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Finishing on Film<br />
Figure 5.11 The Lasergraphics P2 Film recorder, used to shoot 2 K or 4 K DI back to 35 mm fi lm<br />
But, they may not have the time to do that. The cameras are slow, some taking as long as eight<br />
seconds to shoot a frame but, on average, take closer to two seconds. This still means that a single<br />
camera will take eighteen to thirty-six hours to output one 2,000-foot internegative. And there are<br />
fi ve or six such rolls in a typical feature. But, the process is mostly unsupervised, and many facilities<br />
now have many cameras shooting at the same time.<br />
Logic would say that if the fi lm recorder is only recording the digital image, then why not just project<br />
the digital image? The principal reason fi lm is being used for projection is because that’s what theaters<br />
use. Some theaters have installed high-defi nition digital projectors, but these are generally 1080 HD<br />
systems, not 4 K. Kodak has developed a 4 K projection system that some would say is indistinguishable<br />
from fi lm recorded from 4 K. HD digital “prints” are now available to theaters, as well as are<br />
35 mm on some movies, and soon this may be the norm.<br />
Virtual Film<br />
With prices coming down, it is likely that, on large budget fi lms, the circled take “dailies” will be<br />
soon be scanned to virtual negative 2 K and the camera negative never cut or printed. In fact, some<br />
fi lms are already doing this.<br />
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