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1. Not another film vs Digital debate, however... 1 2 3 4

   By Hrishikesh Jha, May 16, 2015
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3. Return of Anamorphic? 1 2 3

   By Ravi Kiran, January 21, 2010
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   • Matt Read
   • January 29, 2010

4. The End of NTSC 1 2 3 4 5

   By Keith Walters, June 21, 2009
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   • Keith Walters
   • December 8, 2010

5. "Collateral" 1 2 3

   By Guest dpforum1968, December 13, 2004
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   • Tim Tyler
   • December 16, 2004

6. How to estimate time needed for a shot

   By Pete Varnai, May 21, 2012
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   • Jon Rosenbloom
   • May 22, 2012

7. Panavision going down for the third time? 1 2 3

   By Keith Walters, March 3, 2010
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   • Brad Webb
   • March 8, 2010

8. Is there a demand for custom sync sound motors? 1 2 3 4 5

   By Aapo Lettinen, February 13, 2020   

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   • Aapo Lettinen
   • November 27, 2020

9. Western Cinematography

   By Enzo Blonde, November 5, 2008
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   • Enzo Blonde
   • November 7, 2008

10. Deep Focus

    By David Beier, August 25, 2004
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    • Guest
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11. Dumbing down of the Industry 1 2 3 4 5

    By jef Hoffman, April 1, 2009
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    • Tom Jensen
    • April 22, 2009

12. Why do they still shoot on film? 1 2 3

    By Doug Gorius, December 29, 2010
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    • Bill DiPietra
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13. Filmmaking and Girlfriends 1 2 3 4

    By Gino Terribilini, January 2, 2006
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    • Paul Bruening
    • January 9, 2006

14. optar illumina

    By alessio martinelli, January 4, 2007
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    • Olex Kalynychenko
    • January 23, 2007

15. Underexposure as a Tool 1 2

    By AJ Young, February 6, 2017
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    • AJ Young
    • October 16, 2020

16. 2.39 for 16:9 1 2

    By Dmitry Savinov_38080, June 1, 2015
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    • David Mullen ASC
    • June 7, 2015

17. Are distributors interested in short films? 1 2 3 4 5

    By Patrick Cooper, April 8, 2016
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    • Patrick Cooper
    • February 27, 2017

18. Post your favorite movie stills! 1 2 3 4

    By Max Field, April 2, 2020
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    • Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
    • May 28, 2020

19. Zeiss Ultra Prime vs. Cooke S4

    By Sergi Vilanova, September 20, 2006
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    • Daniel Stigler
    • September 23, 2006

20. Pro8mm company

    By Steven Adams, January 17, 2009
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    • Andy_Alderslade
    • January 21, 2009

21. Aspect ratio and storytelling

    By Younes Boudiaf, May 11, 2014   

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    • Doug Palmer
    • May 15, 2014

22. What camera should I use? 1 2 3 4 5

    By connor denning, June 6, 2016
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    • Tyler Purcell
    • June 23, 2016

23. watching film with no sound

    By richard staff, February 14, 2012
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    • Tom Jensen
    • March 7, 2012

24. What Fstop is used the most in movies.

    By Reggie Miller, March 12, 2015
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    • Mark Kenfield
    • March 14, 2015

25. Best Websites and Blogs

    By Evan Luzi, October 27, 2010
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    • Leo Anthony Vale
    • February 28, 2012

26. Substituting 16mm film for digital 1 2 3

    By Matt Golding, November 19, 2016   

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    • Tyler Purcell
    • November 26, 2016