On Mon, 5 Dec 1994, Ian Noe wrote:
 
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> point is, if you shoot it on video, you have made a video (not a film),
> and I don't see the point of wasting the cellulloid (which is
> photo-chemical not magnetic or digital).  Also, what is it exactly that
> you're saying here?, Do you want to make a feature length film on video
> (no one will buy it, ever, don't kid yourself) and then transfer it so
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> that it can be shown in theatres.
 
Please explain _Hoop Dreams_ (now into its 7th week here in Seattle
movie theaters).  Is this the first feature *totally* shot on video?
 
Marc