Comments on: What’s the best camera for amateur film making? http://crystaleyemedia.com/whats-the-best-camera-for-amateur-film-making.html Media Resource Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:13:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jettoblack http://crystaleyemedia.com/whats-the-best-camera-for-amateur-film-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-185 jettoblack Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:11:14 +0000 http://crystaleyemedia.com/whats-the-best-camera-for-amateur-film-making.html#comment-185 The important thing in film making is having a good script, actors, directing, lighting, audio and music, good editing, etc.. The camera is one of the last things you should worry about if you're just starting out. That being said, you should look for a camera that has at least some manual controls--at the very least white balance and exposure, ideally manual focus, and also a microphone input is essential. Don't forget to save some of your budget for a tripod and hopefully a boom mic and some lights, even cheap home depot shop lights. I would recommend miniDV or HDV since they are the most compatible with editing software. The important thing in film making is having a good script, actors, directing, lighting, audio and music, good editing, etc.. The camera is one of the last things you should worry about if you’re just starting out.

That being said, you should look for a camera that has at least some manual controls–at the very least white balance and exposure, ideally manual focus, and also a microphone input is essential. Don’t forget to save some of your budget for a tripod and hopefully a boom mic and some lights, even cheap home depot shop lights.

I would recommend miniDV or HDV since they are the most compatible with editing software.

]]> By: sandman http://crystaleyemedia.com/whats-the-best-camera-for-amateur-film-making.html/comment-page-1#comment-184 sandman Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:04:33 +0000 http://crystaleyemedia.com/whats-the-best-camera-for-amateur-film-making.html#comment-184 A good choice would be a mini DV camera, or a good digital videocamera to make editing easier. A good choice would be a mini DV camera, or a good digital videocamera to make editing easier.

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