whats good camera to film your own movie or demo

[mostsolid]

i no is hard getting possesion or owning a camera like they use in movie industry. But im jus wondering what cameras are ok to use to film your own movie or demos unless you have no choice but to use a home video camera.

[Luckykboxer]

how much money are you willing to spend?

 

thats going to be the kicker

[Drunken Monkey]

...i see no reason why you can't use an off the shelf, almost basic digital video cam.

 

as long as it has dv in+out you're fine.

 

you don't even need to invest in filters or studio lights (although they always help...)

 

the other killer is how you're gonna edit.

 

if you go the cheapest route and get a vhs (cos it's simpler) video cam, then you can edit with two vcrs.

 

nice and simple.

 

no mess.

 

getting a decent sound track on that will be a bit more hassle, esp with timing and all that.

 

final product won't be as sharp as you want but then it is much cheaper and 'quicker' and more direct to play with.

 

on the other hand, if you go the digital route as i mentioned first, then what you will also need is a decent pc.

 

scratch that, you need a blindingly good one.

 

(or be prepared for a lot of waiting)

 

massive amounts of ram, a top end graphics card with at least 256 are essential.

 

i would say if you can afford it, a nice dual xeon set up would be nice.

 

after that, premiere is a must but once you get to grips with that, actual editing is quite easy.

 

oops.

 

kinda gone off the track slightly.

 

ok, gonna try and be more helpful.

 

first.

 

i think the actual camera doesn't matter that much.

 

what matters more is how/where you film.

 

what looks good in real life may not translate well onto film.

 

but then that depends on what you are filming for.

 

hmm, in fact a lot depends on what you are filming for.

 

just a useless bit of film trivia.

 

28 days later was filmed using off the shelf 'home' digital video camera.

 

of course they had acces to highly skilled post production graphics people.

[mostsolid]

THANKS ALOT DRUNKEN MONKEY.

 

and if you dont mind me asking one more thing how to play a soundtrack to your movie if your using vhs. Thats what i would like to know how specifically

[mostsolid]

how do you play a soundtrack on your movie****** (specifically)

[Luckykboxer]

you will want to buy some video editting softwware.

 

Avid makes an awsome program.

 

It sells for $1200.00 I think.

 

I have a special Program where I am able to purchase the program for a bit less then half price.

 

It is 100% Legal, 100% Original, has all its key codes and is soemthing you can register for customer support etc.

 

If you are interested in it let me know, it is the premier video editting software around.

 

It is the Pro version, I fyou are going to make a movie, this is the software you want. Regardless of where you get it It doesnt really get any better

[mostsolid]

oh ok im intrested. so how do i get this program.

[mostsolid]

were do i start off.

[Shorin Ryuu]

Studio 9 is around $80 and it is cheap yet extremely versatile (if the other one is outside of your price range).

[Drunken Monkey]

dubbing sound onto vhs....

 

to be honest, i have no idea.

 

i'm by no means an expert.

 

i do remember a little bit of kit though that lets you record a sound track and video onto a new vhs.

 

i never paid much attention to the film studio induction cos it was never my intention to use it for film making.

 

it was just where i took my photos....

 

sorry i can't be more help.