Appendix 1

Finishing on Film
lists rather than shooting the HD back to fi lm. It looks much better and doesn’t really cost any
more.
One of the problems is that many of these independent fi lms are shot on HD and don’t have a negative
to cut. But many are shot back to fi lm because it’s easy and straightforward. Many are shot back
because the workfl ow was not designed toward cutting the negative or editing systems were used
that simply don’t allow for this workfl ow. So, the image is compromised and really for no good
reason.
As many big-budget fi lms are now using DI and small-budget, independent fi lms are using virtual
DI, many independent negative cutters are going out of business. Most of the labs still offer this
service, but fewer projects are cutting negative every year.
Lost Hope and More —The Negative Edit
Figure 5.12 Lost Hope and More poster
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