The cinematographers slipped shyly onto the SMPTE program to run two sessions which quietly revealed the flashpoints in a changing profession. Boundaries, health and safety, training, undercutting, dumb budgeting, massive data levels and control over the image in post – all the issues are here revealed.
SMPTE, primarily an organisation of engineers, has been reaching out in recent years to get away from its rather soulless geeky image. Both the conference and the equipment exhibition this year are notable for their mix of technology and humanity.
