ABSTRACT
As television and video production has become more sophisticated, and as digital moviemaking has emerged as an art, film production values have filtered down into the video world. The gulf between video and film has closed; some television series shot on video are produced with the same production values as feature films. The standards for episodic television have increased dramatically, with major hit shows like Law and Order setting a high standard. Today, many episodic programs are shooting episodes in hi-def 24p with very high production values using sophisticated film-style lighting style that was simply not seen in a series 20 years ago.
