The Big Think

Regarding film vs DV quality issues:
“We don’t need to be emulating film any more. If it’s emotional and tells a good story, then cut it together“

I’m sitting in a SXSW panel on digital filmmaking. It’s a fascinating look at the state of the art and where the technology iis going. It’s also an interesting view into the culture of DV. 15 years ago it was impossible to make a film for less than 10 million dollars. It’s now possible to make one for $4,000. The people who are driving this revolution are in this room. Awesome!
(Also thanks to Austin Wireless for the free bandwidth)

Sorry I haven’t blogged much in the past few days. South by Southwest has been my life since last Thursday. I’ve put in approximately 34 hours in the past 4 days. When I’m not there I’m either in transit or asleep. It’s been worth it, though. I’ve met some great people, done some fun (and not-so-fun) stuff, and sat in on some fantastic panels and discussions. Lots of contacts to be made and things to learn. I’ll definitely be coming back. I’m not working (volunteering) tomorrow, but I will still be down there from around noon until midnight with about 2 hours off around dinnertime. Then I’ll go see some of the indie films that my badge gets me in to see.
Screenshot of my schedule below.
My only day left “working” is an 11 hour shift on Thursday. It slows down after tomorrow night because the film and interactive panels close up tuesday. From then on my pass is just a “get in to see any movie free” card. So I’ll be learning the locations of lots of downtown venues.
(you should be able to see the graphic now. Thanks to Patrick for the pdf/jpg fix)