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| - The BBC film cameras were small, light, and didn't have very good quality, so they were strictly used in locations the much larger, fancier video cameras couldn't go. One episode was shot entirely on film as a way of getting around a picket line, but aside from that, Doctor Who was basically always shot with interior scenes on video and exterior scenes on film, until the 80s came and ruined everything forever.
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| - The BBC film cameras were small, light, and didn't have very good quality, so they were strictly used in locations the much larger, fancier video cameras couldn't go. One episode was shot entirely on film as a way of getting around a picket line, but aside from that, Doctor Who was basically always shot with interior scenes on video and exterior scenes on film, until the 80s came and ruined everything forever. Of course, from our point of view it's video that's evil. Video records discrete pixels, so when you try to blow it up to HD standards, you get shit. Film, meanwhile, records... well, onto film, so when you blow it up, you get blurry out of focus images and film grain. As a result, The Spearhead from Splink is the only classic Who story available in HD, for all the good it'll do ya. Much like the arrow in the Fed Ex logo, once you see the difference between video and film you'll never un-see it. Video is marked by weird lines, color streaks, image ghosting, unpleasant fps, and harsh, unflattering light, whereas film is marked by grainy, out of focus images with spotty dubbing and washed out colors. Happy viewing! NOTE: This isn't to say that the two mediums can't be done well, its just the fact the BBC spent all its money on cocaine and keeping Uncle Jimmy out of jail. Film can look stunning in HD, but the beeb most likely got its cameras from an amateur film club or the fucking skip. Video is good for soap operas aimed at old women, as its smooth fps and steady movement meant it did not strain their delicate, fragile eyes. But since any special effect in Classic Who shouldn't be looked at for more than two seconds, video is fucking useless. Not to mention the majority of the show was filmed on video, so instead of beautiful 1080p Blu Ray releases that some old shows like Batman and Star Trek can get, we're stuck with DVD's where the Restoration Team (god bless them) have to go hand over foot in making it look somewhat presentable. British TV is great.
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