Article by Dominic Donaldson
What do filmmakers all have in common? Well for a start they all have a creative flair about them, the vision to turn something that we might find ordinary into something quite fantastic and dazzling for the screen. We may all think that it is simply a case of pointing a camera at a situation and filming, but in actual fact to create a masterpiece you need to have flair, ambition, vision, direction and the ability to plan out in your mind just how you want things to go. That is why professional filmmakers can make the big money as opposed to the rest of us who upload our efforts on to YouTube.
There are positive aspects to YouTube though and one of those positive aspects is that it has allowed a new generation of talent to shine through. If you spend any amount of time watching some of the content that is put out on the social media network, you will quickly find that there are several individuals out there that have the flair, ambition, vision, direction and ability that is required to join the ranks of the professional filmmakers.
With the amount of video editing software that is available on various formats these days, whether it is on a PC or on an Apple Mac and with digital cameras that can record snippets of film in up to 10 mega pixels of definition these mobile band of filmmakers are starting to play an ever more important role in the media spotlight. You will constantly hear the news reporter appeal to the public at the end of most news bulletins or when a major story breaks to send in any footage that they might have acquired on their telephones, digital cameras or video recorders. We will all constantly be haunted by the visions of what happened on 9/11 and a majority of the footage shot on that day comes from people who picked up their cameras, phones, etc… and shot what was happening.
Of course the most graphic and terrifying footage of that frightful day comes from a couple of French filmmakers, Jules and Gedeon Naudet, who happened to be producing a documentary with one of the New York fire departments at the time the plane struck the tower. They rushed with the fire crew to the scene and caught a lot of the disaster on camera.
If you are interesting in filmmaking or you would like to get involved in the industry in 2010 then start looking for companies online that can help you achieve your ambition.
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Dominic Donaldson is a career advisor with many years of experience helping people find their ideal profession. Find out more about filmmakers at http://www.helenjamesproductions.co.uk/
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View the Collection at www.RebeccaMinkoff.com On September 12th, documentary filmmaker Gavin Bellour filmed CFDA fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff as she prepared for the presentation of her Spring/Summer 2011 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The road to Lincoln Center is documented in this short film which features appearances by Gossip Girl Michelle Trachtenberg and fashion blogger Rumi Neely of FashionToast.com.
Question by : Very beginner filmmaking (what kind of camera should i get?)?
My dream in life is to be a director. I am finishing up community college and hopefully transfering to study anthropology and film (studies not production). i am hoping to start with documentaries and eventually if im lucky will be a world renowned director. as long as it can be my source of income ill be happy. I have never filmed anything and have decided it is necessary to start as soon as possible (i know its sorta late) you can sum me up by the hunter thompson’s quote “anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” and since filmmaking is very expensive, ive been turned off from making a movie.
so my question is what kind of camera should i get?
all the reviews and blogs and sites talk about semi-pro/indie beginners. ive done extensive research and think the canon vixia hf m40 is the best for what i would like to spend, but is that too much for the beginner of beginners? im a perfectionist when it comes to creativity, so i want the best of the best. is it too much? should i start with something less buff and work my way up as new technologies come or should i just buy a decently great camera and just start exploring?
Oh and i have a Macbook pro 15 inch from mid 2010. it has imovie 09 (im sure thats a low end editing program, but ill start with that until i need more) will i have any problems with the canon vixia hf m40 and the mac?
and another note: i have a good understanding of film. i have taken film studies courses, read film production books and am an avid movie buff. i know i have A LOT to learn, but i know what to do. its just doing it that i have to get into
Best answer:
Answer by rick
It all depends on your budget. You can make nice films with a relatively inexpensive camera. I do not suggest that you try to buy high end equipment yet because you are not ready for it. You can easily get by with a Nikon D3100 or if you have more money a Canon 7D, 5D or Nikon D7000. You can drop $ 25,000 in a blink getting good equipment. If you want to get into the really nice stuff you can drop $ 100,000. In reality, you need to make films to learn now and a cheap camera will work fine. Should you get a good shoot lined up you just rent the pro gear. Buying a lot of expensive gear will not help you become a better director, that I can promise you. Get a DSLR because it will give you the cine look, a camcorder will look like video.
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