Film vs. Video/TV

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Material from the first class lecture - Other lecture material is available ONLY by attending class & taking notes.

FILM VIDEO / TV
24 frames per second 30 frames per second
Delay (overnight) Instant
Processing Playback
Record one time only Record many times
Chemical Magnetic
Resolution 4000 X 3000 Resolution 640 X 480 (1080 x 1920 HDTV)
Contrast ratio 1000:1 Contrast Ratio 40:1
Physical editing  Electronic Editing
Original destroyed Original maintained
Acquisition format / Shoot in Film Postproduction format / Edit in Video
Telecine: film to video Kinescope: video to film
"warm, rich , noisy" "cold, immediate, clean"
Single camera Multiple camera
Theatrical films News and sports
National commercials Talk, game, magazine
Music videos, cartoons Daytime drama/Soaps
1 hr. TV dramas 1/2 hr. TV sitcoms
E.R. Saturday Night Live
NYPD Blue Hard Copy
West Wing Entertainment Tonight 
Friends Cops 
M*A*S*H Survivor
Cheers Who wants to be a Millionaire?

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