Do film festivals require 4K?
Films submitted to the festival must have been primarily shot and captured in at least 4K resolution (with no more than 10% of the film up-converted from a lower resolution); and must be finished and delivered in 4K resolution (“quad HD” at 3840×2160 – or full theatrical at 4096×2160).
Does Sundance require premiere?
There are no premiere or prior screening restrictions for short films. Shorts may have been publicly exhibited, broadcast or streamed on television or the Internet, or released via any home video platform in any country and remain eligible for our Short Film Competition.
What is DCP format?
A Digital Cinema Package (DCP) is a collection of digital files used to store and convey digital cinema (DC) audio, image, and data streams. The composition consists of a Composition Playlist (in XML format) that defines the playback sequence of a set of Track Files.
How do you get into Sundance film Festival?
In order to qualify as a U.S. Narrative Feature Film, the submitted project must be either scripted or improvisational fiction, or a fictionalization of actual events, and at least half of the project’s financing must originate from within the United States.
Should I shoot 4K or 1080p?
For many projects, 1080p is good enough. The benefit of shooting in 4K is a quadrupled resolution, allowing you to zoom in cleanly since you have a much better source video to work with. This is perfect for cutting to close-ups, effectively eliminating jump-cuts from your finished product entirely.
What are the Sundance categories?
Structure of the Sundance Film Festival
- US Dramatic / US Documentaries.
- World Dramatic / World Documentaries.
- Shorts.
- Premieres / Documentary Premieres.
- NEXT.
- Spotlight.
- Midnight.
- New Frontier.
How much does it cost to enter Sundance Film Festival?
Tickets are only $20 per show, but when you see a show at Sundance, you get to sit in on a Q&A session with the director and some of the cast members as well!
What format is DCP?
In a DCP, a filmmaker’s video track is encoded frame by frame in the robust JPEG-2000 format. This format allows each element of a film to be stored separately in a folder. A Digital Cinema Server utilizes this folder along with other elements to properly project every element of your motion picture on the big screen.