Mathew DelorenziWaters

I'm completely new to forum posting Brian, if it is a matter of etiquette I do not wish to step on any toes so I will remove this thread and leave general discussion open.

Some of the information I am receiving from you guys is invaluable. I have many more areas I was previously unaware I now have to go away and research. Please keep any information coming, however it would be nice to hear a contrasting opinion because this has become far easier than I had anticipated. The answer cannot be that simple can it?

Thank you for getting back to me Matthew, really appreciated. I apologise in advance as most of what Thank you for replying Matthew, Really appreciated I apologise in advance as most of what I will be replying with is more questions and I will be playing devils advocate slightly to try gain as much information and as many opinions as possible. I understand that yes from a business stand point manufacturers are striving for market supremacy within a buyers market. However as the manufacturers are developing cameras with these capabilities to have the 'best' camera within the market, Who is the driving force behind requesting the manufacturers to develop a successor camera with those features. Are you saying all these Cine Digi (not digital film) cameras are essentially the same product with a different brand on the side? Or are each of these manufacturers building newer and more powerful cameras to be able to meet the requirements of a specific clientèle? I am trying to get to the bottom of who that is. Who is the professional that turns around and says I need your next camera to be able to do this, this and that. Thanks again Matthew from responding.

Thank you for replying Brian Within Television yes that understandable and I have managed to come to a conclusion so far that camera manufacturers develop their cameras to be able to adapt for a wider market (TV, FEATURE, DOCU, SPORTS etc) However I with so many competitors in the game, within selecting the capabilities for newer models, who requires that 8K resolution? It doesnt just seem to be RED going with pixel power, Sony are also driving for this and I imagine Arri are probably going to follow suit with their successor camera. Is just editors that benefit from having an uncompressed 8K RAW file to work with? Or does having an 8k Image cinematographers some other kinda of versatility? Does piracy come into it at some point? With the whole 3D era recently I know one of the driving eras production companies were pushing to distribute as many of their films in 3D to minimize piracy. From what I have seen there are a lot of professionals on here and I would like to get as many opinions as possible and learn as much as I can from this debate. Again Brian, thanks again for being that first reply Mat

Hi there I am writing my Thesis on above topic and am conducting various research to try determine what the various contributing factors in camera technologies are. As shooting digitally is becoming more frequent and Digital Film cameras are becoming more advanced it I want to know why camera manufacturers are pushing to develop their cameras with greater resolution capabilities, frame rates, light sensitivity etc. However as there now seem to be more and more manufacturers entering the game (Alexa, F65, RED, Sony) what are they all trying to develop and who is pushing for these improvements? Film has had a 100 years of development and research to develop its image and there is plenty of archive history there yes, however with Digital Film being a relatively new format that seems to be advancing at a faster and faster pace with no signs of stopping. What are the reasons for these advancements? Is cinematography and camera operation behind it? Editing? Production studios and cutting budgets? Some insight from working professionals would be very helpful. I am in my Final year studying Film & Television production and this could help me gain some ground. Thanks for your time Sincerely Mathew

Hi there I am writing my Thesis on above topic and am conducting various research to try determine what the various contributing factors in camera technologies are. As shooting digitally is becoming more frequent and Digital Film cameras are becoming more advanced it I want to know why camera manufacturers are pushing to develop their cameras with greater resolution capabilities, frame rates, light sensitivity etc. However as there now seem to be more and more manufacturers entering the game (Alexa, F65, RED, Sony) what are they all trying to develop and who is pushing for these improvements? Film has had a 100 years of development and research to develop its image and there is plenty of archive history there yes, however with Digital Film being a relatively new format that seems to be advancing at a faster and faster pace with no signs of stopping. What are the reasons for these advancements? Is cinematography and camera operation behind it? Editing? Production studios and cutting budgets? Some insight from working professionals would be very helpful. I am in my Final year studying Film & Television production and this could help me gain some ground. Thanks for your time Sincerely Mathew