We are doing more of our work in post production, but that doesn't change the aesthetics. That affected how we lit and staged almost every scene. Some people will try to reinterpret the cinematographer's work in digital post. It happens in commercials with ad agencies all the time. But, it still takes an eye and a sense of what the story is about.
Pearl expects more of an evolution than a revolution.
He cautions that over-reliance on CGI and other image manipulation can result in a sterile look. Other times, the spontaneity is missing. You can do anything in telecine, and that can be a fantastic tool, but unless you retain the integrity of the artistic idea, you strip away the emotions. I think when the novelty wears off, there will be a push to do as much as possible in original photography and then involve the cinematographer in the digital suite. That's where we start to shape the look and emotions.