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Originally posted by ad2478

thanks for guiding me till now few more questions as u said

well i know 3 ccd.but what do u mean by bigger the better? do they have sizes? if u mean they are of different size then refer me the right size?

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Yes, they come in different sizes. There in no right size - but a 3/4 inch CCD is better than a 1/16 inch CCD. Check the specs on the camera you are interested in and buy what ever you can afford.

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secondly u told about microphone. so i have 2 question.

what if i use a boom mike?

second question the models of dv cam u mentioned.do they have an input pin for boom mike??if u suggest boom mike is fine?

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Just to clarify: Some people are confused about a "boom mic". The "boom" is a piece of equipment - most often a pole of some kind - that the microphone is attached to.

What you're looking for is a good shotgun mic. That in itself is a generic term that means any long barreled mic. You want a good condenser (externally powered) mic with a ?lobar? pick up pattern to put on your boom pole. Lobar pick up means the mic focuses its audio pick up to a narrow area. This is why you want to use a boom pole to get the mic as close the the actor as possible - you?ll get clean dialogue tracks with less ambient noise.

There are three main suppliers of shotgun mics:

?url? http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite/?/url?
Sennheiser is the mic most used by professional sound recordists. They are expensive and worth it. Check out the ME-66 and the ME-67.

?url? http://www.audio-technica.com/?/url?
Audio-Technica makes great mic?s and they?re cheaper. Check out the AT835b.

?url? http://www.azdencorp.com/?/url?
I?ve never used Azden mic?s. They?re inexpensive but I?ve don?t hear too many good things about them.

The further away the mic is from the actors, the higher the volume needs to be. The higher the volume, the more ?noise? you get. Your goal is to have a very high signal to noise ratio - more signal (the dialogue) less noise (the background). Even a very good, expensive Sennheiser mounted on the camera will pick up a lot of background ambiance because it?s far away from the actors.

So you need a boom pole. This can be as simple as a painters pole with a microphone shock mount on it - or a 3 or 4 section, expandable Carbon Fiber, Graphite Fiber or Aluminum boom pole. The lighter the pole the better. Expandable is also very convenient. A pole that?s a fixed six or eight feet (painters pole) can pose problems if you?re shooting in a small space like a bathroom or small apartment or if the boom operator needs to be twelve to fifteen feet away to be out the the lights.

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because i have heard while using microphone it can create sound problems

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I don't know how using a microphone can cause cause problems. All movie productions use microphones. If you have heard that using a mic on a boom can be difficult, there is some truth to that. It takes a skilled person (called a "boom operator") to get good dialogue tracks.

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can u tell me about interchangeable lens? though i know what it does mean but still in detail i want to we can change it ourself? and what difference it creates?

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Most DV cameras use cheap lenses. No professional camera comes with a fixed lens. A prime lens (a lens with a fixed focal length) is much better than a zoom lens, and a good zoom lens is better than all fixed lenses on DV cameras. The primary difference is depth of field (the distance in front of and behind the subject which appears to be in focus). Just like anything - the better the equipment, the better the results.

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secondly i have come to know that a good camera plus good lighting increases the quality of film.is it true?

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Yes. This is true. Also, the skill of the people involved increases the quality. Someone with many years experience will be able to get better results than someone using the equipment for the first time.

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can u personally tell me some details of lighting that if i use adv cam then what should be setting of lithing?camera mode? etc etc?

can u guide me about the shutter and iris manual? i mean dv cams are automatically.so how can we use them manually?

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Many DV cameras control white balance, iris, shutter and focus automatically. So I suggest you get a camera that allows you to control all these functions manually. Then you have control and not the camera.

I don't think I can give you all the details on lighting, shutter, iris and cameras you need to make a movie of theater quality. This is something that takes years of experience. There are many books on this subject:

Reflections by Benjamin Bergery
New Cinematographe by Alex Ballinger
Cinematography by Blain Brown
Matters of Light & Depth by Ross Lowell
Painting With Light by John Alton
Cinematography by Kris Malkiewicz, M. David Mullen

I don't know where you can find them in Pakastan.

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last thing, the models of dv cams u mentioned, in those there is a feature of setting resolution? or the resolution is set after transferring on pc for edit?
the models u mentioned above of dv cams. can the data from those dv cams can by transfered directly to pc? do i need a grabbing machine for it?

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All DV cameras have output connections - USB or firewire. You will use one of these connectors to transfer your video to your computer.

I would go with a good Senheiser mic, the best that you can afford. Also try to find someone with previous experience sound recording. Audio is really not a place where you can afford to be cheap, its crucial.

Yeah, the Senheisser 416 and MKH60 in particular are great, and certainly used to be used on a lot of professional shoots; not sure if they've been superceded, but my 416 still produces great sound with a competent boom operator (if not quite as great as the MKH60).

thanks for guiding me can u tell me ur email id so tht i can add u

secondly i asked u in which country u live? and have u tried to produce a film????? thanks for guiding me abt lens and other thngs till now right now i dont have any question but i may ask more

i hope u dont mind it

adeel akhter

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.

I live in Hollywood, CA and yes. I have tried to produce a film. I have produced, written and/or directed several movies. You can see the trailer for my latest one: the award winning "dark crimes" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9rvvn3WPzE

I am also a professional camera operator, theater stagehand and a licensed pyrotechnician.

I read some material regarding lens.There were lenses of 5 mm?which could cover upto 90 degree?,
10mm lens?could cover about?45 degree? i want to know does that only for comering the wide area?
or does it also increase or decrease quality

Does hollywood filmmakers use any extra lens?if yes then of what mm?.secondly dv cams
which you mentione,they have fixed lenses.if we fit an extra lens then what will happen.and
should we fit extraa lens to increase more quality?

Whar are the normal prices of lenses/are they very expensive?

what is the function performed by filters in lenses?i have read that normally filters help in
increasing image color andcontrast.so is it good for filming?
i have aslo read about polarizing filters ? and seen an image with and without polarizing filter.it realy helps in increasing quality.am i right?

adeel akhter

I have read about lenses and filters.i want to know that do filters and lenses increse the quality of camera?

The models of dv cams you mentiones can we attach extraa lenses on them .will they increase the qualti of piture?

I also want to know that if hollywood filmmakers use extra lenses then are they of 10mm or 20mm or any other numbers??because as the lens increase its wideness decreases.what i have read.?

Tell me something about filters too.i have read that even they increases contrast and increases image color.is it true.do the dv cams, you have mention have built in filters.can we fit extra lens in them ?will it increase the quality?have you any idea which is a good filter to attach with dv cams?

I have read only about Polarizing Filter and Contrast Control Filters.

Please explain me

The shutter and the iris overlap in their roles to some extent. When light passes through the lens it hits
a shutter that is opening and closing 25 times each second (in PAL standard cameras for the UK), or
29.9 (NTSC) for North American cameras. Each of these images that gets recorded is called a frame.
The camera can alter the speed at which it opens its shutter, even though it still opens it the same number
of times each second. The minimum speed for many cameras is 1/50th of a second, with the maximum
in consumer level cameras around 1/8000th of a second.
The difference between these is most evident when you record fast-moving objects. In 1/50th of a
second, the length of time a shutter is open, the object (let?s say a car) travels a long way in front of
the camera in one frame (let?s say 20 feet), and therefore blurs all the movement within that
distance onto one frame. If you up the shutter speed to 1/1000th of a second, then the shutter is open
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for only a fraction of that and records only a fraction of the movement, say one foot, resulting in no
blurring.
Can you tell me in detail about shutter how it works and please explain me this paragraph in detail too.and also tell me in detail how does shutter works?

Also tell as it is mentioned that shutter speed 1/50 and on other side 1/1000 so what is the difference and how it effects while shooting? does the film get blurr when it is 1/1000?

adeel akhter

I have read about lenses and filters.i want to know that do filters and lenses increse the quality of camera?

The models of dv cams you mentiones can we attach extraa lenses on them .will they increase the qualti of piture?

I also want to know that if hollywood filmmakers use extra lenses then are they of 10mm or 20mm or any other numbers??because as the lens increase its wideness decreases.what i have read.?

Tell me something about filters too.i have read that even they increases contrast and increases image color.is it true.do the dv cams, you have mention have built in filters.can we fit extra lens in them ?will it increase the quality?have you any idea which is a good filter to attach with dv cams?

I have read only about Polarizing Filter and Contrast Control Filters.

Please explain me

The shutter and the iris overlap in their roles to some extent. When light passes through the lens it hits
a shutter that is opening and closing 25 times each second (in PAL standard cameras for the UK), or
29.9 (NTSC) for North American cameras. Each of these images that gets recorded is called a frame.
The camera can alter the speed at which it opens its shutter, even though it still opens it the same number
of times each second. The minimum speed for many cameras is 1/50th of a second, with the maximum
in consumer level cameras around 1/8000th of a second.
The difference between these is most evident when you record fast-moving objects. In 1/50th of a
second, the length of time a shutter is open, the object (let?s say a car) travels a long way in front of
the camera in one frame (let?s say 20 feet), and therefore blurs all the movement within that
distance onto one frame. If you up the shutter speed to 1/1000th of a second, then the shutter is open
18 Practical DV Filmmaking
for only a fraction of that and records only a fraction of the movement, say one foot, resulting in no
blurring.
Can you tell me in detail about shutter how it works and please explain me this paragraph in detail too.and also tell me in detail how does shutter works?

Also tell as it is mentioned that shutter speed 1/50 and on other side 1/1000 so what is the difference and how it effects while shooting? does the film get blurr when it is 1/1000?

adeel akhter

Just thought I'd throw this up here, since this mic, I believe, is a good couple grand new.

http://cgi.ebay.com/SENNHEISER-MKH-60-P48-PRO-SHOTGUN-MICROPHONE-MINT-NR_W0QQitemZ320065717793QQihZ011QQcategoryZ41466QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

'In the life that man creates for himself, he too, creates his demise... and his legacy.'

please you tell me certified instigator i am waiting for ur reply secondly i read one msg on a community abt hdv u said u dont know abt it is it true? i have read in a book tht these are the best cams for filmmakers of every level

adeel akhter

hello i am waiting for u to reply

adeel akhter

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I have read about lenses and filters.i want to know that do filters and lenses increse the quality of camera?

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No. Filters and lenses change the quality of the picture. The camera stays the same.

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The models of dv cams you mentiones can we attach extraa lenses on them .will they increase the qualti of piture?

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With good production value and lighting, yes. With poor lighting, no.

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I also want to know that if hollywood filmmakers use extra lenses then are they of 10mm or 20mm or any other numbers??because as the lens increase its wideness decreases.what i have read.?

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The size of the lens is determined on a shot by shot basis. Each photographer makes his own decision. There is no real answer to your question. The standard lens is 50mm.

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Tell me something about filters too.i have read that even they increases contrast and increases image color.is it true.?

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Yes.

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do the dv cams, you have mention have built in filters.can we fit extra lens in them ?

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They have limited built in filters. But you can add what ever filter you need to get the look you want.
?quote?will it increase the quality?have you any idea which is a good filter to attach with dv cams?

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Filters with change the quality. Good filters to attach depends on the look you want. There is no answer to this question.
?quote?Can you tell me in detail about shutter how it works and please explain me this paragraph in detail too.and also tell me in detail how does shutter works?

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The shutter changes the amount of light coming into the lens. The higher the shutter speed, the less light reaches the tape.

i again have a problem i have a ca,erapanasonic nv-gs 500. it has got a gap to pin a microphone but we want to shoot with boom mic.now i want to know how can i make a jack for putting in in camera.secondly will it work???????or any other idea for sound recording??????we cant get any other mic exept boom mic plus we cant to sound recording again in studios please tell me wht can i do????????????

adeel akhter

I'm a little confused because there isn't anything called a "boom mic". the boom is the piece of equipment that holds the microphone. What connector does your microphone have?

You will need an adaptor from your microphone to the "mini plug" on the camera.

i have also heard tht after shooting on dv u need a capturing card also so tht while transferring data the quality should not fall

wht abt tht??????????????

adeel akhter