Formats & Prints
Celluloid, digital, repertory prints and what the format does to the film.
- 35mm Is Not Nostalgia
A corrective to the twee framing of celluloid as heritage object — a direct, factual account of what 35mm projection does differently at the photographic and perceptual level, and why the argument about it matters for festival programming specifically.
- What 70mm Actually Changes
A comparison of 35mm and 70mm as festival experiences — not a technical manual but a firsthand account of what is different in the room, on the screen and in the audience when a 70mm print is running.
- The Archival Print Problem
Repertory screenings at festivals often use prints in varying states of survival — this piece explains what you are actually watching when a print is damaged or incomplete, and how to calibrate your expectations without losing the experience.
- DCP and What You Lose
A frank comparison of digital cinema projection against the celluloid it replaced — not a polemic but a description of the specific qualities that are absent, with an honest account of what digital does better and where the trade-off sits for a festival audience.