16mm Film Production for Television: Three Views

The question of how suitable 16mm film is for television productions is a controversial one, and there appear to be substantive arguments for both sides. Real savings in the cost of 16mm stock compared with the cost of 35mm stock might be cancelled by the costs of necessary new equipment. With new high-quality 16mm stock becoming available, 16mm might be the way of the future — but what about electronic reproduction and electronic editing which may take the place of much film? To throw some light on this, three views have been adapted and condensed from American Cinemeditor, Summer 1972. The second of these three views, that by Sidney P. Solow, was also published in the September 1972 American Cinematographer to whom the Journal is indebted for the illustrations.

Print ISSN
Published
1973-06
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J08860