I was wondering if anyone here could tell me how, after I make a film, to store the footage somewhere. Obviously a feature film takes up quite a bit of space, and it would definitely be crowded on your average home hard-drive. What does anyone here do?
Also, as a second question, what is the best computer for an indie filmmaker to use for his projects?
Well since you mean after a film, you don't need a super fast drive, you just need a reliable backup.
Depending on how much storage you need, I would suggest a raid 1 disk array so it has your data stored twice (in-case of a hardware failure on one of the drives) its a little expensive, but worth it.
For the computer, I would DEFINANTLY no questions asked get a Mac! A lot of people will tell you to get a "cheap" pc with adobe suite, but it ends up being extremely expensive.
I myself have a nice i7 3.4 quad core iMac 27' (2011 version) with 2tb internal drive, and it's amazing. I use the $200 Final Cut Pro X and the results are so professional, yet so cheap and easy! Easily compare to adobe suite around $3000
Also, the iMac 27' has a 2.6K screen so it's just breath taking! You can edit your videos and see how they would look in theaters without leaving your desk!
So get a mac, but Software wise, Final Cut Pro X should do everything you need. But just so im possitive, what kind of films do you want to produce? What resolution, format, length?
Thanks,
Reed Mayhew