Advances In Digital Technology (FiST Chat 1)

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In their inaugural vodcast for FiST Chat, Steve and Ben talks about their respective background and experiences in filmmaking, and compare it to the massive advances in digital technology that have occurred over the past decade from the late 90s to 2011.

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FiST Chat: A weekly vodcast that features discussion on innovations, ideas and game-changers in the fields of film, science and technology. Hosted by Stephan Kern and Ben Warner.

Episode 1: Advances In Digital Technology - Steve and Ben discusses their early experiences with single chip and 3 chip MiniDV cameras, no distribution on the internet when they started in the late 90s, the work involved in promoting their films without online tools compared to the big advances now, the importance of backup and storage in an online world, and a discussion of the emergence of HDV and the various storage formats involved.

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• film
• science
• Technology
• vodcast
• discussion
• interview
• ben warner
• stephan kern
• fist chat
• Filmmaking
• movies
• digital
• internet