29/01/2003

In the current climate of turbulence that typifies the French and European film and audiovisual industries, DVD - the Digital Video Disc - is the technological equivalent of a ray of brilliant sunshine. The format enjoyed a 20 per cent increase in market penetration in France. It turned misconceptions regarding poor sound and picture quality on their head and consumers welcomed the not-so-hidden extras to such a degree that DVD heralded the advent of a completely new form of filmmaking. However, the chain reactions generated by the exponential growth of this format have yet to be clearly delineated and identified.
Is DVD a threat to cinema? Or an improvement that will allow cinema to evolve? An overview of this singular phenomenon.

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