Re:Sorry Folks: HD just not worth the effort.
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Most Hollywood movies have been telecined to high resolution digital because its the best hedge against the unstable dyes in the film emulsions. A lot of these were done long enough ago that there wasn't a way to play them back in native resolution in real time. The resolution in film is there, and the resolution and clarity in nitrate black and white stock (used in early hollywood) is better than color.
Sophistication takes time. A lot of people couldn't hear the difference between vinyl and CDs. A few more were happier with the hiss, distortion and noise than they were with quantization error from early A/D conversion.
And in the 40s and 50s, the difference between AM and FM couldn't be detected by most radio listeners. But their ears somehow got better, and the same will happen with our eyes.
I'll zip my pants too if you'd like. But I can tell you that a lot of people who lost their virginity in our living room now own HD sets of their own.
I believe the "first" that Louis and Bebe Barron hold is that they composed the first completely electronic film score.
The theremin was widely used in film previously, probably most notably in The Lost Weekend, but the biggest sensation Forbidden Planet caused, was on Vine at the AFofM offices. Bebe told us this story several years ago, and its a fascinating chapter in how the unions stifled progress and ultimately won an agreement that exclusively electronic music would be a "one time only" exception.
It is wonderful to see her referred to. She was battling cancer when we last saw her about 5 years ago. Looks like she won!
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Most Hollywood movies have been telecined to high resolution digital because its the best hedge against the unstable dyes in the film emulsions. A lot of these were done long enough ago that there wasn't a way to play them back in native resolution in real time. The resolution in film is there, and the resolution and clarity in nitrate black and white stock (used in early hollywood) is better than color. Sophistication takes time. A lot of people couldn't hear the difference between vinyl and CDs. A few more were happier with the hiss, distortion and noise than they were with quantization error from early A/D conversion. And in the 40s and 50s, the difference between AM and FM couldn't be detected by most radio listeners. But their ears somehow got better, and the same will happen with our eyes. I'll zip my pants too if you'd like. But I can tell you that a lot of people who lost their virginity in our living room now own HD sets of their own.
I believe the "first" that Louis and Bebe Barron hold is that they composed the first completely electronic film score. The theremin was widely used in film previously, probably most notably in The Lost Weekend, but the biggest sensation Forbidden Planet caused, was on Vine at the AFofM offices. Bebe told us this story several years ago, and its a fascinating chapter in how the unions stifled progress and ultimately won an agreement that exclusively electronic music would be a "one time only" exception. It is wonderful to see her referred to. She was battling cancer when we last saw her about 5 years ago. Looks like she won!