Artsweek got the chance to sit down with Amaris Crouch, senior film studies major and organizer of the Digital Video Festival , to ask her about the upcoming event. Her sister and fellow digital enthusiast, sophomore film studies major Joy R. Crouch, also contributed to the interview. For students, a 10-minute film would probably be thousands of dollars, so we just figured it would be an easier way for students to make films. It's maybe not a waste, but it's money that's not well spent because 16 millimeter is really expensive, making it an elitist art form.
Digital video allows most people to make their own film.
Yes, it really is that easy. All the information of the film can be stored on a small disk. There's a way that you can make digital video look like 35-millimeter film. The majority of the people have their own cameras. Some students have the really good ones.