available, rather than hold some back for the occasional mistake. It does require a bit more concentration at the time of shooting, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I mentioned 3 perf pull down in response to an earlier question, and I should mention that many of the television productions shot on film are currently using 3 perf super 35 cameras using the central 1.33 aspect ratio for broadcast at the moment, but protecting (keeping clean of equipment) the full Super 1.85 aspect ratio for future HD syndication with it’s 16:9 aspect ratio. Univisium is getting closer all the time.
Wahi: How much do the directors concern about the cinematography? Do they want a special f-stop or do they just say “make it look cool”?
Rajeev Jain: The director/DP relationship can have a pretty wide range. In some cases the director will have a