In this video presentation that was done for the ACS Technology Committee, I look at the history and reasons behind modern digital cameras and display resolutions.
This is a look back at the muddle of formats that we can choose from today and where they come from.
Ben Allan ACS CSI has been at the forefront of the digital revolution in cinematography and post production including color grading & sound mixing and as a multi-award winning Director Of Photography.
As Cinematographer, his filmography includes over 1,500 TV commercials, feature documentaries, music videos, TV drama series and feature films.
In 2002, he became the youngest person ever to be awarded the prestigious ACS letters by the Australian Cinematographer’s Society and the first to be given the honor for work shot in digital high definition. His early research into logarithmic gamma curves for digital cameras contributed to the film-gammas now built into all professional cameras and he is the first person ever to accredited both as a cinematographer and with full accredited membership of the Colorist Society International.
