Hello from Chicago, 1st documentary, working with what I have

Alana

Alana

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Good morning guys,

Just thought I'd stick my hand up and say hi.

I'm based in Chicago and am working on my first film after 18 years as an art director & photographer in the graphic design industry. Operating under the notion that I shouldn't wait until I can afford the mega high-end, I'm using a Canon T3i, Shure Lens Hopper, Tascam DR-100mkII, and a mixed bag of gear.

Since I do most of my filming and editing alone, I'm looking for an online community to collaborate with, get ideas, yaddah-yaddah-yaddah.

The film is about folks who restore vintage campers. Like lots of topics that sound like there's not much to it on the surface, there are a lot of really cool stories both personal and historical.

Anyway, hello, nice to meet you all, and I look forward to sifting through all the cool resources here.

-Alana
 
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Welcome Alana, don't give a second thought to your gear, lots of great work has and is being done at every level of filmmaking with the same gear you're using. Good luck with your project.
 
Welcome Alana! Being in the business as long as you have, you know it's mostly the person behind the camera that matters, followed by (in no particular order) Story, set design, lighting, audio, editing, color grading, etc... Anyhow, 99.9 percent of all audiences haven't a clue what camera the film was shot on, and will never be pixel peeping the way a DP would. As long as it's a compelling story you will be perfectly fine. Just make sure your audio is as good as you can get it. Audio is the number one issue with low budget films. People often focus to much on image and neglect the most important technical aspect, Audio!

If you haven't heard of "Magic Lantern" Do yourself a favor and Google it, it will turn your T3i into a new camera in terms of functionality, Focus peaking, Zebras, higher bit rates, and about 75 more features I didn't mention. It's a must have for anyone shooting on Canon dslr cameras. It will blow your mind the difference it makes after using it even once. Good luck!, Dvxuser is a great forum for amateur to professional. The resources are never ending, there's no question you have that has not been answered if you do a search, that I will guarantee!! Happy shooting!!
 
Hella Alana, I am also in Chicago, born & raised in suburban naperville but now up in edgewater. I've been interested in cameras since 1999 and working freelance on and off since 2002. I've worked with and owned over 52 or so cameras since 2005 ranging from the Sony PD150, Panasonic DVX100 all the way up to the RED ONE MX and everything in between. Chicago (as im sure you already know) is a great city to create and we have some great resources for us indie filmmakers. I owned the T3i a few years back and i agree with maranfilms, magic lantern will help you tremendously and help you get the most out of that camera. you can check out my personal experimental work at http://www.vimeo.com/mikekrumlauf

Best of luck on your projects!
 
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