Movies on Movies: No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Movies on Movies: Side by Side  'Side by Side' is a documentary
that examines the seismic shift in the acquisition format from
film to digital. This film isn't geared toward a general
interest audience and is much more of an exploration of the
technical side of making films.  Film is dead. The writing is on
the wall that film is not going to be the most popular
acquisition format of the future (or even the 'now'). Of course
film isn't dead and won't be for a long time but it will be a
specialty format used for certain effects and by specific
filmmakers. Over one hundred years film basically evolved
slowly. Stocks got faster and grain got smaller and color film
was introduced but overall the change was gradual. In the decade
since the release of Star Wars Episode II, shot on the HDCAM
format, digital technology has grown exponentially. It's come to
the point that digital formats are exceeding the abilities of
film. Just as there are advocates for the