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I know it's often recommended on this website that for sound on a budget, a Rode NTG and a portable recorder like the zoom h4n is a good choice. I make short films with DSLRs and this is what I plan to be my next purchase, however I was wondering if that sound setup would be sufficient for...

That was cool. Really liked it. I think if you took away the title cards it would be so much better. Either using answers where you can work out what the question was, or adding a voice behind the camera asking would be more effective I think. The bit about pot and clinton made me laugh, so...

So, here's the test footage as promised. Kind of generic and seen-it-all-before, but hey. Bare in mind: first time using this camera (or any HD camera) and first time using magic bullet looks. The sound was unusable as the washing machine was on (haha) so I used deliberately cheesy sound...

So, I made up my mind. I just ordered a 550d (t2i). Cant WAIT for it to arrive. I'll post up some test footage when I get it. So excited.

Just been searching through it. An amazing resource. Thanks for sharing.

A technique I've found that does this really well is to make the room completely dark, then light a plain wall with coloured gels on the lights. With no lights on the subject (use barn doors to make sure none falls on them) you can get a nice coloured background, with their silhouette on top of...

LIFE, Thank you so much for the positive feedback. Your idea of cars on the street would make the world more believable and immersive. I think I felt that as the set is in the background, detail doesn't matter so much as people will be focused of the characters, but this is not the case. With...

Thanks for your enthusiasm Buddy. I'm going to try and design a more detailed set tomorrow and see what I can come up with. I agree, I made this with just stuff found in my house which is great. However I think because it was all free and just a test I was thinking too small.

Wow, thank you so much. That has inspired me greatly. I'm going to go look further into this. Those images look amazing.

Thank you for the welcome. The templates from the web were just the shape. Sort of like a paper net that told me where to fold the paper. I made these first just to use as an example. For an actual project I would design them from scratch myself as I did with the old ladies (my personal...

Hi, I'm a student in the UK and recently re-discovered this forum. I've been working on a visual style, that uses almost entirely cardboard props. Inspired heavily by Rob Schrab. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-hE2NAItpw This video is a test of that style, and by posting here I'm hoping to...

I agree that the quality of these cameras, even on big projectors, means they'll stand the test of time (at least I'm hoping so...). It's just a battle with budget on which I decide then I guess.

I've constantly changed my mind about which of these two cameras to get since I decided I wanted a DSLR. The GH1 is my favourite, I think, although I've never filmed with it. The 550d is, however, about £200 cheaper, which means a 32GB class 10 card, UV filter, Battery etc added on for the same...

Yeah, I'm really exited about the possibility of owning this camera, I just wish it had a tilting screen, like the GH1, at least to make filming easier. I guess I'll just have to get used to it on my (lack of) budget. I was thinking of buying it with the 50mm lens you mentioned instead of the...

I'm planning on getting a canon 550d (T2i) soon, but I want to make sure I havn't missed something. I'm a TV Production student in the UK and I'm used to using Panasonic DVX100. Being a student, I have no money, so for my own camera I was looking at DSLRs as they have full manual control and...

^ H4n is also triple the price. I've just ordered a new microphone so may get the Zoom h1 to record with it. I have a macbook that I can use for now but that's less than ideal. And I'm guessing if it's all right for musicians it's going to be good for film making (sound quality wise). Plug in...

Ok thanks for your help, I'll have a think.

1/8th mic input should be fine (I'm not expecting pro features for sub £100), but what does unbalanced mean?

Can anyone recommend some sub £100 portable audio recorders? I'm on a very tight budget and have recently seen the Zoom H1 for £89 which looks promising but can't find anything competitive in this price range (only £150 - £200 devices). It must have mic input and headphone output. Any cons to...