Studium Generale: Cinema in the Digital Age

What does it mean to make and watch film in an entirely digital age? During the lecture series Celluloid No More, Studium Generale reflects on cinema as a digital medium in the 21st century.

The first digital feature film
When George Lucas released Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones in 2002 - the first major feature film to be shot entirely digitally, it heralded a revolution within the film world. A few years later, in 2009, cinemas worldwide switched en masse from 35mm projectors to digital DCP projection for the screening of James Cameron's Avatar. The digital future had become a reality.

Streaming services
By now, films are self-evidently digital products, partly due to the rise of streaming services. But what does this digital turn mean for the materiality, technology and aesthetics of cinema? How have camera technology, stylistic choices and narrative strategies changed? And how does film relate to other communication technologies such as the internet?

Digital revolution of cinema
Film expert Hugo Emmerzael will take you through the technological, cultural and philosophical dimensions of digital cinema in this series. A must for film lovers, students and anyone curious about the future of the medium.