It's unlikely that you'll ever get much facial detail in a long shot on DV: you only have 720 pixels across a frame, and if you're a long way away the...
Unless they're really famous I doubt you'll have too much of a problem getting in touch with a British TV actor if you can find their agent: they may ...
One of the big problems is battery life: batteries are very inefficient when they're cold, so a battery that runs for an hour in normal temperatures m...
Low-budget producers are good to have and hard to find... particularly if you want a producer who'll actually do their job :). I've ended up producing...
You can probably find an angle so that the camera is just outside the visible area on the mirror, but you can still see the actor. If all else fails, ...
There are also UK actor's magazines like PCR (I forget the URL for their site) once you take a step or two up: I got about 350 CVs when I put an ad in...
Super-8, which is a lot more expensive than digital-8 :). You'll have problems finding any video camera under about 10,000 pounds with a real focus ri...
Or just burn NTSC and 99% of people on the planet will be able to watch it.
What kind of models do you need? I could give it a go: I've done muzzle flashes before, but I'm pretty much an amateur at making 3D models.
I'm not sure what you mean about the aperture control, but the only thing I'd really be concerned about with the HC1 is low-light performance. I haven...
If you're using the auto-focus it's not uncommon for that to lose focussing ability in low light. Try focussing manually instead.
They use camera tracking software. These days you don't even need the tennis balls, you generally just let the computer figure it all out from the bas...
Depends on the angle: by 'jump' I was thinking they'd be shooting up from the ground at people jumping from a high window. If it's a normal ground-flo...
Assuming it's a decent zoom lens, the focus should stay the same throughout the zoom range. It's a long time since I've shot much super-8, so I'm not ...
To be honest, if you have access to a decent particle effects program, it may be easier to add the 'glass' in post these days.