Conrad Radzik
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HVX200/HPX170 and P2 workflow in film school?
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bigbossbmb
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do not buy a camera before you go to school... find out what you'll have access to in the film program and then figure it out. most likely you won't need to buy a camera.
Barry_Green
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Also depends on what school you're going to; NYFA uses HVX200s, and Arizona State's the largest student body in the country and their film school uses HVX200s. So if you know which school you're planning on attending, the odds are pretty good they're already a P2-compliant school, but you should check.
BPatterson
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hey man. i'm attending film school now in florida (Full Sail). The school offers you the chance to use pretty much every form of camera, from low end broadcast camera to the cine-alta, 16mm and 35mm cameras also. If your looking to do a lot of outside projects on your own i would suggest that you pick up a camera. Sometimes if you find a cool teacher you might be able to rent out some of the cameras but most of the time its easier if you just have your own. Myself and a few other people in my class all own HVX's on when we have a shoot we will usually have a multi camera setup running. So with the work flow question, P2 helps out alot becasue of the transfer time and how easy it is.
Brad Patterson
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nickfromflc
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Hey Conrad, I would say go for it and buy it. I graduate in T minus 13 days (May 22nd, walk, diploma, Indy IV) and I got an HVX end of junior year. Not having to rent from the school saved me a lot of head aches. Too many of my classmates have had issues where too many people want the same equipment at the same time, especially senior year.
Also, when shooting my senior film, I could shoot whenever. I didn't have to go through them and plan my schedule around equipment pickups or drop offs.
One more thing, some schools might not let freshman or sophomores
take out some of the higher end stuff. Not sure if this is the case with your school, but something to put in the "Own a HVX" category.
Also, when shooting my senior film, I could shoot whenever. I didn't have to go through them and plan my schedule around equipment pickups or drop offs.
One more thing, some schools might not let freshman or sophomores
take out some of the higher end stuff. Not sure if this is the case with your school, but something to put in the "Own a HVX" category.
MikeGunter
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Hi Conrad,
Depends upon where you end up and what kind of program they have (and what biases they have).
The best recommendation I'd have for you is to wait until you're in place to see where you are and save your coinage until you get that sorted out.
It would seem terrible to get something that might not fit into your program or your needs.
Depends upon where you end up and what kind of program they have (and what biases they have).
The best recommendation I'd have for you is to wait until you're in place to see where you are and save your coinage until you get that sorted out.
It would seem terrible to get something that might not fit into your program or your needs.
DavidBeier
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I'm telling you, don't buy a camera until you know what your school has. TRUST ME!!!
Your school will most likely have HVX200 quality stuff (more and more are getting the smaller HD cameras and lots are getting HVXs) as well as tons of other equipment. You wanna keep saving your money for that scary day when you graduate and have to decide what you're going to make movies with now. If you get an HVX200 now, then 2-4 years down the line, you'll still have it and it'll be out-dated. If you wait, use what the school has, and bide your time, you'll be primed to get one of those new 4k cameras which will have probably just dropped to $5000 as well as perhaps audio and maybe even a little lighting equipment.
Your school will most likely have HVX200 quality stuff (more and more are getting the smaller HD cameras and lots are getting HVXs) as well as tons of other equipment. You wanna keep saving your money for that scary day when you graduate and have to decide what you're going to make movies with now. If you get an HVX200 now, then 2-4 years down the line, you'll still have it and it'll be out-dated. If you wait, use what the school has, and bide your time, you'll be primed to get one of those new 4k cameras which will have probably just dropped to $5000 as well as perhaps audio and maybe even a little lighting equipment.
BPatterson
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yeah david makes a good point. what you'll want to do is get in good with the teachers that matter at your school. If you do that and they see that your serious, most likely they'll help you out and let you use some of the schools equipment.
Brad
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MikeGunter
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Or to follow on DavidBeier's excellent advise, you may not even need equipment. When I was in school - we were using chisels and rocks - we had enough equipment to go around. That was pre-video, 16mm film stuff, and it was outrageously expensive to buy anyway considering what a full kit would cost in today's dollars - a magnitude above video today, but if you don't have to buy, why bother?
The last place I taught had one camera for every 5 or so students, and I think most of the students had their own. There wasn't any trouble getting a camera. Edit bays were harder to reserve (and those were just for specific times - people were just late in getting their projects at the end of the semester).
The last place I taught had one camera for every 5 or so students, and I think most of the students had their own. There wasn't any trouble getting a camera. Edit bays were harder to reserve (and those were just for specific times - people were just late in getting their projects at the end of the semester).