I originally saw this posted at FreshDV, but I had to repost it.

Best of BTS

There is something about seeing those old pictures that ground me in what is most important in filmmaking. It’s all movie magic.

Modern day filmmakers are so much different than those of our previous generations, and I think a lot of times it’s easy for us to put today’s technology on a pedestal. I feel like with each week we deem a new product more necessary than the next. More dynamic range, less grain, better bit rates, and new sensor technology. All these things are good… But they make us loose sight of why we are making movies. Out goes our ambitions of scripting the next man who’s “Mad as Hell,” or rediscovering our mortal enemy is “my father”, and in comes our concern over what LCD feild monitor to use.

Don’t get me wrong, with new technology, comes new filmmaking, I’m not denying that. But just remember why we do this. To make movie magic.

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