Wendigo

Posted By: Nancy
Date: Tuesday, 26 February 2002, at 9:02 p.m.

The independent horror movie "Wendigo" will go down in history
as the first major film to never be filmed on film at all. It's
the first commercial film to be produced and projected with
low-cost digital technology, which could replace expensive,
cumbersome multireel, 35mm prints. "Wendigo", which has been
distributed on film, will also open in March in major markets,
and will be played on a PC-mounted DVD player and projected onto
the screen by a special digital projector. Microsoft's Windows
Media format was used to convert the movie from film into this
digital format.

"Wendigo" won't be the first time a full-length digital movie
has been shown in a commercial theater. That occurred in 1998,
when a pair of independent filmmakers shot "The Last Broadcast"
on digital videotape and sent the film by satellite to five
theaters, where it was shown using digital projectors.

It is predicted that the technique will save money for film
distributors and provide them with new options. When movies
are distributed on film, each copy costs between $1,200 and
$2,000 and weighs 75 to 100 pounds. Conventional projectors
cost $15,000 to $20,000 and last for 50 years or more. Before
a copy of a movie can be made, a "master" must be created,
which can cost up to $35,000. When digital technology is used
instead, each copy of a movie--burned onto a DVD that can
hold more than four hours of video--costs $5 to $8 and weighs
several ounces. Encoding a master costs $3,000 to $4,000.

Some describe the digital images as "stunning." The screen
image is claimed to be as big and at least as bright as that
from a conventional projector. While facial expressions are
"amazingly detailed," fast motion lacks the same sharpness
as on film.

Messages In This Thread

Wendigo
Nancy -- Tuesday, 26 February 2002, at 9:02 p.m.

What is Wendigo?? I'm glad you asked!!
Nancy -- Tuesday, 26 February 2002, at 9:04 p.m.

Re: What is Wendigo?? I'm glad you asked!!
Ginger -- Tuesday, 26 February 2002, at 11:22 p.m.

 

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