Am I the only one?

^ Great post.

Unfortunately for many of us, we have to wear multiple hats to put together these films. GoodLuck, I'm your opposite: I love to edit. To me, it's like putting together a puzzle. I wouldn't go so far as to call it "relaxing", but there is a certain zen I get from it. :Drogar-Happy(DBG):

Next time 'round, I'm going to see if I can contract some people to get involved. With all this cool DSLR technology, I'd like to hire someone behind the camera with some real skills.
 
Deepfocus88 said:
^ Great post.

Unfortunately for many of us, we have to wear multiple hats to put together these films. GoodLuck, I'm your opposite: I love to edit. To me, it's like putting together a puzzle. I wouldn't go so far as to call it "relaxing", but there is a certain zen I get from it. :Drogar-Happy(DBG):

Next time 'round, I'm going to see if I can contract some people to get involved. With all this cool DSLR technology, I'd like to hire someone behind the camera with some real skills.
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If anything the fest has taught us it's that the camera doesn't make the difference. DSLR, RED, HVX or HV20 doesn't matter. It's the guy behind the camera. Are you using a DSLR for your shoot or is there one in your future?
 
Rodney V. Smith said:
If anything the fest has taught us it's that the camera doesn't make the difference. DSLR, RED, HVX or HV20 doesn't matter. It's the guy behind the camera. A
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Oh yeah, no doubt. I was actually fascinated that I saw a guy mention using a DVX100. Of course I say go for it.

It truly is "the guy behind the camera". Cinematography isn't my strong suit, I'd like to pass that job along to someone with capable hands. (and eyes)

Rodney V. Smith said:
Are you using a DSLR for your shoot or is there one in your future?
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I am personally using a Canon A1. I wanted to buy a 7D, but I ended up buying a new drum set :-Laugh(DBG)-1, so I have to scale back. Maybe I'll get that Rebel when it comes out next month????
 
I love producing, directing and editing... and also love DP-ing but yeah... and lighting... and...
everything in filmmaking... but I tried to concentrate more on directing, every project is different and there's always something to learn and it's exciting!!!
Yes, I'm also the guy that started editing the next day!!!
 
vnguyen972 said:
Yes, I'm also the guy that started editing the next day!!!
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Try editing the same day.. after shooting all day. Usually I'm either wiped out, or so amped that I have to do an assembly edit the same night... especially if there's a second day of shooting involved. That way I can see from an editor's perspective if there were any shots that got screwed up, if we missed anything and what insert shots we might need to make a scene even better... times like that I wish I could hire an editor and then have him available on set, offloading the P2 Cards and putting things together. I do that on music videos but can't afford that luxury on my own personal productions.
 
What I did when I was first starting photography is just work with my friends. It didn't matter if they were horrible models and the pictures were worthless, I still learned about my camera and my lighting gear. Worrying about actually creating results came MUCH later.
 
There's a lot of solid advice on here; I am going to bookmark this. Any time I want to wuss out of something while trying to film exactly what I have in mind, I will refer back to this.
 
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