Digital magic : the revolution in film and TV /

In section one of this program, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the budding digital film industry. Inexpensive and easy to use, digital video cameras and editing software enable independent filmmakers and students alike to create features and documentaries, and they use the Interne...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2000]
Subjects:	Digital video. Image processing > Digital techniques. Interactive multimedia. Motion picture industry. Motion pictures > Production and direction. Motion pictures and television.

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Summary:	In section one of this program, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the budding digital film industry. Inexpensive and easy to use, digital video cameras and editing software enable independent filmmakers and students alike to create features and documentaries, and they use the Internet as a ready distribution channel. In section two, correspondent Terence Smith examines the successor to the VCR - the Personal Video Recorder, which feeds broadcasts through a hard drive, allowing viewers to pause a program, do an instant replay or record programs for later viewing. WebTV, which allows viewer interaction with the Internet and live broadcasts, is also presented.
Item Description:	Originally broadcast in 2000 on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. "FFH10882." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (23 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.