Since the 1990s, more and more films have been shot on digital video and videotape rather than film stock. Some of them are independent, low-budget productions, while others are major studio productions. Since the mid-2010s, most films have been captured and distributed digitally. Among the 200 highest grossing theatrically released films each year, a majority of films were shot on digital video for the first time in 2013, in 2014 over 80% were shot digitally, and by 2016 over 90% of films were shot digitally.
Notable firsts First major studio film shot primarily on digital video: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) First film shot digitally in Official Competition at Cannes Film Festival: Russian Ark (2002) First nominees for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography shot mainly on digital video: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) First winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography shot mainly on digital video: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) First winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography shot entirely on digital video: Avatar (2009) First film shot with the Red One Camera: Che (2008) First film shot with the Red One MX, and first film projected in 4K theatrical distribution: The Social Network (2010) First film to be shot mainly with the Arri Alexa: Anonymous (2011) First film to be shot mainly with the Red Epic Dragon and in 6K resolution: Gone Girl (2014) First film shot mainly with the Arri Alexa 65: The Revenant (2015) First film shot mainly with digital IMAX cameras: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) First film shot mainly with the Red Weapon Vista Vision and in 8K resolution: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
List of films The movies listed are shot mainly digitally. The list includes films released before 2012.
See also List of large sensor interchangeable-lens video cameras List of motion picture topics Filmizing Russian Ark - The first feature film shot completely in uncompressed high-definition
References
External links American Cinematographer article about Star Wars: Episode II American Cinematographer article about Collateral DigitalCinemaNow article about "HD 2K 4K Digital hi-end cameras" HD Magazine "All about HD in all its guises - capture to distribution" Official Panavision Media Center & Reference Library Light Illusion Various Tech Papers about Digital Cinematography and Digital Film Official Sony Professional Website