A decade after digital cinema projection, 35mm and 70mm film lives on

When the digital wave started sweeping through cinemas a decade ago, projectionist Rob Murphy was quick to pick up a camera and start filming what he thought was the imminent death of traditional 35mm movies.Just as well, too. In a revolution that happened swiftly, film laboratories closed because prints no longer had to be struck for every movie screening in every cinema. Cans of film no longer had to be shipped around the country. Old-style projection equipment was thrown out. Cinematographers switched to digital cameras. And many projectionists had to look for other jobs given that cinema managers were able to program a week of sessions in advance on a computer.

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