross Tahitian Vacation Fund?
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I would rather encourage donations to Laguuns Polynesian Lagoon Protection Plan :)

Mitch Gross said:
I think the timeline of 2011 may be a little bit premature, but really just a little bit.
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same guesstimate here.
i think while in camera sales and production, digital cinema cameras won 10 to 85% marketshare within 24 months, for production rather progressive 10~15% loss of marketshare per year would be a realistic estimation.
 
Jannard said:
1st off... no one has the balls to do it.
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I don't think it is a question of balls, rather then $2B sitting in a account... :innocent:

Having said that - if I had that kind of money - I would spend it on Your side of the equation... :)

Jannard said:
2nd off- I would take ALL $100M and "encourage" a rapid transition.
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This is what I like about You... :)
(not that there aren't any other things to like...)
 
Absolutely. This type of people suck.

Sorry to say it.
 
I've loved the way Jim is dealing with one of his detractors. Ironic, almost perfect.
 
The whole conversation between the boss and the other one is just a hit. The boss is very clever. As most commonly occurs.
 
The most funny was this one, before Jim's reply:

Hi Jim,

We met and exchanged business cards, you know I was as IBC!
 
shutter said:
Hmmm, making high stakes bets, AND moving to Vegas...Jim, This is an intervention, we are here because we care about you...
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Hang on, I've lost the plot here.
How much did Jim donate, and to who exactly?
And is there still a bet still going, or not?
I figure he hasn't had time to lose yet.
2011? NFW!
 
Please wait. Jim have gone back to the future for more plutonium.
1.21 gigawatts? Great Scott!:nuke:
 
I think I'm going to be making a very good bet. $3k...on a Scarlet that says digital will be used on more productions than film in Hollywood in the next 3-5 years...:) Those are the kind of bets I make!

The thing is that almost every other aspect of filmmaking today is digital. It seems silly to me that people are fighting against the digital acquisition aspect. To me, the most logical place to go digital is in the acquisition...
 
Plasmatic said:
Hang on, I've lost the plot here.
How much did Jim donate, and to who exactly?
And is there still a bet still going, or not?
I figure he hasn't had time to lose yet.
2011? NFW!
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Hi,

No bet has taken place between myself & Jim, however Jim has made a substanial donation to "ARK" Absolute Return for Kids http://www.arkonline.org/?p=63 This is the charity I would have paid any winnings to had I won the bet.

Jim I am personally extreamly grateful to you for your kindness.

Best

Stephen
 
This is a happy ending for everyone.

Great Charity Stephen.
 
Stephen Williams said:
Hi,

No bet has taken place between myself & Jim, however Jim has made a substanial donation to "ARK" Absolute Return for Kids http://www.arkonline.org/?p=63 This is the charity I would have paid any winnings to had I won the bet.

Jim I am personally extreamly grateful to you for your kindness.

Best

Stephen
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post of the year.. pardon me.. two last years.. :)
 
Stephen Williams said:
Hi,

No bet has taken place between myself & Jim,
Best

Stephen
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OK.

FWIW I can accept maybe 2012 or thereabouts for origination, but I think there will still be lots of film projected by 2020, unless there is some major breakthrough in video projector price/performance.
That's why I really think RED should be seriously looking at what they can do about this.
Ideally they need to offer a complete affordable lens-to-lens package:
Camera, easy edit chain, crack-resistant proprietary distrbution media, projector.
RED theoretically allows anybody to be a film maker
What about something that would allow anybody to become an film exhibitor?
Anyway, I'll shut up now....
 
Arrogance of Money

Arrogance of Money

Firstly digital has been replacing film gradually for years so it comes as no surprise, digital however is NOT a panacea and has plenty of its own issues for starter if anyone thinks MPEG4 AVC / .264 for instance is without faults think again. What strikes me always about Reduser is the sheer arrogance displayed by so many and ignorance to what contribution Sony, Panasonic, Panavision, Arri, Aaton, Cooke, Zeiss etc have made to making films, TV or commercials. The day we have one manufacturer supplying this industry will be the day to get out of it. The very reason great movies have been made are because so many talented people in backrooms gave us good cameras, lenses, post-production tools, sound etc.
Will digital shoot big budget movies? It already has from Star Wars, Superman etc etc so its a pretty easy bet to asume this will continue and become the bulk of production, it already is in TV and going that way in commercials. Red has moved the game on but it didnt start the game and hopefully plenty of other players will continue because thats what drives innovation without it you get monoplies like Microsoft.
 
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