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Properties |
VIDEO |
FILM |
Material |
- Plastic, glue, magnetic emulsion |
- Celluloid |
Appearance |
- Resolution (scan lines or pixels for digital video) |
- Grain |
Color |
- Additive color mixing:
- Red + green + blue = white
- Green + red = yellow
- Green + blue = cyan
- Red + blue = magenta
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- Subtractive color system:
- - yellow = blue
- - cyan = red
- - magenta = green
- all three = black
- no dye = white
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Processing |
- Instant replay |
- Requires developing |
Properties |
- Electromagnetic, electronic medium |
- Chemical, light reflective medium |
Sound |
- Usually recorded with image |
- Usually recorded separate from image |
Editing and post-production |
- Using video decks, switchers, and computers to manipulate video signal. Electronic. |
- Cutting and hand manipulation of film strips possible, requires making work prints. Physical. |
Exhibition |
- Monitors, electronic projection, or broadcast of signal |
- Projection, requires light source. |
Cost |
- Comparatively cheap for production, costly for editing |
- Comparatively more expensive for both. |
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- Video maker involved in editing and post-production |
- Filmmaker not usually involved in developing the film (by labs) or cutting the negative. |
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- Original (source) tapes remain |
- Original negative is cut. |
Video Formats:
- Reel to reel (1", 2"=dinosaur!)
- Betacam SP (TV broadcast)
- 3/4"
- 1/2" (VHS)
- Hi-8
- Video 8
- Mini DV (Digital)
- DVD (Digital)
Digital Video:
- Late 80’s and early 90s - Developed
- Electromagnetic data converted to digital bytes
- Recorded on Digital VCR to tape.
- Much more flexible - file manipulation.
- Non-linear Editing.
- Same generation reproduction.
Media Making Process:
- Media-making is a construction of many different elements, e.g. sound, image, camera angle, lighting, editing, acting, language, etc.
- Audience: Who is this made for? And who is watching? Demographics (age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, etc.)
- Control/Access: Who is in control of the message? Who has access to production and distribution?
- Intent: Educate, persuade, motivate, value, judgment, propaganda, consumerism
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