so what do you buy? how much money do you get off of your hvx if you're working on a production that's being shot on an ex? you already said that you can't buy a genesis, so how do you shoot a genesis project if you don't rent one? what you call a professional is what the rest of us call a producer (who happens to shoot his own projects), not a filmmaker, cinematographer or even videographer. professionals in those fields *don't* need to own equipment.
ok, then the question is who should own the gear. why should i as a dp own cameras to save money for producers? why should i as director own a camera when i don't need it at all in my profession? do you have to be a producer to call yourself a professional? long gone by? is the freelance film worker a thing of the past? in the 21st century everyone is rodriguez with a stubborn determination to do everything themselves, is that what you're saying?
Now, if he could only consistently make good movies. :grin::grin:
i don't really make shorts, i make features, and others pay for my editing time so i don't have to flip burgers.
commercials are way closer to drama than to corporate video. and they pay much better, which i don't deny is a factor.
he never did.
they'll tell you everything and anything. i was a focus puller for years you know.
not at all, i've done a lot of shi*ty work in the film industry over the years. without owning much gear and with the goal of breaking in, not to make money. i only do fun and interesting things now though, occasionally also well paid.
yeah, the d90 is such a big topic over at cinematography.com. content is king.
who says i am? i'm just trying to prevent others from including him. there's nothing wrong with owning a camera but it's not even close to being a prerequisite for calling yourself a professional.
so where was the money saved then? the idea was that new technology in new times would make it cheaper to make movies. besides i find that this is rarely the case. dp's with gear often even get less per day including gear since they're usually contaced by producers with small budgets.
sure, but that's beside the point. the point is that most are done by dp's who don't own a camera.
True, he just co-founded Zentropa, a production company, which had a porn department called Puzzy Power, trying to do "alternative porn".