Posted by Steve King on 02/13/06 13:20

"nobody special" <msu1049321@aol.com> wrote in message
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> This is a ridiculous question. Pro video directors rent the camera for
> day(s) of the shoot, they don't buy one. And you can make fantastic
> videos without even a camera. It's never so much about the tools, as it
> is having the creative idea; most bad music videos are not bad because
> of technical limitations, but because they suck at storytelling.

Renting would seem to be a good approach for the OP, if the objective is to
shoot 'a music video'. However, the statement, "Pro video directors rent
the camera for day(s) of the shoot, they don't buy one.", is accurate only
for certain segments of the video production community and might be grossly
misleading to those new to video production reading the above post. It is
an error to use such a broad brush. Most anyone with any experience at all
is aware of many production companies that own their own equipment and hire
as full or part-time employees "Pro video directors" to manage their shoots.

Steve King

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