Just got my dvx100b and am already trying to submit to a competition, am I crazy?

[Yardsale]

I've got till the end of this month, is it possible? I plan to shoot edit and submit a documentary that I've been researching for a bit. It focuses on a particular person in my neighborhood.

Is two weeks realistic time to complete it for a newbie? :crybaby:

 

[JwrFord]

Try it worst case scenario you don't make the deadline and learn a handful about scheduling. Still even then you have a project to enter festivals/show your work and an idea to shop around. Go for the deadline. Then you can say with honor "I did this in two weeks and it's my first project."

 

[Yardsale]

You're right

Being naive might work in my favor. I'm not adverse to long hours!

Song recording I presume is a huge factor in making a docu though...I'm going to have to figure out how to use my roommate's shotgun mic and xlr inputs

 

[Bunyip]

Yardsale - you are crazy, but that's totally fine. Go in hard, give it 100% and just do it. Ulitmately, in 2 weeks time, you will know so much more about the camera, about lighting, sound, interviewing... everything, than you do right now.
That in itself is a perfect reason to do it. So then when you start your next project, it will be all that better for it.

Good luck.