Recent content by Helena Teixeira

Since I don't have a lot of money to spend on a camera or lighting and sound equipment is it a good idea to buy it used? Has anybody ever had a bad experience?

I don't have much experience on making short films but when I tried to make my first one it didn't went as I expected. tips from a newbie: -choose the location wisely -don't go to the location not knowing where your going to place the camera - try and organize what you can before you get to...

I know how hard it is to tell a good story. I fully understand that for anyone to become a good filmmaker it isn't enough to have a good camera. If your story is bad but the quality of image is good it's still a crappy film. Quality of image and audio are obviously important on any film. Since...

I'm just looking for opinions from someone who understands what is more important to start learning about filmmaking. Any sugestion is welcome. Thank you.

I don't have 5Gs to spend on it, I've been saving as much as I can, the only reason I want to buy a good camera is because I'm going to study multimedia in a few months and I need a good camera to support my school work. I don't like the idea of buying a DSLR because of the amount of acessories...

I'm sixteen years old, I'm going to start studying multimedia and I hope to enroll in a film school sometime. I don't have that much money to spend on a camcorder so I've been saving as much as I can to get one. The one I need to get now needs to be good enough to shoot independent short films...