One more thing; if you live in the L.A. area, it is more than likely that any jail you approach will already have a standard contract with the fee sch...
I don't think there's any point in getting a Hi-8 camcorder for any purpose today, even if it was a $10,000 device some ten years ago. There is a reas...
Without much practical experience, I can't add all that much here, except a thought about actors. If you have experienced actors, as a director, your ...
There is only one reasonably serious consumer camcorder that has 1080p and 60fps (Panasonic TM700). There are also some Sanyo models (subsidiary of Pa...
Brian, I would say, more likely, nine out of ten visitors to this forum DID think twice about the grammar and proper language of the original post ...
As for stock images such as these, you may want to look into the freely available images of the city of your choice. If you end up choosing either of ...
I assume these three are just for demonstration purposes, and the final image will be indigenous to the location of the story. Since one of them is in...
I have a Tascam US122MKII audio interface (around $100 at B&H these days), which allows me to hook up two condenser mics via XLR and record them on my...
Rjames, If one is considering shooting HD video with a DSLR, separate audio is pretty much a given. That probably means one (or two) good microphon...
I usually suggest hitting free online resources first. There is a lot about filmmaking out there: Above all, the most critical quality required f...
As for the first part of your question, it takes time, patience and determination. While creative people pursue creative tasks (writing, directing, ci...
That PreSonus is sweet! My understanding is that it requires external power (i.e. no power via FireWire). Therefore, you're limited to working within ...
I have to say, I'm on Brian's side here. The original poster may have felt offended (or thought of Brian's first message as 'rude'), but Brian's point...
If the original question was to satisfy curiosity (or settle a bet: "can you shoot a real movie on a $1k film camera?"), then you likely got your answ...