High Definition Brings European Vacations to American Homes

摘要

"The goal of a documentary has always been to document reality, without manipulation," said filmmaker Randall Dark, cofounder and president of HD Vision Studios. "When working with the forcibly controlled medium of the motion picture, that is extremely difficult - if at times impossible - to achieve. The High Definition (HD) video format, however, has made significant strides in freeing filmmakers from the obstacles standing in the way of spontaneous, undirected reality." The benefits of HD have never been more apparent than with Dark's new documentary series, European Getaways. Dark and his crew had three short weeks to capture images from 10 of Europe's premier cities - Paris, London, Rome, Naples, Amsterdam, Venice, Monte Carlo, Nice, Athens and Barcelona. The footage shot in each city was then edited into ten, 25-minute stand-alone documentaries - one film representing each city.