“The grain structure of film allows a softness that HD video tends not to have, posing more challenges, especially when it comes to capturing female faces.”

The story is that HD television is going to cast female celebrities in a harsh reality. I remember being shocked by the landscape of faces on the opening scenes of Absolute Power when I saw it in the theater. I can imagine the brief discussion that might have taken place if the woman acting in the scene with Gene Hackman asked director Clint Eastwood for a softer filter. Hopefully, the introduction of HDtv won’t mean networks start hiring pretty people instead of hard-nosed journalists for their news coverage.