Posted by Nappy on 02/19/06 16:27

"nobody special" <msu1049321@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1140327460.774740.100260@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Nappy, I have to disagree with you. Hand ten people some paint and
> brushes and tell them to just go out and start doing art, and you may
> luck out with one of them having "some" natural talent. It is the same
> with video. This guy just buys a camera and starts shooting stuff with
> no training, it's going to look like the crap he's complaining about in
> his first post. The whole point of the exercise is to get some training
> first, THEN build on it with practical experience.


naw.... MOST people shooting and producing and directing these days have NOT
gone through any school. It isn;t that complex.
Of course it takes trial and error. But 'training' is completley
unnecessary.

>
> People can have various opinions of the time spent trying to re-invent
> the last 100 years' worth of film technique on your own, but I'd hardly
> say it's economical or an effective use of time. While I think it's
> great to gather all the information you can on the internet, it's not a
> true substitutes for a real education.

'real' education FWIW isn't all it is cranked up to be. THese days a person
can find enough information on their own to learn how to produce imagery and
tell stories. It is surely not that complex.

I respect your opinion.

>
> After THAT, aquiring your own tools and experiences wold make the most
> sense, IMO.
>

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