Hello! I am in the process of setting myself up to put to film a short film idea - both reality and animation - using an iMac and Final Cut Studio for editing etc. I want to get myself a decent camera - and have a few questions. I will be filming in both day and night. I have around $5k to spend (if I have to):
1. I want to be able to film in 24p. That's pretty much my main criteria. I don't want to pay more for features on the camera that I can recreate using FCS, so less complexity is better - e.g. I don't need a camera with all the bells and whistles - I'd rather the $$ went towards quality of the camera / lense etc that having every gizmo built in.
2. Can I get decent audio built into the camera for this or will I need to use an external mic whatever type of camera I get? And if so, any tips?
3. I would also like to get a tripod in this budget.
I hope that is enough info to go on - I'd be interested to know what you might recommend if I said "here's $5k and my requirements, what would YOU get"?
No doubt I've not listed some things fundamental to helping you advise, so please ask and I'll add more info as needed.
Any help much appreciated, thanks!
Witloal
1. I want to be able to film in 24p. That's pretty much my main criteria. I don't want to pay more for features on the camera that I can recreate using FCS, so less complexity is better - e.g. I don't need a camera with all the bells and whistles - I'd rather the $$ went towards quality of the camera / lense etc that having every gizmo built in.
2. Can I get decent audio built into the camera for this or will I need to use an external mic whatever type of camera I get? And if so, any tips?
3. I would also like to get a tripod in this budget.
I hope that is enough info to go on - I'd be interested to know what you might recommend if I said "here's $5k and my requirements, what would YOU get"?
No doubt I've not listed some things fundamental to helping you advise, so please ask and I'll add more info as needed.
Any help much appreciated, thanks!
Witloal