"EPISODE II... WAS THE FIRST MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FEATURE TO BE CAPTURED DIGITALLY, ON 24p HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO CAMERAS."
FILM: "STAR WARS: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones"
SCREENPLAY: George Lucas & Jonathan Hales
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: David Tattersall
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Lucasfilm Ltd.
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Gavin Bocquet
COSTUME DESIGN: Trisha Biggar
VISUAL FX: Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox
"Cinema was the art form that helped define the 20th century, and Lucas is passionate in his conviction that its expression in the 21st century will be digital. The latest installment in the "STAR WARS" saga, "Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," was the first major Hollywood feature to be captured digitally, on 24p high-definition video cameras. But in his determination to push the medium of cinema with new technologies and techniques, Lucas has encountered both support and skepticism. "Episode II's" extremely high profile situated him at the center of a raging debate over the merits and drawbacks of digital technology, which is seen by some as a viable alternative to traditional film-based methods, and by others as a concept that still requires a great deal of refinement."
-- THE ASC (American Society of Cinematographers), "George Lucas discusses his ongoing effort to shape the future of digital cinema," c. 2002
Sources: https://swlucasverse.tumblr.com/archive & https://theasc.com/magazine/sep02/exploring.