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From: Bob Shell <bob@bobshell.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1998 11:21:45 -0400 (EDT)
Fwd Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 12:26:47 -0400
Subject: Re: Use of "Film" When Referring To Video


>Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 07:58:54 -0400
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>From: Steven W. Kaeser <steve@konsulting.com>
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Re: Mexico City UFO Footage

>I'll refrain from snipping this post as I reply to a couple of
>points.

<snip>

>>>>The film should be processed under rigorously controlled
>>>>conditions (if it has not already been processed commercially).
>>>>If the camera is available but empty, the same operations should
>>>>be conducted wit a film of the same type as the original.

>>>What film? I've seen no comments to indicate that this was a
>>>"film", but was video taped with a hand-held Camcorder.

>>I understand that you haven't seen another facts. The term
>>'video filming' is commonly used by many professional video
>>editors and processing center units. A video filming device same
>>as the CCD video camera that was used in the Mexico's City UFO
>>video.

>If you use the word "film" as a verb (as in the example you
>mention), it applies to video taping, but not when used as a
>noun. "Processing" film refers to "film" that is checmically
>based, and not magnetic media. Your use of the term in your post
>appears to confuse the two, and I don't understand your
>reference that the "film should be processed under rigorously
>controlled conditions". I sense that English may not be your
>primary language, and perhaps this is a translational problem.


Steve,

As editor and writer for major photography magazines I have
always insisted that the term "film", whether noun or verb, not
be used when referring to video. I think using it in that way is
improper and only leads to confusion like this.

When using a video camera you are "shooting video", "video
taping", or maybe just "videoing", but you are not filming.

Similarly, a person who does this is a videographer, not a
cinematographer. I suppose both could be called "cameraman",
since a camera is involved in both cases.

Bob