DVX in Film Schools says Videomaker

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magicdavek

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Yesterday I got my copy of Videomaker Magazine. On the last page it had an article about how some film schools are training on DVX100s and SDX900s. I'm at work and don't have the quote with me, but I'll post is tonight (there's a horrible typo in the title, accidentally spelling "using" as "uting").

I'd like to show this article to prospective clients for some local TV commercials.
 
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I've heard USC uses them. I want to go there so badly for grad school but they're pretty competitive...

...they rejected Spielberg, for instance.
 
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You might also consider Brooks Institute in Ventura, or the LA Film School. Both schools use the DVX for beginning students, and I know that Brooks uses the SDX900 for the next level and it may be a toss up on the third year between VariCam and the HDcam product.

The Jane Pauley Show, on NBC, is done with DVXs and SDXs. That too might help persuade. Many of the Music videos are also done on the two cameras. Probably the most elaborate is one that was just executed in Times Square with 45 DVX100/As by the Beastie Boys.

Hope that helps,

Jan
 
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Hey all,
I am an instructor at the Connecticut Schools of Broadcasting (not that it is an actual film school, but...) and at our campus we use the DVX cameras. Because of that, I just purchased my dvx100a and cannot wait to start doing work with it.
 
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My little brother just got finished with acting for film at the NY film academy in the Universal Studio's Backlot. He has lots of film projects all done on the DVX and it's little Pani Brother.
 
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I forgot to provide the article about the film schools that I mentioned at the top of this thread. I couldn't find it on their website, so I'm typing it from scratch.

Film Schools Uting (sic) 24p Camcorders

A number of film schools, including the California-based three-campus Brooks Institute, have begun to adopt Panasonic's AG-DVX100A Mini DV and AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO Cinema camcorders for training the 600 students in their film program.

The camcorders were acid-tested over the course of an eight-week commerical production course. Discussing the outcome of the class, Instructor Daniel Pfisterer compared the camcorders favorably to PAL Digital Betacam as well as 16mm and 35mm film formats. "We discovered some non-technical things when doing our comparisons. Not only were the 24p cameras easier to use than the film camera, performances captured on the 24p camera in several cases seemed more natural.

"The performers seemed more at ease with the smaller camera. Cumbersome, bulky film cameras can definitely have the effect of making an actor feel uneasy, very aware of the artifice of production. Panasonic's 24p cameras are unobtrusive and less intimidating to the student filmmakers as well as to the cast, improving their performances and ultimately helping you make a better movie. Moreover, the film-like images the cameras produce will put students and indie filmmakers at a competitive advantage both at festivals and film markets versus folks shooting with conventional (interlaced) video cameras."

Only time will tell whether more commercial and television production operations will migrate away from film and toward 24p, HDV, or other HD equipment.

Charles Fulton, Videomaker Magazine, October, 2004 p. 80.

There it is.
 
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It occurred to me that film schools would have a very strong financial reason for using DVX100s, and even the far more costly SDX900s. The cost of film production is quite significant and I can't imagine how they do traditional film instruction without using up a lot of film and developing. Compare that to miniDV or DVCPRO. While the latter tapes are far more costly, their reusable, unlike film. After the initial investment in the cameras (and the DVX would be a pretty minimal investment), the ongoing costs would be far less than with instructing all of those students with film.

I wonder if they have students "cut their teeth" with camcorders which can allow for learning so much about cinematography and reserve the actual film cameras for learning how to operate those cameras, specifically.
 
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I teach production classes at The University of Florida's Documentary Institute, and we just purchased 4 of the DVX100as. In fact, my colleagues and I are using a DVX100 for our current documentary project. They are great cameras!
 
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the New York Film Academy also pulled in a few DVX's. but i think that their goal is to allow students to shoot film. on the very first day! and utilizing DVX's would knock down their tradition- just because they wanted to save money. but I've been there and it's been hell for me to use film. I just have a love/hate relationship with it. it'd cost me a fortune to finish my film so I decided to use my, then, canon GL-1.
I just think it's wonderful that they bring DVX's and just make a school out of it. If for some reason they replaced all their 16mm cameras for DVX, then maybe their tuition can be cheaper too.
but since they have a digital filmmaking section, I guess they're aren't going to do so.
but they should anyway because they're editing on FCP. and it's not like they teach you how to go back to film anyhow-not even 24p editing. which is ridiculous!
so, who's going to make a DVX dedicated film school? that'd be great.
 
Re: DVX in Film Schools says Videomaker

Some schools use DVX with the mini35.
It isn't the same, but that's what they do.

I don't know why they are not using film cameras any more.
We are entering a new era, but it isn't there yet.

Most of the films are still made with film cameras.

Anyway, price is always a priority, isn't it?

All the best

Fidel.
 
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[quote author=DvPixl link=board=nws;num=1095262637;start=0#11 date=09/23/04 at 00:33:31]
 so, who's going to make a DVX dedicated film school? that'd be great.
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Barry? Jarred?
 
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I wouldn't say make a dedicated DVX film school, because many new cameras are showing up and people have different tastes.
But, it would be great to have a proper digital filmmaking school.
 
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[quote author=araujofh link=board=nws;num=1095262637;start=0#14 date=09/25/04 at 14:34:07]I wouldn't say make a dedicated DVX film school, because many new cameras are showing up and people have different tastes.
But, it would be great to have a proper digital filmmaking school.

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Barry? Jarred?
 
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heh heh nice. Good thing all the schools around here are including DVX's in the Tuition.
 
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