I believe the NFTS is the school most likely to get you a job in movies or TV: certainly it's probably the most famous. Beyond that I'm not sure: I...
quote:I think they are both natively 4:3 with the ability to block off and do mocked 16:9. Looks like you're right, from what I've found on the web...
I'm not 100% certain, but I believe the DVX100 is a true 16:9 camera while the VX2100 is 4:3. Of course in some parts of the world that might be a dis...
Yeah, the DVX100 footage I've seen looks great, and I agree about the usefulness of the LCD screen. However, if you really, really want interchangable...
It's more complicated than that: as far as I'm aware, most modern Sony DV tapes now use dry lubrication and some Panasonic tapes use wet lubrication. ...
You might want to clean the heads whenever you switch between tape brands or types, but then you potentially run the risk of wearing out the heads. Pe...
I've used pretty much all of those. And you know what? It doesn't make the slightest difference as far as I can see, except when tape lubrication conf...
It's kind of a tossup between 1080i and 720p if you're going to a progressive output. 1080i has more horizontal resolution and a similar vertical reso...
Have you tried the 'New Producers Alliance' There are a lot of aspiring producers there and some who've actually got experience in that kind of thing.
Most 'pro' mikes have XLR connectors, so you'd need an XLR to whatever socket your camera has convertor.
Not a bad trailer: looks very '80s' (not that it's a bad thing, I like a lot of horror movies from that era), but might be fun.
My guess would be good lighting and good color grading after it's edited. Lighting really makes the biggest difference: if you compare '28 Days Later'...
Also, AFAIR it's far more biased towards shooting film than DV or HD: or maybe I'm thinking of the book they did before that one? I met Chris Jones...
If you make it white with a shadow (actually you want the RGB to be more like 235, 235, 235 to not get burnt-out on a TV) then you should be OK. You c...