TV show Project Greenlight

On my DVR I recorded an interesting show called Project Greenlight. It's a documentary about upcoming film directors that created short films, and the goal of the show was that one of these directors would be selected and then be funded by HBO to create a mini series. The ones that get to select the directors consists of talented producers, writer and even actors like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The winner was selected based on the short film they created, and so far the show is getting good. The winner had some interesting comments about how we wanted the series funded by HBO to be shot. He wanted it to be shot in film rather than digital, and insisted on it over it's better quality. But the producer working with him insisted that he was wrong and that digital filming is the way to go, and that shooting in film is a dying medium. I'm not sure if shooting in film is better than digital, but it's interesting to see that the winner doesn't want to back down from his decisions. I haven't finished the show yet, but watching it shows me just how much hard work gets put into the script, production, and post production. Filming a big movie is a team based effort, no one director can tackle such a huge project all by themselves and expect something great to happen.