Posted by PTravel on 07/02/07 19:57

<jef_boy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 2, 3:35 pm, jef_...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> My Kodak c360 shoots video at VGA quality at 640x480
>> I am in the process of making a very very low budget documentary to
>> sell as a DVD online and market myself. Do you think this is possible
>> or should i give up? I bought Magic Video Edit software for $50,
>> which they say has features of many $500 programs, and its seems to be
>> doing well.. any suggestions? I am guessing I will have to focus more
>> on the artistic side of the film since the camera can't completely
>> capture natural beauty (although i think it might be good enough as
>> long as my STORY line is good and the viewers get something out of
>> it..
>>
>> please let me know if i should give up or not.
>
> ok, i'll divulge the idea... This documentary is similar to many about
> land development and urban planning, I want it to be both artistic and
> informational... I think there is high demand for this subject. The
> sundance channel's "green" or whatever series is really taking off,
> but i would like to be more detailed since I actually have a lot to
> say about he subject.
>
> The plan is to use this digital camera with video capabilities (kodak
> c360) just to shoot the scenes and the music and narration (if any)
> will be done separately, and I will use magix video edit for any
> lighting work that needs be done. and I will judge each video clip
> and use the ones that come out the best and are not as shaky.

You can't fix bad lighting in post-production and the kind of correction you
can do in a $50 consumer program is not going to do much. As you note,
shaky video is the hallmark of amateur production.

If you're going to market these as amateur videos, good luck -- maybe there
is a market for that; I don't know. You're not going to produce anything
that looks professional. I'd recommend spending some time learning about
video production THEN making a hardware and software selection.


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