Hi guys,
So, to start with.. I have never done a short film before. I've always been really keen on doing one, but never actually tried it before. I really like photographing and doing posters etc. with Photoshop. But as I don't have any experience about film making, I'll do everything as cheap as I can. I think I'll love it!
1. Camcoder
There has been a depate between Camcoder and DSLR. Eventhough DSLR could be also used to take still shots, I can't afford it. Another reason is that I somehow feel that the less effects I have in my hand the more I have to concentrate on simple ways to tell the story. Especially for me it's easy to caught up only in technical stuff.
I'm thinking of buying my camcoder used. My price range is 0-300EUR and it must be HD. Have the camrecorders developed a lot in the recent years? I mean how big of a different there is between models from 2008 and 2012?
Another question: As I would like to be able to edit the footage on my computer, does it set somekind requirements for the video. I mean can I edit 25fps as well as 50fps (if you don't do those slow motion takes popular in Vimeo ). How different it is to edit 720p compared to 1080p? It depends of course the footage, but how long have you guys edited your material for let's say a 2 minute film?
2. Lights
This made me believe that lights are crucial: http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=39213
I don't want to spend much money on lighting either. But what I understood the most important thing is first to have lights and then to decide the color of the light. Something like 3200K for indoors and 5600K for outdoors. I just thought I'll use some lamps I have from IKEA and use a gel/slide to change the colour. Any ideas of what kind of "coat" I can use in front of the lamps?
If I buy different bulbs is there something I need to watch out? I remember hearing that light from compact fluorescent lamp would not look as good as from normal bulbs.
3. Sound
I think I'll try to do it manually in post-production. Or are there usable mics for max 30EUR? I'll probably loan one, if needed.. As I'm buying a camera, how important it is to have an external mic input?
4. One more:
Has anyone made a stop-motion video using only pictures from a still camera? Does it take ages to combine pictures in order to get to video from them? Would you recommend some software for this purpose?
So, to start with.. I have never done a short film before. I've always been really keen on doing one, but never actually tried it before. I really like photographing and doing posters etc. with Photoshop. But as I don't have any experience about film making, I'll do everything as cheap as I can. I think I'll love it!
1. Camcoder
There has been a depate between Camcoder and DSLR. Eventhough DSLR could be also used to take still shots, I can't afford it. Another reason is that I somehow feel that the less effects I have in my hand the more I have to concentrate on simple ways to tell the story. Especially for me it's easy to caught up only in technical stuff.
I'm thinking of buying my camcoder used. My price range is 0-300EUR and it must be HD. Have the camrecorders developed a lot in the recent years? I mean how big of a different there is between models from 2008 and 2012?
Another question: As I would like to be able to edit the footage on my computer, does it set somekind requirements for the video. I mean can I edit 25fps as well as 50fps (if you don't do those slow motion takes popular in Vimeo ). How different it is to edit 720p compared to 1080p? It depends of course the footage, but how long have you guys edited your material for let's say a 2 minute film?
2. Lights
This made me believe that lights are crucial: http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=39213
I don't want to spend much money on lighting either. But what I understood the most important thing is first to have lights and then to decide the color of the light. Something like 3200K for indoors and 5600K for outdoors. I just thought I'll use some lamps I have from IKEA and use a gel/slide to change the colour. Any ideas of what kind of "coat" I can use in front of the lamps?
If I buy different bulbs is there something I need to watch out? I remember hearing that light from compact fluorescent lamp would not look as good as from normal bulbs.
3. Sound
I think I'll try to do it manually in post-production. Or are there usable mics for max 30EUR? I'll probably loan one, if needed.. As I'm buying a camera, how important it is to have an external mic input?
4. One more:
Has anyone made a stop-motion video using only pictures from a still camera? Does it take ages to combine pictures in order to get to video from them? Would you recommend some software for this purpose?