Side By Side


Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.

James Cameron
Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.

Steven Soderbergh
Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.

John Mathieson B.S.C.
Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.

Keanu Reeves
Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.

Keanu Reeves, Greta Gerwig
Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.

Technicolor film developing lab
Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.

Chris Kenneally
Side By Side by Chris Kenneally
USA 2011, Berlinale Special
© 2012 Company Films LLC all rights reserved.
SIDE BY SIDE explores both the science behind the development of digital cinema technology as well as its effects. At this historical juncture, in which digital and analogue technologies still exist side by side, the film investigates the pros and cons of digital filmmaking. SIDE BY SIDE is a non-nerdy introduction for all those with an interest in how films are made in the modern age.
In this way, this documentary enlightens rather than baffles the viewer about the differences between analogue and digital techniques – beginning with the moment when the camera begins to turn over to the editing phase; through visual effects to data storage and the projection of the final film in cinemas. Opinions diverge widely: although David Lynch may long have bidden farewell to analogue film processes, Christopher Nolan is adamant that aesthetically speaking, there is no better medium than celluloid.
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Keanu Reeves
A face in the crowd.
Side By Side · Berlinale Special · Feb 15, 2012

Keanu Reeves
The American actor on the stage of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Side By Side · Berlinale Special · Feb 15, 2012

Keanu Reeves
For the film the actor interviewed colleagues on the topic of the digitalization of cinema for years.
Side By Side · Berlinale Special · Feb 15, 2012

Michael C. Donaldson, Chris Kenneally, Keanu Reeves
During the film talk in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Side By Side · Berlinale Special · Feb 15, 2012

Michael Ballhaus
On the Red Carpet in front of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Side By Side · Berlinale Special · Feb 15, 2012
Keanu Reeves discussing the significance of digital technology for cinema and the art of filmmaking with Chris Kenneally, the film’s director, and Michael C. Donaldson, a lawyer who is an important advocate of independent filmmakers and an expert on digital rights, at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Side By Side
Berlinale Special · Panel Discussion | Talk · Feb 15, 2012