Recent content by briankay

I'm sorry if this is an obvious question. I was thinking of adapting a Flannery O'Connor story for the screen and making a 20 min. film out of it, perhaps taking a few liberties here and there with the plot. It dawned on me last week: is this even legal? O'Connor, by the way, was an American...

If I make the plunge on a DVX100a, should I opt for an extended warranty, and if so, for how many years? I imagine I'll put quite a bit less than an average number of hours on my camera. Thanks for any advice.

I think I'm getting close to buying a DVX, but I had this question about the final look of shooting in 24p vs. just shooting 60i with a lesser camera and then running it through a 24p filter. More specifically, I just shot a scene in 60i with a cheap camera and processed it with the Nattress 24p...

I'm about the make the plunge on a new camera, for use in no-budget short-films and perhaps documentary work. In a perfect world I'd get the dvx100a, but the idea of saving $1200 by getting Panny's new dvc30 and using the saved money for other equipment is also tempting. Can anybody give me an...

I'm a novice with little equipment and thinking about making a short film soon.  I'm planning on several short tracking and dolly-type shots (nothing too elaborate) inside a house, and trying to figure out the best way to pull these shots off.  The easiest way seems to be just to shoot handheld...