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The digital revolution in how films are seen and made is currently spelling a slow death for celluloid.<\/p>\n

Since the early days of photographic film in the late 19th century, moving pictures have been captured and then projected via some form of celluloid print.<\/p>\n

The origin of the name “film” even comes from the process and has been the primary method for recording and displaying motion pictures for over a century.<\/p>\n

But with the advent of digital technology over the last decade the days of film-based production and projection are numbered.<\/p>\n

This also presents an an interesting paradox: what will we call films once they are no longer shot or projected on film? (Should I rename this very website?)<\/p>\n

But whilst we ponder that, it is worth exploring why this is all happening and the differences between the old and new processes.<\/p>\n

PROJECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the early days of cinema until very recently light has shone through a piece of celluloid and the resultant moving image was then projected on to a cinema screen.<\/p>\n

This video by the Phoenix Cinema<\/a> in Finchley shows how film projection has traditionally worked:<\/p>\n