Andy’s Rant of the Day: Film vs Video. Yeah, Let’s Get It Right!
It’s time for everyone’s favorite feature…
Andy’s Rant of the Day!
For today’s rant, let’s address the difference of filming and shooting a video. To get started, let’s take a moment and look around the room. Everyone who used a phone, digital camera, drone or other electronic device to film a video today, please raise your hands.
I see a few hands out there. But sorry Charlie, you got this one wrong. You do not get to pass Go and collect your $200. In fact, you should go directly to jail for giving that answer.
Photo Credit: Hasbro Toys
Maybe it’s due to the proliferation of photographic quad copters and so many people becoming instant video producers that some people have not taken a moment to realize that they are not “filming” a scene, they are creating a “video” of the scene. Here’s why:
This is film:
Photo Courtesy of Kodak
This is a Micro SD Card:
Photo Courtesy of SanDisk
See the difference?
When you are filming, you are capturing your images on film. When you are shooting or creating video, it is stored on a completely different type of media. So, unless you are using using film, you’re creating video.
So, from now on, let’s try to get it right. If you’re going to go out in your high-tech remote controlled quad copter and if I hear you say you’re “filming,” my first question will be, “What type of film is your camera using.”
Then, I’ll ask if you’re still use video tape to record TV shows!
Okay, Rant Over. You may now move around the cabin.
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