High Definition: Whose Needs, Whose Standards?

19862 h 39 minFilm: Documentary

Co-produced by Forum Vidéo de Montréal Inc. and the NFB.

A debate on the applications of high-definition television. Is it actually a viable broadcast system? Or should it be regarded instead as a new process of origination for film production? A conversation with the users, the designers, and the skeptics.

Subject categories


  • Film and Video Arts > Cinema, Television and VideoConferencesTechnologyTelevision
  • Technology > Film, Video and Television
  • Media and Communication > Television Broadcasting and Production