Recent content by Stephen Coates

I've never come across one which lets you transfer tape to card. Some do have native card recording, but the quality was usually very poor in comparison. There's nothing wrong with using the old XP machine if it works. I quite often use my Windows XP/7 machines for DV stuff. What is the actual...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I did print out the guides from this site the other week for future reference :). The reason for the lack of a script initially was because when I was first approached, the whole thing was just an idea. He didn't know how to proceed and needed to find people...

I am encountering quite a few [younger] people on the internet who for whatever reason have old cameras/VTRs and want to use them for something. Sometimes they want an old fashioned look, sometimes its their parents surplus gear that they want to make use of, sometimes they want something which...

I was just wondering what people's thoughts are on how to manage expectations when working on a zero-budget film (zero budget as in I have to pay my own bus fare and buy my own cappuccino). A couple of years ago someone asked me if I'd help him with a short film which he wanted to make. I...

I don't think we will ever see any real resurgence of analogue video formats. Vinyl records and, to a lesser extent, audio cassettes, perfected sound quality many decades ago. I'd say consumer grade video only got "good" in the late 2000s. I was always quite satisfied with VHS, as its long...

Like many people, I've hated vertical video from the moment it started to become popular, which is many years ago now. So, I'm just wondering, has anyone here come up with any actual good uses for vertical? I think the best use case I've seen so far was at a gym I used to go to, where they had...

I can't comment on the viewfinders on cameras like the Z280 etc as I've not used one, but as a general rule I really dislike such viewfinders. Usually they are far too small and are simply not compatible with my glasses (I'm short sighted and have astigmatism - I can see perfectly with glasses...

I only joined last year but this is the first time I've joined any video-specific forums. I started dabbling in amateur video in the early 2000s but didn't pursue that much due to the high cost of video equipment. I pursued my interest in computers instead, and could often be found lurking on...

Actually, in this case it was probably a case of convenience as he'd been travelling to the region to speak to potential interview subjects. Whether he'd have come up specially for me I don't know - I'd have been happy to post them a memory card or upload to a server.

Hehe. That's a good advert :). The eyes in the old lady look weird but that's the only obvious issue I had. I didn't notice the disappearing knife till rob norton mentioned it. Edit: Actually, what's with the telephone in the 1963 clip?

Just thought I'd follow this one up. The national newspaper didn't get back to me. I did however have an enquiry from a production company who are making a documentary for a major national broadcaster. They offered less than £5/sec which I think is a bit low for a national broadcaster. The...

Welcome. I watched a few samples (which I think were from Veo). They were actually quite good. One even had a reporter hand-holding a lavalier microphone, just like in real life! :D

Thanks for the helpful replies. In this case, its a quality national newspaper who might want to use it on their website. I'd ordinarily consider this to be worth less than a TV station. They do seem to have some decent budget for the story at least, given the amount of time and travelling that...

Hi everyone. I've mentioned in another topic that I shoot a lot of protests and last year I got some good footage of a riot a few miles from where I live. I've had a couple of enquiries about licensing some of it (including a large national news"paper"). As its not available on stock footage...

Looks good. I always wanted to try surfing, but we don't have any beaches round here :(.