Wish people would give things like that to me :). Simple answer, yes, it's probably very good for movie-making, but editing support is limited righ...
Out of those three, the XL1.
One thing worth remembering is that success probably depends a lot on which school you go to: in the UK, for example, the National Film and Television...
Cut a hole in the roof :). I did listen to a DVD commentary recently where they talked about how they lit the car they were shooting in... unfortun...
No, the XL2 records to DV tape like the XL1.
Yes and no :). It was by far the best price/performance deal for its time, and there's really nothing like it on the market new anymore, but it's been...
If you want to keep a camera for a long time, I'd seriously look at the new Sony HVR-Z1, which records 1080 line HDTV onto DV tapes. The upside is tha...
Well, that's kind of the point: I don't think there is a more professional camera in that price range :). The XL2 is better (e.g. it has true widescre...
The XL1 is OK: after all, '28 days later' was shot on an XL1 with expensive lenses, and while it's obviously DV (and a bad movie), it still looks pret...
quote:Digital video, despite not having the tonal range of film is so much more practical on set imo. If you're shooting in DV, you can actually watch...
From a quick look at a review here: Small lens. Small CCDs. Plastic body. Menus rather than buttons for manual controls. None of which are ...
Some DV cameras will, some won't. With my TRV900 I have to record to tape and then capture from there.
Oddly, for such a long list, 'Repo Man' isn't on it :).
If you're using a 1kg video camera, not really. If you're using a 50kg 35mm camera, it's a heck of a lot easier than moving the camera around to find ...
Well, 'Repo Man' is by far the most obvious. I'm sure there's a web site somewhere listing all of them. quote:right now most of what i do is stop-m...