MTF
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So, you are biased on both fronts? Mechanical vs Virtual
With interests in both movies and Chopard watches...you had to agree. 
On a more serious note, we are losing old film stock at the rate of thousands of feet per week. With the push to digital imaging, the Art and nuances of lighting and real photography (writing with light) is being lost.
My niece does not even know what a music CD is, let alone a phonograph vinyl disc. She thinks music is a mp3 file that Apple manufactures and her phone is a You Tube-linked device.
Virtual watch dial on Apple Watch or real dial on a Chopard Lunar One?
What about a hand painted lacquer dial?
So, we must keep the patrimony of the 7th Art.
Regards,
MTF
This message has been edited by MTF on 2014-10-18 01:44:58
Chopard supports renovation of Cinecitta studios
Chopard continues its commitment to the 7th Art Supporting renovation of the legendary Cinecitta studios Rome - 15th October 2014 Cinecittà, the movie studio complex built south of Rome in 1937 is often referred to as “the dream factory”. It has played a ...
Bravo, indeed.
As a member of the motion picture industry, I greatly appreciate Chopard's dedication to the arts, in particular the motion picture arts. And what a beautiful restoration of this legendary studio facility. Best, CaliforniaJed
So, you are biased on both fronts? Mechanical vs Virtual
With interests in both movies and Chopard watches...you had to agree. On a more serious note, we are losing old film stock at the rate of thousands of feet per week. With the push to digital imaging, the Art and nuances of lighting and real photography (w...
Agree, but
... as we lose the art of lighting, we create new artists capable of (I would argue) equally creaive digital skills, the boundaries for which are as wide as our imaginations. (Look how far we've come with visual effects since Star Wars, for instance.) We ...
