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Over the past few years I've read countless posts by leaders and promoters of the RED camera questioning the Future of Film, saying Film is Dead, and the Red Camera being the Film killer, it's with a twinge irony that I bring up the following chain of events as food for thought: A few weeks ago Jim announces he's "taking a back seat" and handing the reigns to Jared Land: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/19/jim-jannard-steps-down/ A week or so after that Ted Schilowitz resigns: http://www.ocbj.com/news/2013/aug/30/reds-employee-no-1-departs/ Today Cioni and LightIron distance themselves from the camera that put them on the map and touts their work with the Canon C500 and Alexa : http://lightiron.com/blog/did-you-think-we-were-just-red-post-house I'll be honest, I really respect what the Jim, Ted, Michael Cioni and the rest of the RED Camera Team did to push our industry forward. But am I crazy or it does seems like those responsible for creating and championing the technology are backing away en masse and in a time span of about 30 days? In that same 30-day time span Kodak announces it's emerged from bankruptcy and it's motion picture film commitment to producing motion picture film: http://motion.kodak.com/motion/About/The_Storyboard/4294971822/index.htm Five days ago 12-Years A Slave, shot on 35mm, wins the Toronto Film Festival: http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toronto-12-years-a-slave-wins-peoples-choice-award/ And yesterday the Canon "Project Imagination" Film Contest with 99.9% of submissions shot on digital is won by a film shot on Super 16mm: http://variety.com/2013/film/news/canon-announces-winners-for-ron-howard-judged-short-film-contest-1200616869/ Maybe the RED camera will just be an 8-year blip on the the history of cinematography? A fire-starter that finally got the "big boys" to reach for better dynamic range and resolution? Maybe the Alexa is the RED Killer? Maybe Jared Land will shoulder the weight of this company by himself and release the Dragon to critical acclaim? And maybe film is still a relevant, and beautiful medium that will remain a creative choice for filmmakers for decades to come? I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Best, Paul Korver President http://cinelicious.tv #dontbelievethehype #vivacelluloid