Recent content by Eshe

Saying things like "as usual" or "you probably won't do this, so" is speaking as if you know me. You don't, so please don't assume things or read more into my question than is there. At any rate, I spoke to my department head and I got the answer I needed. Thank you for posting, though.

Did you buy your Canon XF100 brand new?

Is off camera recording needed with a camera like the Canon XF100 or will a good shotgun mike be enough? What about using the shotgun mic on a boom pole? Can the mic be attached to the camera with a really long XLR cable? I'll be doing documentaries and discussion-type web shows. I'm not...

Can anyone recommend a prosumer full HD camcorder with full manual controls for around $2,000? I can go as high as $2,500 max. Oh, and I'm not interested in DSLRs as an alternative, thanks.

I do remember reading that Louisiana was generous with tax benefits and that, combined with New Orleans being a great movie backdrop/location contributed to a lot of films being shot there. And, I can totally see how finding people who are seriously interested in making films is hard. I don't...

Oh, okay. I gotcha. In my case "have access to" means I have to go buy it. My fam and friends are not into technology much, let alone film and video. I literally have nobody I can borrow stuff from. Sorry for the sarcasm.

Thanks, but work isn't an issue.

Connecting with people in the industry - all the people you mentioned - is EXACTLY why I'm wondering if I should choose LA over Atlanta. There is no limit to the potential opportunities I could have in LA versus the much smaller scale of Atlanta. But, on the other hand, people in Atlanta might...

What part was shenanigans? Was I only supposed to buy "a digital still camera, a digital video camera with manual controls, a tripod, a basic lighting kit, and nonlinear editing software", and ignore all the necessary support equipment and accessories? My sincere apologies for wanting to be...

I live near what's being dubbed "Hollywood - South", aka Atlanta. In a couple of months I'm going to be in the real estate market, but I wonder if I should buy an average condo in the LA metro instead of a nice house in the Atlanta metro (same money, BIG differences). LA is where the lifeblood...

What do you think about audio mixing software? Can the audio that's recorded with a portable recorder be mixed well in the software after or during capture? I'm going to be getting Adobe CS 6 Production Premium that comes with Adobe Audition (student pricing, of course).

National University. Regionally accredited, non-profit, private university founded in San Diego in 1971. The main campus is in San Diego, and it has branch campuses in a slew of cities - mainly where military bases are located, because they work a lot with the armed forces. Besides being "brick...

Maybe this is the reason our required equipment doesn't include audio - they know we'll need to hire somebody to do it for us. Just out of curiosity, are there any separate audio recorders that are aimed at filmmakers and not musicians, or does it matter? I know you said you prefer the Tascam...

My program requires all of us "fellows" (it's a graduate school program) to OWN our own equipment, and while they were specific about the type of stuff we had to have (full manual control capable digital and video cameras, software & a computer beefy enough to do everything), they were not...

I wasn't trying to brush him off. I was looking for an answer like Shanked gave, and when Alcove didn't answer the question I actually asked (not making an accusation, just making a statement of fact from my POV) - even after I tried to clarify what I was looking for - I couldn't find a...