"Rushes always suck." So true. So painfully, painfully true. ----------------- Andrew Gingerich Exploding Goldfish Films Check out my vodc...
I'm not quite sure what you're asking here... If you mean you want to make your spoof look like the real Law & Order, that's a pretty tall order fo...
I just had to shoot something like this for my feature. What I ended up doing was bringing in a lot of strong, directional light to create harsh shado...
When you record to a memory card, the video file produced is only half resolution and is generally highly compressed in a format that is difficult to ...
With OPTICAL zoom, you have nothing to worry about, as it is actually moving hte lens elements. Most consumer camcorders nowadays have about a 10x opt...
It IS possible to make video CD's or S-Video CD's that will play in about 50-60% of newer DVD set-top players, but the video is lower-quality and the ...
Any camera you HAVE is a good camera. And the best way to learn how to use a camera is to start using it to make things--anything at all, but try to k...
Hmm... I haven't used Premiere in a long time, but I have some hunches. Are you applying effects to your footage? It's possible that Premiere is holdi...
What you're talking about is an analog->digital video conversion box. Pinnacle makes these, as do a lot of other companies. You can usually get a F...
Yes, more hard drive space is extremely important. Get the biggest drive you can afford. You'll probably also want to upgrade the RAM. You're also pro...
The only variable-speed video camera I know of is the Sony Varicam, and those can be extremely pricey (not sure of rental cost exactly). There are ded...
I've never done anything like this, but I would say a little constant, ambient light would be good (depending on the look you're going for). You're pr...
I started out doing this on my feature-length film, but it ended up being more trouble than it's worth. The sound quality is fine (about the same as i...
This should be a fine camera. I've got a PVGS65 and it works quite well for a budget camera. I just wrapped photography on a feature-length film using...
I would strongly recommend NOT opening up your camera if you at all value it. There's a good reason camera service technicians make a lot of money--it...