The End of Celluloid?


by empire |
Published on

But don't panic it's not the end of cinemas. BT has plans to allow electronic transmission of blockbusters to individual cinemas so there's no need for thousands of prints. Sounds so simple, it's hard to imagine why they didn't think of it sooner. Digital projectors will replace the current ones - they will be able to screen high quality digital images, without interference from those pesky pixels. George Lucas is planning to shoot the second part of the new trilogy on digital video. He reckons he will save about 40 per cent on the cost of production. The cost of prints for Tomorrow Never Dies purely in the UK is thought to be around

Just so you know, we may receive a commission or other compensation from the links on this website - read why you should trust us