First off, hello! This looks like a fun forum!
Here in the past two months or so, I've been working on a film script that's a cheesy actiony-drama-comedy type of project (Things are ridiculously crazy and off the wall, hopefully to give it novelty factor). I've written it with my close friends in mind to fill the main roles, and I think I'm about ready to dive into the world of film making. i'm wondering how my tools will fare, however.
I have a Nikon Coolpix L105 camera. ( http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-L105-Di...BXMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333505253&sr=8-1 ) It records 720p video (My dedicated video-camera is only 480p). This camera obviously isn't optimal, but do you think it would fare well enough to be 'ok' in a film that includes a decent sprinkling of action scenes? I've also been reading in the audio section of this site and have realized just how crucial good audio is. My budget is *extremely* tight (I'm about to graduate High School and this is only a fun little side-project with friends. We do want it to have decent quality that is bearable and doesn't detract from the movie for the average person, though.) I was thinking of getting a Tascam DR-05 and an Audio-Technica 6550 to record passable audio. I know that this is definitely not optimal (Alcove's posts in the sound forum for sure point this out ), but it wouldn't sound downright *bad*, right? I've read that the 6550 has issues with noise in indoor environments, but a lot of the film is set outdoors. Along with this, if I can keep the cable length down in the couple of feet range, it shouldn't be *terrible* if I try to keep it under incandescent lights, correct?
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for your suggestions. Really hope this stuff won't be a problem for getting passable quality. Time is money, and "time is tight"! (Cue Booker T & the MG's)
Here in the past two months or so, I've been working on a film script that's a cheesy actiony-drama-comedy type of project (Things are ridiculously crazy and off the wall, hopefully to give it novelty factor). I've written it with my close friends in mind to fill the main roles, and I think I'm about ready to dive into the world of film making. i'm wondering how my tools will fare, however.
I have a Nikon Coolpix L105 camera. ( http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-L105-Di...BXMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333505253&sr=8-1 ) It records 720p video (My dedicated video-camera is only 480p). This camera obviously isn't optimal, but do you think it would fare well enough to be 'ok' in a film that includes a decent sprinkling of action scenes? I've also been reading in the audio section of this site and have realized just how crucial good audio is. My budget is *extremely* tight (I'm about to graduate High School and this is only a fun little side-project with friends. We do want it to have decent quality that is bearable and doesn't detract from the movie for the average person, though.) I was thinking of getting a Tascam DR-05 and an Audio-Technica 6550 to record passable audio. I know that this is definitely not optimal (Alcove's posts in the sound forum for sure point this out ), but it wouldn't sound downright *bad*, right? I've read that the 6550 has issues with noise in indoor environments, but a lot of the film is set outdoors. Along with this, if I can keep the cable length down in the couple of feet range, it shouldn't be *terrible* if I try to keep it under incandescent lights, correct?
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for your suggestions. Really hope this stuff won't be a problem for getting passable quality. Time is money, and "time is tight"! (Cue Booker T & the MG's)