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Johnny
I'm looking to invest in a good camera for independent filmmaking. My budget is around $5,000, but it needs to be able to capture the fast pace of scenes involving a car chase and fight scenes. Any advice from some professionals out there working in the industry would be greatly appreciated.
Answer
For $5,000 you can rent a good 3-CCD video camera for a few days
As you can see, you will have to tighten up your shooting script to get the whole thing in the can before your rental time is up,.
Buying such a camera will cost far more than $5,000
Link to such cameras
http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/P2HD-VariCam-cinematography-camcorder.asp
For $5,000 you can rent a good 3-CCD video camera for a few days
As you can see, you will have to tighten up your shooting script to get the whole thing in the can before your rental time is up,.
Buying such a camera will cost far more than $5,000
Link to such cameras
http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/P2HD-VariCam-cinematography-camcorder.asp
Can someone help me with information on prosumer camcorders?
Jackie
I'm looking for a good quality HD camcorder to use in independent feature-length filmmaking. Several action shots/scenes appear in my screenplay so I need a camcorder that will capture the fast pace of the movie. Would like some advice from people who are in the business and have professional experience with cinema-like production quality cameras.
Answer
To begin with, a prosumer camcorder will not be a "cinema-like production quality camera".
A "cinema-like production quality camera" would be in the Panavision, CineAlta or Arriflex environment or maybe drop to a Red One or Silicon Imaging camera...
For action shots in the prosumer environment stick with least compression. Most likely HDV, but better with XDCAM, HDCAM or DVCPRO HD formats.
So... prosumer HDV points you to the Sony HDR-FX1000. Above this gets you to pro, below this is consumer.
To begin with, a prosumer camcorder will not be a "cinema-like production quality camera".
A "cinema-like production quality camera" would be in the Panavision, CineAlta or Arriflex environment or maybe drop to a Red One or Silicon Imaging camera...
For action shots in the prosumer environment stick with least compression. Most likely HDV, but better with XDCAM, HDCAM or DVCPRO HD formats.
So... prosumer HDV points you to the Sony HDR-FX1000. Above this gets you to pro, below this is consumer.
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