A large network of Hollywood’s biggest filmmakers and studios are supporting “Filmmaker Mode” – a new TV setting that will enable films to be displayed the way they were intended to be seen. Filmmaker Mode will look to disable all post-processing commonly found in modern televisions, in a hope to simplify how a consumer can view films the way they were supposed to. LG, Panasonic and Vizio are amongst the electronics companies to partner with the UHD Alliance (UHDA) who will look to standardize the new TV setting. We’re looking forward to see this new setting find its way into all their new television sets – and it remains to be seen if all the manufacturers will fulfill their promise to completely disable all their image manipulation settings once the “Filmmaker Mode” is switched on. Prominent Support from Hollywood Veterans & Industry Giants The growth of consumer electronic technology, along with an increased level of home screen viewing has led top names within the industry to make their opinion known. Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, James Cameron, Rian Johnson, JJ Abrams, Ryan Coogler amongst many more have endorsed Filmmaker Mode. The list of UHDA members is growing, including the likes of Amazon, Dell, Dolby, Google, Intel, Panasonic, Philips, Paramount, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and Warner Brothers. With a roster this large and star-studded endorsements it can only be assumed that things will move pretty wide and fast. Why do we need this? As a consumer it can be very easy to become...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 2 September, 2019