Wyatt, Gayle, and Gil look back on the digital shift in cinema — remembering the craft, creativity, and hands-on magic of analog filmmaking, and how the precision of CGI has replaced the imperfections that once made movie magic feel real.

The crew dives into the dawn of the digital era — when cameras, editing, and effects began shifting from film to pixels. Wyatt, Gayle, and Gil share early encounters with digital tech, debate the “cinematic look,” and explore how storytelling and audiences changed as Hollywood — and indie filmmakers — went digital.

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As the millennium approached, filmmaking began to change forever. In part two, we explore the moment digital tools began replacing film — from FireWire and Avid to the first prosumer cameras that blurred the line between hobbyist and professional. It’s the bridge between splicing tape by hand and editing with a click.

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