Interesting story in the New York Times by chief film critic Manohla Dargis.
Working with the cinematographer Matthew Libatique, Darren Aronofsky shot most of “Black Swan,” about a ballerina (Natalie Portman) who loses herself to her art, on film. But when it came time to get down and dirty in the New York subways (and without the requisite permits), Mr. Libatique switched to a couple of digital single-lens reflex Canon cameras: in other words still cameras, with video functionality…
Those are just like the cameras we’ll be using in this class!
She lists 30 of her favorite films from this past year that were shot digitally, both documentaries and features.
But remember, it’s not the camera, it’s the story.
