The future of movies apparently is all digital. Will anyone else miss "old fashioned" movies?

I disagree. Sure a lot of blockbusters are going to be chock full of cgi, but the market is so vast there is room for every niche. There are thousands of people who feel just like you and consequently there will be movies made for that specific audience. It just means that you will have to work to find the stuff you like.

I disagree, too. While there will definitely be a lot of people going out to see movies like “Avatar”, there will be just as many people who will want to see CGI-less movies like “Maid in Manhattan” (ok, so that was a really bad analogy…. nobody wants to see that movie.)

@buckyboy28 ; yeah… bad example, man. xD but i get your point.

What? You still gotta SHOOT ‘em on film for depth, right?

@troubleinharlem Also, it is important to update with the times. If we didn’t, we’d still be watching black and white silent films being played from hand-cranked projectors with a pianist playing the soundtrack.

In all photography, in my opinion, properly exposed and developed film is much more beautiful than anything digital so far.

I’m going to see Avatar, I love good SPFX. But the Oscar winners by and large, have always been and will always be all about a good story. Hollywood strays from that tenet at it’s own peril.

CGI is not a replacement for the real world. Even for action and special effects.

I seriously doubt that. CGI is probably going to replace scenery entirely in the near future but other than that i don’t see that happening, actors must have charisma, and charisma is best shown in person.

I have high hopes for Avatar. Hopefully they won’t be dashed – Cameron is rather hit or miss.

I sure as hell will. My roommate and I watched The Dark Crystal the other night, and then had a long discussion on how much more interesting good puppetry was than CG. But it’s not all going downhill. I mean, in Where the Wild Things Are the wild things are mostly suits with some slight CG layering. This was the best examples of pictures I would find (if you browse the pics and use the zoom tool, you can get a better look).

I think @Foolaholic‘s example of Where the Wild Things Are is a good example.

For a good long time, the best stuff will be a combination of live action and cgi.

I think the problem is that everyone is listening Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies. What about movies that don’t fit that category?

Technology is continually advancing, so long as screenwriters can still cook up great stories I’m ready for the transition. I’ll always prefer the look of 35mm reversal film, but the only thing makes a lasting impression is the story itself.

lord of the rings, people

25 years back, CDs were replacing vinyl records. After years, people rediscovered the warmth of the sound of vinyl.
The same thing will happen with film and digital projection.

500 years from now. No one will understand what is meant by this question.

We have been watching 100 years of cinematography? We are already loosing track of plenty of wonderful forms of escapism.

Soon there will be too much for one person to see in a lifetime. Eventually the non digital stuff will get lost in the annals of history and time.

Francis Ford Coppola still shoots on film, and will never abandon it. Of course, he doesn’t have much time left. I’m sure others will keep it going, but film is really expensive.

“Romance or not” and “digital or not” are two different things. All 4 possible combinations exist. If you are referring to the phenomena like visual imperfections (same with vinyl), well of people prefer to have them, there’s software that can make the content of a Blu-ray DVD look like that of a 1979 VHS tape.

LOL That is funny! :-)
“that can make the content of a Blu-ray DVD look like that of a 1979 VHS tape.”

And the difference is?

Garbage in, garbage out.

No, I’m talking about image quality. Blu-ray might be too perfect for some people and they miss the good ol’ days. There are plenty of differences, not only resolution.