Workflow for Digital Cinema

"Workflow for Digital Cinema" is a handbook for professionals for an industry in transition, this book will speak to industry professionals looking for an understanding of the specific steps from production through distribution that will help to demystify this powerful and too often ambiguous word "workflow". This book will examine the changes in how motion picture production and post production is profoundly effected by the many options in tools and processes that are available to filmmakers today. These numerous choices, oftentimes confusing and complex, are defined and described amidst the current industry landscape as our analog film world gives way to a digital and data-centric approach. Part of the new "Focal Press" series, "Digital Cinema: From Production to Exhibition" is edited by Charles S. Swartz. By 2008, the number of digital cinema screens is forecast to rise to more than 5,000 worldwide in response to the emergence of industry standards and innovations in business processes. "Digital Cinema Factbook" is from industry analysts Dodona Research. Author Leon Silverman is a SMPTE Hollywood Manager and recognized leader in digital cinema technology and distribution.