what i meant was all the college kids who will eventually make their way into the industry shoot on video not film and cut on a computer, most likely a mac.

You can't deny that eventually all the old and grey cinematographers will retire.

Plus the u.s. according to mr lucas is singular in not adopting dlp and digitally shot HD video as the mainstream. He claims in an interview someplace that Europe already has, making remarks about france always being the center of avant garde and so on.

Accordingly the magazine american cinematographer's focus has been on all things digital at least for more than a decade.

Even cinefex focus is on films shot mostly on hidef video or cgi.

You see i am one of those people who like the old art form of cinematography and effects on film. as well as hand drawn cel animation. the thing is these things pretty much met their death knell in the mid 90's.

Even most of tv is now shot on digital videotape and not film. Shows like Sg-1 and Galactica for Example.