Pivotal Issues in Digital Film Technology and Its Development Trends: Mapping Scientific Research Trends

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify emerging trends in digital film technology. This study employs a qualitative research design using a literature-based methodology, with CiteSpace and VOSviewer as primary tools for bibliometric analysis. A total of 112 documents retrieved from the Scopus database were examined to map research trends in digital film technology. These documents were converted into CSV format and analyzed to identify patterns related to authorship, keywords, country of origin, and year of publication. The findings indicate that the volume of publications in this field has remained relatively stable over the past decade. Two major research clusters dominate the discourse: the technological impact on film production and the digital film industry ecosystem. Although these clusters encompass diverse themes, their intersections suggest growing collaboration in several areas of digital film technology. A key limitation of this study is its reliance on a single data source—Scopus—which may exclude relevant literature from other indexing platforms.