I photographed a television series on a high end NTSC digital format. It made me realize how much I missed film in a dramatic situation. My feeling is that film is a simpler on-set tool, partly because it allows for more flexibility in post. Today's films work in an organic way very much like our eyes, which are very forgiving over a wide range of light levels.
Film is that simple and that forgiving.
If your eyes approve of the image and you expose film for the average light level, film will deliver an image, which when scanned to tape, gives a faithful reproduction of your vision within the limits of television. Richard Stringer, CSC has more than 30 years of experience, and has photographed hundreds of documentaries, performances, corporate videos and more than 370 commercials. His television drama work includes Blackfly and Spirit Rider . He received Gemini and CSC Awards for Exhibit A , and is the winner of three Kodak Spectrum Awards. His special venue credits include Millennium Express.