Were there concerns how a Super 16 format film would air in HD?
KANNER: Absolutely not. I love the look of film. We have done many shows that shot on Super 16 mm and delivered on HD. With today’s stocks, grain isn’t the problem it used to be. When I first joined HBO, everything had to be produced on 35 mm film, however the new stocks have improved so much during the past five years that’s no longer an issue. QUESTION: What was the first HBO movie produced in Super 16 format? KANNER: The first one I was involved with was Conspiracy in 2001. Stephen Goldblatt (ASC, BSC) was the cinematographer. It was his suggestion. The story pretty much took place in one room where Nazi officials planned the Holocaust. Stephen wanted kind of a documentary look with a handheld camera that put the audience in that time and place. Digital intermediates (DI) were just starting and Super 16 mm allowed Stephen and Frank Pierson (the director) to get the intimacy they wanted and allowed us to be able to have film prints to project at our premieres. After Conspiracy, HBO p
