This is a simple tip to up your production quality.
1. Upgrade your sound gear, not your video gear, when choosing one over the other.
Think about it. When you're sitting in a theater, would you rather watch a film with a washed out, grainy picture, with superior sound and sound design... or... a crystal clear picture with inaudible sound?
The answer is obvious. If you can't hear it, you'll leave the theater. If you can hear it clearly, but the picture is grainy or not the best, most will just chalk that up to a stylistic choice anyway. Bad audio is never a stylistic choice.
And you know what, the camera you are thinking about updrading will probably give you good images anyway! So go get the mics and sound recorder you need for the two grand, and upgrade that mini-DV later on.
Out.
1. Upgrade your sound gear, not your video gear, when choosing one over the other.
Think about it. When you're sitting in a theater, would you rather watch a film with a washed out, grainy picture, with superior sound and sound design... or... a crystal clear picture with inaudible sound?
The answer is obvious. If you can't hear it, you'll leave the theater. If you can hear it clearly, but the picture is grainy or not the best, most will just chalk that up to a stylistic choice anyway. Bad audio is never a stylistic choice.
And you know what, the camera you are thinking about updrading will probably give you good images anyway! So go get the mics and sound recorder you need for the two grand, and upgrade that mini-DV later on.
Out.