CONVERGENCE 8K cameras and prosumer price limits

This is kit which will retail for a fraction of specialised cinema cameras, but that is still likely to be several 1,000 to buy, so it's on that prosumer line. Like the bulk of film-making kit it's as likely to be rented out as purchased. It's a rival to the industry standard (budget level) BlackMagic models (a Sony Red with enough kit to shoot will be over $10k).

This line caught my eye....

“That’s not to say that 8K video doesn’t have its uses. Where 8K is useful for filmmakers is the ability to crop the frame. If I edit an 8K video file in a 4K timeline, I’m only looking at 50% of the total image size. This means I can zoom in by up to another 50% without losing any resolution. This gives me a tighter shot and also gives me a cut (a second camera, if you will) within the edit, which, at times, can be a lifesaver. This was the typical workflow when 4K arrived. Initially, people continued to deliver in 1080p, using the full 4K resolution to give them options within the edit,’ he added.

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The same filmmaker discusses how 8k filming is problematic as it means very limited recording times on cards, and really needs a well-specced Mac Pro to cope, not a standard iMac/Macbook.

So, convergence, but only for that middle ground of prosumer as opposed to the mass consumer market that 4K capabilities on the likes of the iPhone have transformed.

QUOTE SOURCE: https://www.techradar.com/news/why-the-canon-eos-r5-could-be-mind-blowing-for-video-according-to-a-director

UGC FAN-MADE GAMES horror examples

Look out for earlier posts here or the DBHorror blog on Brigid Cherry's study of UGC in film, specifically how fans have massively extended the official texts of the Scream franchise with fan-fiction, fan-art and more - and she was writing a few years ago now; continuing convergence has enhanced the scope for doing this.

Indeed, the focus of this article (hyperlink below) is on unofficial UGC, fan-made games - including the Friday the 13th example that the franchise producer liked so much that he made it into the officially licensed game! We've also seen browser-based Flash games, like Shaun of the Dead Pacman (actually created by film producer Working Title, unusually, NOT the distributor StudioCanal/Universal), used as smart marketing strategies - showing that convergence is long established within film distribution and marketing.

If producing film coursework yourself, mock up a game cover or screenshot - a neat way of showing audience engagement. If producing a full (whether short or feature) film could you go the extra mile and produce an actual game? It's not THAT difficult or expensive to do in this highly converged era!!

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3611040/editorial-diving-weird-world-fan-made-horror-games/