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It might sound like an obvious suggestion, but if you're trying to capture from the camera, make sure you are on mains power rather than batteries. T...
Your profile says you're in the UK in which case don't even consider purchasing an NTSC camera. NTSC is the sub-standard TV system that the US is lum...
You need an external recording device like a Nagra, DAT, Mini Disc, or a decent laptop. The main problem you have is keeping your sound and picture i...
quote: The BBC still shoots on 35mm i believe This is a bit misleading because the BBC is a massive organisation. I suspect you'll find that th...
Basically you need to convert your analogue video to a digital file, so it doesn't really matter what format it's on. The question is whether you hav...
Firewire offers transfer rates of up to 400 MB/sec so they are largely all the same. Unless you are planning on using more expensive software (such a...
The market for documentaries varies from country to country, and it also depends which medium you are making it for (TV or cinema). For TV most docum...
quote:Originally posted by Ed I have a question about video editing too. I know robert rodriguez edited El Mariachi on video after his film was trans...
Premiere is generally considered to be an inferior product to Avid Xpress DV, but in saying that it can be useful for knocking things together quickly...
You'll need to sort out all of the underlying rights in the production (music and any video used that you didn't shoot yourself) before you can consid...
If you have a tiny budget, you'd be better off staying away from 16mm and shooting on digital video. This will be *alot* cheaper. if you do shoot ...
Airwalk331, Please do not cross-post your messages on the forums - simply choose the most appropriate group for your message and post it once. Cro...
Check out this question in the Internet Filmmaker's FAQ too: filmmling.net -- filmmaking.net (Incorporating the Internet Filmmaker's FAQ) ...
You should read the FAQ as there is a question called "The Widescreen Maze" under Cinematography. filmmaking.net -- filmmaking.net (Incorporat...
You might want to read the FAQ on this very issue too... filmmaking.net -- filmmaking.net (Incorporating the Internet Filmmaker's FAQ) Plea...