Sunday, April 27, 2008

Star Wars II - first all digital major motion picture

Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The first all digital major motion picture

Credentials: The movie is directed by George Lucas, academy award winning movie director and creator of the Star Wars saga. He is also the man who created Indiana Jones.

Claims:
-Attack of the Clones is the first all digital major motion picture
-digital filmmaking is the future of filmmaking
-analog filmmaking will be replaced in the future by digital. Lucas had all theaters playing the movie installed with Christie digital movie projectors.
-can be argued that analog film movies are still better or should still be used to keep to the traditional ways of filmmaking
-to argue that digital filmmaking can create just as good, or even better, quality films
-to argue that digital filmmaking is no better in quality, but more efficient in the process

Evidence:
-an all digital movie, from production through post-production.
-digital video cameras used to shoot the film
-digital editing software used to edit the film
-digital projectors used to project and show the film

Purpose:
-to allow the process of making a movie to be quicker and more efficient
-to incorporate new technology into the art of filmmaking
-to push the future of digital filmmaking

Audience:
-rated PG, intended for every age
-already established Star Wars fans

5 comments:

Erin Trapp said...

the aspect of the first digital is interesting. a non-film person might not know what this means, or why it is important. we could be told more about it. also, we start losing the whole star wars ii aspect... why does it matter that it's star wars ii. what is the whole star wars thing about anyways? sounds good. some primary/secondary source reviews might help as a starting place.

Erin Trapp said...

p.s. tell us why you're interested in it...

hannahbanana said...

Cool. But I thought the "claims" were supposed to be made by the author of the source? You made a lot of good points, and I think your research paper would be very intriguing to read.

Erin Trapp said...

yes, i think hannah is right about the claims...

Erin Trapp said...

i guess one more thing: the topic choice sounds good, but can you flesh out more of the AB of the star wars II thing as an object first (like the content parts of it that were important, t00)?