New documentary, Side by Side, Film vs. Digital (with Keanu) at DVinfo.net

Heath McKnight · January 19th, 2012, 11:14 PM

Yeah, Keanu Reeves, but this might be the most facinating documentary I will see this year:

‘Side by Side’ Trailer: Keanu Reeves Talks to Lynch, Cameron, Nolan, Soderbergh and More About Film and Video | /Film

Scorsese, Nolan, Pfister, Lucas, Lynch, Rodriguez, Cameron, Fincher, Wachowskis, etc.

I've been a proponent of digital since my old film school teacher (and producer) bought the VX1000 in 1995, Lucas' interview about digital acquisition and distribution in a 1996 Wired cover story, and when I heard about the rise in 97, 98 of digital. I bought an XL-1 in early 99 and never looked back. And yes, I shot on film (16mm) and was even a movie theater projectionist, splicing together 35mm prints!

Heath

Zach Love · January 23rd, 2012, 11:57 AM

I'll now need to keep an eye out for this, looks like a good doc.

I do like the photo they have at the top of the article with a digital camera behind him (HPX170 or HMC150 is my best guess).

I think it would've added an extra layer of art being self aware / irony / ...? if they shot everything on digital & film side by side as they made the piece & examined the process of creation as they examined the process of creation.

Murray Christian · January 23rd, 2012, 01:53 PM

Looks ok. The skin tones were a little off and the falloff in the highlights was a little steep though.

Jonathan Shaw · January 26th, 2012, 10:49 PM

Looks good, looking forward to it.

January 19th, 2012, 11:14 PM	#1
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	New documentary, Side by Side, Film vs. Digital (with Keanu) Yeah, Keanu Reeves, but this might be the most facinating documentary I will see this year: ‘Side by Side’ Trailer: Keanu Reeves Talks to Lynch, Cameron, Nolan, Soderbergh and More About Film and Video \| /Film Scorsese, Nolan, Pfister, Lucas, Lynch, Rodriguez, Cameron, Fincher, Wachowskis, etc. I've been a proponent of digital since my old film school teacher (and producer) bought the VX1000 in 1995, Lucas' interview about digital acquisition and distribution in a 1996 Wired cover story, and when I heard about the rise in 97, 98 of digital. I bought an XL-1 in early 99 and never looked back. And yes, I shot on film (16mm) and was even a movie theater projectionist, splicing together 35mm prints! Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

January 23rd, 2012, 11:57 AM	#2
Zach Love Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 944	Re: New documentary, Side by Side, Film vs. Digital (with Keanu) I'll now need to keep an eye out for this, looks like a good doc. I do like the photo they have at the top of the article with a digital camera behind him (HPX170 or HMC150 is my best guess). I think it would've added an extra layer of art being self aware / irony / ...? if they shot everything on digital & film side by side as they made the piece & examined the process of creation as they examined the process of creation. __________________ Nothing says you're a serious video maker like S-VHS

January 23rd, 2012, 01:53 PM	#3
Murray Christian Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 240	Re: New documentary, Side by Side, Film vs. Digital (with Keanu) Looks ok. The skin tones were a little off and the falloff in the highlights was a little steep though.

January 26th, 2012, 10:49 PM	#4
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