Starting from the mid-1990s, an increasing number of movies have been shot digitally. Some of them are independent, low-budget productions, while others are major studio productions. Since the mid-2010s, most movies across the world are captured and
distributed Distribution may refer to:
Mathematics
*Distribution (mathematics), generalized functions used to formulate solutions of partial differential equations
*Probability distribution, the probability of a particular value or value range of a varia ...
digitally.
Notable firsts
* First major studio film shot primarily on digital video: ''
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002)
* First film shot digitally in Official Competition at Cannes Film Festival: ''
Russian Ark
''Russian Ark'' (russian: link=no, Русский ковчег, ''Russkij Kovcheg'') is a 2002 Experimental film, experimental historical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. In ''Russian Ark'', an unnamed narrator wanders through the Winter ...
'' (2002)
* First nominees for the
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture.
History
In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) ...
shot mainly on digital video: ''
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' and ''
Slumdog Millionaire
''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...
'' (2009)
* First winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography shot mainly on digital video: ''
Slumdog Millionaire
''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...
'' (2009))
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* First winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography shot entirely on digital video: '']Avatar
Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearanc ...
'' (2010)
* First film shot with the Red One Camera: '' Che'' (2008)
* First film shot with the Red One MX, and first film projected in 4K theatrical distribution: ''The Social Network
''The Social Network'' is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book ''The Accidental Billionaires'' by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the founding of social networking web ...
'' (2010)
* First film to be shot mainly with the Arri Alexa: '' Anonymous'' (2011)
* First film to be shot mainly with the Red Epic Dragon and in 6K resolution: '' Gone Girl'' (2014)
* First film shot mainly with the Arri Alexa 65: '' The Revenant'' (2015)
* First film shot mainly with digital IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating.
Graeme F ...
cameras: '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019)
* First film shot mainly with the Red Weapon Vista Vision and in 8K resolution: ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ' ...
'' (2017)
List of films
The movies listed are shot mainly digitally. Digital formats overtook film by 2013, while over 80% of major films released in 2014 were shot digitally.
See also
* List of large sensor interchangeable-lens video cameras
List of digital video cameras with an image sensor larger than 2/3 inch and producing video in a horizontal resolution equal or higher than 1920 pixels.
Digital video cameras
Still cameras with video mode
See also
* List of 4K video re ...
* List of motion picture topics
* Filmizing
Film look (also known as filmizing or film-look) is a process in which video is altered in overall appearance to appear to have been shot on film stock. The process is usually electronic, although filmizing can sometimes occur as an unintentional ...
* ''Russian Ark
''Russian Ark'' (russian: link=no, Русский ковчег, ''Russkij Kovcheg'') is a 2002 Experimental film, experimental historical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov. In ''Russian Ark'', an unnamed narrator wanders through the Winter ...
'' - The first feature film shot completely in uncompressed high-definition
References
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External links
* ''American Cinematographer'
article about ''Star Wars: Episode II''
* ''American Cinematographer'
* ''DigitalCinemaNow'
article about "HD 2K 4K Digital hi-end cameras"
* ''HD Magazine'
"All about HD in all its guises - capture to distribution"
Official Panavision Media Center & Reference Library
* ''Light Illusion'
* ttp://pro.sony.com Official Sony Professional Website
Film and video technology
Digital movie cameras
Cinematography
Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography.
Cinematographers use a lens to focu ...