quote:Is it safe to say a camera with a resolution of 1080 can produce something that can be shown on tv? Yes. But so can Pixelvision if the subj...
Ditto. The mikes on my TRV900 stopped working 3-4 years back and the Firewire port has been erratic for a couple of years, but otherwise it's done for...
The other option is... rent a mike. You can probably blag a Senheisser 416, boom, cables and adapters for a week for $200. The TRV900 produces pret...
BTW, I'm here now, but only have a 56k modem and phone line for the next few weeks, so won't be around much!
quote:Originally posted by chud Star Wars and LOTR were planned originally as trilogies, it's not just based on the fact that the first film was popu...
Erasing wires should be easy with any half-decent effects/compositing program. 'Matrix shots' where you freeze time while moving the camera around are...
Yeah, basically. In the worst case, it's unlikely to look any worse than the digital scaling in the camera.
My girlfriend is Canadian and she's been bugging me to move out there ever since she went home :). I didn't even realise there was a 'General Discu...
Wherever you buy from, check sites like www.resellerratings.com before you do; they have lots of reviews and feedback on different online stores.
If you want detailed prices you'd probably have to call around and ask. Colour Film Services in Perivale (West London) used to be the company that mos...
2:1 is a very, very extreme shooting ratio. I did a short on 16mm a few years ago and even only doing 1 or 2 takes of each shot we ended up at 6:1... ...
I'm not aware of anything casting right now, but PCR is one of the main ways that actors in the UK find work. I think this is the URL: If you're jus...
quote:Originally posted by chud Hey, is it just me or do trilogies seem to make some of the best films around? Uh, no. The popular films get seque...
Also Their mailing list is full of professional cinematographers, so it's good to read for information on more complex topics.