Feature Stories

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Well-known director and cinematographer Wu Chiao is at the forefront of digital cinema in China. He has been immersed in the filmmaking process since his first day as a student of cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy. He has been the director and/or cinematographer of numerous films, setting a standard of excellence within China. George Lucas’ Star Wars II, the first motion picture to be shot using an HD camera planted the seed with Wu Chiao that quality movies could be made outside the realm of traditional film methodology. Since then, he has amassed a good deal of experience and knowledge about the digital cinema process, including the quality and performance of digital cameras and data workflows, as well as their contribution to the art and craft of cinematography.

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“It seems so-called honor killings and related attitudes and threats of violence have come to our part of the world,” says Deborah Parks, producer of Shelley Saywell’s award-winning documentary In the Name of the Family.  “It’s frightening and these girls have nowhere to tell their stories. That’s why we made this film.”


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Hoyts Cinemas is converting to digital with assistance from Arts Alliance Media, Christie Digital Systems and Doremi Cinema. The effort encompasses the entire Hoyts circuit in both Australia and New Zealand. The effort is part of Hoyts relationship with the Digital Cinema Implementation Partners Australia group.

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Hong Place Vision is the biggest rental company of Red Digital Cinema cameras in Beijing, and has built a post-production studio to meet the demand for the rapidly rising number of digital film and TV productions in China. Chief technician Yang Liu says one of their latest film projects, Zou Shan Ren, offers a good example of the digital workflow as well as their business model of offering cost-effective digital tools to filmmakers, TV producers, and broadcasters throughout China.