One issue is that even consumer HD will typically give you a 1440x1080 frame with 720x540 color samples. DV records 720x480 (we'll ignore PAL for now)...
The big disadvantage of a smaller CCD is a larger depth of field. Another disadvantage is smaller pixels which will therefore be less sensitive to lig...
True; even I'm wary of reading other people's scripts these days as I've seen a number of ideas going around that are similar to scripts I've written.
I believe most or all DV cameras with Firewire output will send the data out on Firewire while recording it to tape. In theory it will be identical to...
1. That depends. Generally you'd want the better actor, but if you need a 300-pound heavy and they're a 90-pound weakling, you're a bit stuck. 2. F...
You'd probably need to talk to a lawyer. I know it's at least borderline illegal in the UK due to various investment laws; I think you can only talk t...
1. Maybe. Depends on how good the down-conversion to SD video is. 2. Not unless you burn it in an HD DVD format that will only play on HD DVD players...
This is a good point; distribution is the single biggest problem for most movies I've worked on or which have been made by people I know. Many of them...
It will depend a lot on who you work with and what they're looking for; I read a friend's business plan for his movie (which was funded and shot a few...
BTW, that said, the newer Sonys seem to be able to use a bit of gain without any noticeable noise; 9db is about the point where I start to notice it o...
No, though I tended to use one stop less than the auto-exposure on that camera because otherwise it tended to wash out the skin tones. You just want t...
Noise comes from the CCD when the light level is too low and you turn up the gain, so in theory changing the aperture shouldn't cause any increase in ...
I believe Kodak stopped making Super-8 sound film around ten years ago; I'm not sure whether anyone else still does.
Super-8 may or may not have crystal sync either; also, they tend to shoot at 18fps rather than 24fps.
I think Peter Jackson did all the sound in post, recording dialog synced to the picture he'd edited. If you have your own recording studio that may be...