People hate on Philip because they are not nice and Philip is. Do you know 2 things or talk like you know and then be a nice guy. Next stop overnight success.
These people do not know to be nice. Their Moms probably did not do these teachins on them henceforth they cry and toss their stinky doodoos at peeps. Me I am nice and I plan to bring back SVHS. I prefer the patina of SVHS in comparisons to Mini-DV.
I agree completely.
There's a look to movies that's closely associated with the format on which they're shot. Technicolor has that punchy studio look, the American Renaissance has that gauzy diffused long lens look, there's a cool look inspired by Richardson and Kaminski that was popular in the early oughts with kind of a diffuse ENR feel with softer light or at least soft fill. Advances in technology shape what innovators make possible and then whatever they do is emulated and becomes a style associated with an era, for better or worse.
The problem then is that really early stuff shot on any format, incorporating new technology before it's mature, often looks awful (early sound movies are very static, early anamorphic has awful focus breathing and poor compositions, etc.) and that technology is moving so fast that a Red One movie doesn't look like an Alexa movie doesn't look like an F65 movie but they all have their own look. And because each is affordable low budget producers go after those cameras and pretty soon that shiny look is associated with cheap, low end content. So we have a lot of immature content that dates itself fast. What looks more timeless? The original Star Wars or the prequels? LoTR or the Hobbit?
Exactly...
Backward-looking content often looks best or is at least the most timeless. A lot of shows are being shot on super 16; a lot of art films are, too. Even pixelvision is kind of timeless, by virtue of dating itself immediately. Early Red films looked awful and the only ones that will be remembered fondly for their aesthetic (Prometheus, Social Network) will be remembered as such because they evoke a clinical, aseptic feeling that captures an unpleasant zeitgeist to begin with. An ugly look for an ugly world. I really dig the idea of shooting on SVHS if you can't afford super16. Makes you work harder and gives you an aesthetic edge and timelessness higher end cameras won't. Ironically the reason the Alexa is the most "future proof" camera is because it has an old, or at the very least conservative look. The colors are almost exactly that of Vision 3 5219!
As for being nice, being consistent and reliable is a little more important. Deliver a consistent product... and be nice about it if you can. Cheers, though. I wanted to do the SVHS thing but lacked the guts!
, share his knowledge and teach. And acearchie, never heard of him and for all we know he could work at Tescos? Funny because most posts like this are mainly from spotty faced kids in their parent basement but it looks like you're over 18. 