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Originally Posted by John Stuart
I was wondering, if TV channels and studios have all the budget why they don't used the best way to record these images that last for decades? Sorry if I am being stupid, but this is something I never could understand, why a 1940 movie can look better than a 1990 TV show. Can someone please explain?  |
That's the thing, they don't have unlimited budgets. Cost is always a factor, hence to this day, day-time soaps are shot on video, being significantly cheaper than shooting on film. I suppose with the latest digital cameras (such as those Lucas used on SWIII) this might in due course change as well, but for now shooting on film is expensive: not only do you buy the film stock, it has to be developed, then prints struck, or at least transferred back to video for TV transmission. As a 'bonus', video tape can be re-used, adding a further element in reducing overall cost.