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Gary Meyer
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From: Berkeley, CA/ USA
Registered: Dec 2004

posted 09-10-2012 06:24 PM

While reading “Film Is Dead? Long Live Movies - How Digital Is Changing the Nature of Movies“ by AO Scott and Manohla Dargis on the transition to digital cinema in the Sunday New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/movies/how-digital-is-changing-the-nature-of-movies.html?pagewanted=all I could not help but think about Roger Ebert’s writings on the difference between the active watching of a movie projected on film, going through the projector at 18/24/etc frames per second, and the passive viewing of a video image on a television. His thoughts were influenced by Marshall McLuhan.

I wondered what his updated thoughts are about this might be and while I did not find the answer yet, this is a beautiful piece he wrote last year worth your time.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/clinging_to_the_rear_view_mirr.html

I have written him asking if there is a link to the original article and what his current thinking is.

And while mentioning Roger, his classic introduction to “Great Movies: The First 100” is worth another read.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=greatmovies_first100

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