Recent content by Drew Ott

Friendly reminder to use a unique password for this website (and all websites, but especially this one). The site is using HTTP instead of HTTPS, which means data sent and received here is not encrypted. It is fairly easy for a hacker to grab your login credentials. Another solution is to use a...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwCxYRlmGG/?igshid=7086jwwu5i1r Call me crazy but I think it’d be fun to shoot with a VHS type camera. I think it’s pleasantly old like 8mm film. How would you go about creating this look? Buying a VHS camera might be sort of expensive because you’d have to buy...

Just saw the banner ad in the For Sale subforum. This company will buy your used gear outright. Anyone have any experience using them?

Selling my Sony F3. I bought it used from Ed David a few years ago. Looking for something comparable to what it's going for on Ebay, which is about $750. Camera comes with two batteries, a charger, and an SXS-SD card adapter (which doesn't work flawlessly).

I know there’s a forum for docs but no one uses it. Does anyone know where I could find info on how much money Netflix spends to buy documentaries? I’m working on a budget for a big doc but I have no idea what they sell for. Thanks!

Howdy everyone, I thought some DVXusers from the old days might want to know what I've been up to the past 8 years or so. I was extremely active on DVXuser as a teenager, and back then I badly wanted to go to film school. After reading dozens of threads about "Is Film School Worth It?" I...

Selling this guy. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/596257-REG/Sigma_571101_24_70mm_f_2_8_IF_EX.html Asking $450 obo.

Definitely on the same page. Cheers!

I don't think this thread has aged well. I liked it ~5 years ago... but today? Today things look a whole lot different. Entry-level cameras look as good as pro cameras. $99 microphone ain't that bad. Steadicam operators? Who cares. Entry-level NLE not as good as FCP? No, they're just as good...

What do you fellow freelancers do to figure out how to price yourselves? I'm speaking specifically of freelance shooters who work for other production companies. I live a somewhat frugal existence and have never needed to be aggressive about my rates. However, recently I keep discovering that...

Selling a 5D Mark 2 body. Asking $900 obo. Lenses I have as well: Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 -- $500 obo Sigma 12-24 -- $600 obo The Sigma 12-24 is the widest rectilinear lens that exists for full-frame cameras. Pretty sweet!

Selling a never-used Panasonic GH4. The box was opened but the camera has literally never recorded footage. Asking $900 obo. Update. $825 + shipping. No 30-minute record limit. Update again. $799 + shipping Sold.

Movie Magic? Gorilla? Excel? What's the standard these days?

I propose a little competition. I signed up for a filmmaking class that goes from February 9th until May 9th. As many of you know, I've historically been an advocate of the "lone artist" archetype. I took a lot of advice from DVXusers and decided to not only not go to film school, but to not go...

I don't trust anyone else on the web the way I trust you guys. Do you guys believe love exists? Is it possible that sometimes real life is like a Nora Ephron movie? Your thoughts are important to me right now.