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: Film is Not Dead
: astrobeck August 20, 2011, 06:38:39 AM
Of course we all know it, but it seems that film is catching on again...

Video I found on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/08/18/natpkg.film.not.dead.yet.cnn?iref=allsearch (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/08/18/natpkg.film.not.dead.yet.cnn?iref=allsearch)


There's a short ad in front of the video that I'm not sure how to get rid of...sorry.
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Mike (happyforest) August 20, 2011, 11:20:38 AM
Interesting film, I wonder why CNN produced it, it doesn't seem to be presented like the sort of short news\interest segment that I am used to see from the BBC or other UK broadcasters.

I wonder how many non-film viewers have seen\will get to see it?

I like the prominence of Ilford products in the film, so do Ilford\Harman I guess.

Thanks for posting.

Mike
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Terry August 20, 2011, 01:11:43 PM
Once you get past the twee fake computer voice bookends there's some excellent content.  I like the plug they gave to K&M too.
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: hookstrapped August 20, 2011, 02:47:39 PM
Yay, PrintSpace, too!
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Ed Wenn August 21, 2011, 01:03:02 PM
Hmm, I can't seem to get the video to load when i visit the page. Will keep trying...
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Francois August 21, 2011, 03:13:10 PM
I saved it using DownloadHelper. If you want, I can send you the file direct.
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: Paul Mitchell August 21, 2011, 03:48:43 PM
Here it is Ed

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/08/18/natpkg.film.not.dead.yet.cnn?hpt=hp_abar (http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/08/18/natpkg.film.not.dead.yet.cnn?hpt=hp_abar)
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Phil Bebbington August 21, 2011, 04:29:45 PM
It seems whichever link I use I get a different CNN story, but, nothing to do with film. One was a Libya story and the other a Kansas air crash. Perhaps this Greek wifi is playing games!
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Francois August 21, 2011, 06:18:01 PM
For those who can't get it, I decided to upload it to zshare.

Here's the link
Analogue photo.flv - 27.53MB (http://www.zshare.net/video/939507900f67377f/)
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Dave Elden August 22, 2011, 11:31:17 PM
Thanks for posting the link, took a couple of tries before it ran but it did.  Looking forward now to getting in to the darkroom again where I teach, courses start again on Sep 12th!
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: sapata August 23, 2011, 10:29:18 AM
Great film... I thought the voice-over was bit strange as well :P
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: Paul Mitchell August 23, 2011, 10:55:15 AM
Great film... I thought the voice-over was bit strange as well :P
Yeah sounded like my satnav or a female version of Stephen Hawking!  :D
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: sapata August 23, 2011, 11:13:24 AM
Great film... I thought the voice-over was bit strange as well :P
Yeah sounded like my satnav or a female version of Stephen Hawking!  :D

Ha!
And I thought she would announce that the next train to London Victoria Station is about to depart! ;D
: Re: Film is Not Dead
: Late Developer August 23, 2011, 12:39:33 PM
Interesting video and an even more interesting title. Personally, I'd prefer to see titles like "Film - very much alive and kicking" rather than reference to "not dead yet" - which infers that it will be some day.

I'm a great believer in positive thought - not to the extent that it can cure illnesses or diseases - but that issues can morph into self-fulfilling prophecies if you don't adopt a positive attitude towards them.

Where film is concerned, Adam Smith, the 18th century philosopher and economist probably put it best when he said:

“Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.”

or, more simply, "if you don't use it, you'll lose it".
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: Thom Stone August 24, 2011, 06:29:26 PM
great video, really want to visit new york even more now :-) printspace looks awesome, wish I had something like that near me so I wouldnt have to spend hours setting up my dark room just to do a hand full of prints!