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Chopard supports renovation of Cinecitta studios

 
 By: MTF : October 16th, 2014-17:51
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.

 
 By: CaliforniaJed : October 17th, 2014-10:36
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

 
 By: MTF : October 18th, 2014-01:40
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

 
 By: CaliforniaJed : October 18th, 2014-09:11
... 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 ...