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I'm a little underwhelmed with my Ntg-2/H4n combo. I need to be at 100 recording level, and still I'll get -18 to -12 db, and the sound is a little artificial and muddy. I was wondering if there is a good upgrade i could get for $500 or under that could improve my sound quality/sensitivity...

I know it's a very very dense discipline, but I was wondering where do I start if I want to learn how to color grade a film? Any highly recommended books or videos? I heard about "The Tao of Color", but it seems to apply only to people grading on DaVinci Resolve, which I can far from afford...

I'm working on a no-budget feature, and we've hit a wall with laving up talent. I've had some fantastic help in regards to audio, but I still cannot for the life of me prevent the lavalieres from making noise from contact with clothing. I've tried having a shirt underneath and over the lav...

I'm prepping for essentially a no-budget film, and I'm trying to figure out how to get the best bang for the buck audio setup. I'm sure it's a frustrating topic, as production gear in other areas has very much a "you get what you pay for" nature when it comes to quality. Thus, asking a lot...

Hi, I noticed DSLR footage can look filmic when doing landscape shots or macro, but as soon as you get to footage of people, it often time stops looking filmic and starts having that video look. To me, it comes out especially in the way people move; it's too smooth (unless people crank up the...

I've wanted to get a large LCD TV to plug into my Macbook Pro, so that I could edit a little easier. After some research, I kept reading is that it's suicide to try and color correct on it. And that even using my laptop screen or an Apple Cinema Display was still not good enough (even if I...

I have a budget of 200ish for lights (which is very meager, I know, but it is what it is), and I have heard not-good things about CFLs. I was wondering what was the issue with them exactly? In theory, to me, they seem great. Low-heat, long-life, and decent throw. I heard issue about giving...

I've seen some decent footage shot w/ clamp lights, and I need a satisfactory and cheap lighting setup. What sort of clamp lights work well? Also what sorts of light bulbs work well? I need to shoot in a few days so something I could get at the hardware store is better than getting it online...

I was considering using my t3i for shooting a fairly zero-budget music video every now and again. However, I tested it on a drum kit, and there is a strange bending effect that happens with the drumsticks. I think it's called the "wet-noodle effect". I found an example in another video...

I'm trying to learn what doesn't work for filmmaking, as well as what does work, and this video seemed a good example of not working. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSh2aK8LC9E&feature=related I watched pretty much the first ten minutes of this video, and gave up. I simply couldn't suspend my...

It just came in today, and I tried to use it in my t3i, and it wouldn't read. I tried formatting the card in the camera, and it wouldn't format. Then I tried formatting it on a canon point and shoot, and formatted fine. Then i tried reading/formatting on my t3i again, and still no go. I...

I'm planning on using an ext recorder (either the h4n or the dr-100) and just clip it onto my belt, but i was wondering if i could mount, say, a rode ntg-2 onto my t3i w/ a shockmount for run n gun projects. Any responses would be most helpful :D