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Posted by David McCall on 01/01/06 23:23
"Larry J." <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns973E8AC25A921thefrogprince@70.169.32.36...
> Waiving the right to remain silent, "David McCall"
> <david.mccall@comcast.net> said:
>
>> "Larry J." <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns973E775E0180Ethefrogprince@70.169.32.36...
>>>
>>> VHS in the hands of somone who knows how to shoot will look
>>> better than DV from someone who doesn't.
>>>
>> There's some wisdom in that.
>>
>>> Video/Filmmaking is not ALL about resolution...
>>>
>> It depends on your "position" in the production. If it is
>> you are responsible for the equipment for a job, then it
>> is all about picture quality, which mike is best, etc.
>> You would know that better than just about anybody
>> in this group. People rely on you to provide the very
>> best the budget will allow. If you don't, then your
>> phone doesn't ring.
>>
>> It is correct to say that the content is most important,
>> but that doesn't mean that the hardware doesn't matter.
>> I just wanted to clarify that for the noobes that tend to
>> ask these questions.
>
> Hi David..!
>
> It wasn't my intent to imply that hardware doesn't matter, but to
> answer someone who seemed to think that it's all that DOES matter.
>
Larry, I know that it wasn't your intent to say that hardware
doesn't matter. That would be a lot like shooting yourself
in the foot, considering the business you are in.
I just wanted to make the point that putting importance
on hardware is what some of us have built our careers
around. I guess we could say that the hardware is
pointless without a story to tell, plus the talent to tell it.
To the original question;
Can a story be told with an 8mm camcorder? Of coarse.
There were some high end (Hi-8) camcorders that made
better pictures than an inexpensive cDV camcorder, but
to realize that quality diference you would need relatively
expensive capture hardware and a little expertise in video
engineering. The advantage of switching to DV is that
geting DV's video in and out is a lot easier, and cheaper.
For expirimenting with story telling, a relatively inexpensive
would be fine. Once you understand what you are doing,
then you will have to decide between buying or renting
something better.
Producing video is an auful lot for one person to do really
well, and very few achieve that goal. Most productions use
a team of people sharing the task. Even then it is work.
David
>> BTW, Happy New Year to all of you out there.
>
> Same on ya..!
>
> --
> Larry Jandro
> Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
> Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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