So is this the camera for the newbie film maker?

gregcotten said:
As Barry said, a good camera will not make a good filmmaker. For the quality, you can purchase a good camera. For the skill, you must acquire on your own. I know plenty of proffesional videographers that spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on equipment, but lack talent and make good content look bad. Just my two cents.

-Greg
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Very true...and in some ways this is kind of comforting..because you realise that making a good film isn't necessarily just about throwing a heap of money at it...or having the best camera...

some of my favourite movies have been ones done on low budgets that actually tell a decent story..as compared to some big blockbusters with great effects but stories that are big on the dodgy factor.

I've kind of always liked the challenge of trying to make something look professional but doing it in an unconventional but cheaper fashion!

One of my first video jobs involved unbolting a roller office chair and taping a tripod to it..got a few strange looks...but was fun getting motion in the shot!

It does certainly seem though that a dvx cam would provide a means to develop some good creative film making skills...and not really have to spend a fortune in the process...
 
mavoz,

another reason to choose the HVX over the DVX is that in a year or tow or more the HVX will have greater resale value than the DVX. of course you intially paid more for the HVX then it might not balance out. im' not saying this is a solid suggestion, just a brainfart im' throwing out there to be chewed on by others and rejected or accepted.

however a more solid suggestion would be to find some camera or editing users groups in melbourne. i would imagine there is a nice indy film scene there. that way you coudl find some sound and lighting folks to help on your films.
 
contentlab said:
mavoz,

another reason to choose the HVX over the DVX is that in a year or tow or more the HVX will have greater resale value than the DVX. of course you intially paid more for the HVX then it might not balance out. im' not saying this is a solid suggestion, just a brainfart im' throwing out there to be chewed on by others and rejected or accepted.
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maybe, maybe not ..... the dvx100 will stay forever the best dv cam on the market and is the best "filmic" cam at this price range. hvx is a very new technology, it will be improved very soon. it s just the beginning of consumer and prosumer hd .....
 
delaro said:
maybe, maybe not ..... the dvx100 will stay forever the best dv cam on the market and is the best "filmic" cam at this price range. hvx is a very new technology, it will be improved very soon. it s just the beginning of consumer and prosumer hd .....
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I think the thing that makes me a little nervous about the HVX200 is not just the camera itself but the extra overhead requirements of editing in HD. That has big ramifications in all sorts of aspects of the editing workflow...HD storage...processing grunt etc...

Without a doubt the HVX200 is the future today...and if the extra costs of these aspects aren't an issue..then it's the one to go for...

.....maybe in January 2006 the HVX 200 aint the camera for the "newbie" filmmaker on a budget...but by January 2008 it (or its younger and newer siblings) most certainly will be...

...but ....even today....I'm still mighty tempted:) 'Future today' still is appealing.
 
I also have a question that might help Mavoz and myself. Being a newbe at this, I understand basically what the HVX200 can do and it's features, but the part that I quite can't grasp yet is the process after shooting. Yes I can film on DV tape and/or downconvert from P2 to DV tape. I can also download frpm P2 to an external hard drive for storage or the the computer to edit. Thats as far as I understand at this point.

What do I do for long term storage or when the hard drive fills up? What is the next step? How do you go back and pull your HD film out for viewing at a later date? If I want to watch that ' wedding ' again 8 months down the road, then what? Blue ray or HD DVD burners are quite a ways off as yet.

I can really use any help in this procedure that will help this new newbee.

Thanks
John
 
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