Perfect Set!

can't see it either.

and I agree with NBC shooter. good advice.

i also think it's important to spend some money on a good lens, or at least set some aside to rent some amazing ones.
 
terrorpictures said:
I been saving money for sometime. And i think it is about time i had a upgrade. Can someone tell me... what would you buy with $40,000 (in Canadian Dollars) as a budget for you're perfect set. I have 4 DVX Units. so about cams. I don't need. I need stuff like tripods, lights, boom poles, ect ect. Everything a good movie set should have. All advices welcome.
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Canadian dollars eh??

Let's factor in the exhange rate, provincial tax, federal tax, shipping and handling, possible duties....

You can buy a lens cap! (Keep saving those pennies!)
 
I think NBC shooters comments are right on the money. If it were ME though, I would at least keep one DVX around. Who knows when you'll need a b-cam, or a behind the scenes cam. Sell the other three. I would also invest in an HVX package and everything that goes along with it (NICE tripod, P2 Cards, filters, matte box, follow focus, mic, portable monitor, case etc etc.) I would then get your lighting figured out. If it were me, I would have a Kino Flo or two, and also some Arri fresnels with various c-stands and grip equipment in the mix. I would then get a really solid nice dolly. The Rowe Cine kits seem really good, and the suggestion that NBCshooter had about a small compact dolly for ground level shots was really good. Some other things to think about are post production- if you're doing HD, what do you need to upgrade from your current setup to be able to have an efficiant work flow? Do you need to buy a whole new system? If you are going SD (as with an SDX900) do you want/need a tape deck, what are your needs there? I would invest in a good quality color production monitor no matter what. Also, something to think about might be buying insurance with some of the money? It would be a good idea to have all your nice new equipment insured. I have never even dealt with this kind of money before, so please forgive me if my comments were stupid haha.
 
How can someone spend 40,000 on kit and not have done their research before buying. No offence but you sound crazy.
 
craigbowman said:
Canadian dollars eh??

Let's factor in the exhange rate, provincial tax, federal tax, shipping and handling, possible duties....

You can buy a lens cap! (Keep saving those pennies!)
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I found a site that sells the SDX900 for 15,000 US. Thats 17,000 Canadian. I already placed an order. So all those tax things can be skipped. They wont be payed in a US site.
 
nicholasraeburn said:
How can someone spend 40,000 on kit and not have done their research before buying. No offence but you sound crazy.
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humm none taken. But if you did not read right. I am here asking questions because i am doing research. You are right it would be crazy to spend 40,000 without knowing what u are going to buy. But not in my case, i am asking all these questions to find out. That why i am here :happy:.
 
Just seems a bit odd going to spend that much money without maybe finding out your own.
Forums like this are useful for answering questions but you won't neccerilay get the right answer to you questions. Your needs sound very specific and I find it odd that you do not have a specific set up in mind. Asking a question here should be useful to clarify a question you already have asked somewhere else.
Asking as broad and general a question as the one you have asked is asking for trouble.
Im not trying to be offensive I just don't understand why have not done your own research into something where you are potentially spending a lot of money.
 
terrorpictures said:
I found a site that sells the SDX900 for 15,000 US. Thats 17,000 Canadian. I already placed an order. So all those tax things can be skipped. They wont be payed in a US site.
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Not a bad deal on the SDX.. did you order a lens to go with it ? Which one ?
 
nah acutally i have 100 acres of land to shoot up north in Canada. We got some houses that are old. I mean over 400 years old. we plan to do our set there. Plus is private, and there is no permit needed to shoot on my own land.
 
Wouldnt $40,000 be enough to just shoot 16mm film, buy a good tripod, some lights, rigging gear, sound gear, and get the film developed/teleclined, etc...? I dont know much about film but $40,000 sounds somewhat in reason. You can really see that the digital age has set in when after 4 pages of posts no one has yet recommened shooting film. Just my thoughs though.
 
mehnkle said:
Wouldnt $40,000 be enough to just shoot 16mm film, buy a good tripod, some lights, rigging gear, sound gear, and get the film developed/teleclined, etc...? I dont know much about film but $40,000 sounds somewhat in reason. You can really see that the digital age has set in when after 4 pages of posts no one has yet recommened shooting film. Just my thoughs though.
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Yes, but his post production would cost him more, and take much longer.
There are benefits to shooting film, but given his level of experience, I believe
video is his best option in the long run.
 
You're kidding, right?

You're kidding, right?

My God, you want to screen your movie in the local theater, and you went and spent $15,000 on a standard def camera(?!?)
I had to check the date, it's as if this thread had been written in 2004-05.

Standard Def?!? :eek: :eek: :eek:

For that same money, you could've gotten two HVX200's, plus several P2 cards. With variable frame rates, like the varicam.
Get a 35mm adapter like the M2 and you'll have a more convincing cinematic look than any 2/3" video camera can provide.

I agree with most of NBCshooter's excellent ideas, all except for one glaring difference. Standard def cameras were never built for Big Screen acquisition. The sdx900 makes beautiful pictures for standard def television, that's its domain, and it does it beautifully. But HDTV and the big screen are a different ballpark.

For the silver screen, a 1/3" HVX200 shooting 1080p/24p in DVCProHD kicks the pants off of any standard def camera.
I've seen comparisons blown up on the big screen at the DGA. The sdx900 looks mediocre/ok, but far inferior to HD due to its lack of... definition.

If your goal is a big movie screen or HDTV, you have absolutely no business fooling around with standard def.

Do some tests. compare and see for yourself.
 
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