Behind the Lens

1.2Demystifying Digital: How Digital Cameras Capture a Color Image

At this year’s Digital Video Expo I got the opportunity to teach one of my favorite lectures, The Flavors of HD (which is also the basis for my Digital Cinematography class at the Global Cinematography Institute), or as it was known this year: Demystifying Digital. It’s a favorite because I get to discuss so many different aspects of what makes up a digital format and really open people’s eyes to the differences in formats and how to understand them. This year we expanded the session from its typical hour and a half into a day-long session and I was able to cover a lot more ground. After getting feedback from some of the session attendees, I decided to share some of the elements ...