A Picture's Worth

Very insightful article on the paradigm of blending video into a still camera and then being a film shooter.

A Picture's Worth:

"But you and I aren't going to pick up a Mark IV or D3s and suddenly become proficient at screenwriting. We aren't going to become expert at non-linear editing. Forget mastery of the software, all of these things require skill and experience. And there is no level of technology that will replace the hours that are required to do something well -- whether it's playing basketball, designing a building, or making a movie.

Do I want a D-SLR with video? Yes. But I don't, for a second believe, that it is going to turn me into the next Polanski Spielberg without dedicating 10,000 hours (wink at Gladwell) to become an expert."

Yep.