Posted by jef_boy@hotmail.com on 07/02/07 20:05

On Jul 2, 3:57 pm, "PTravel" <ptra...@travelersvideo.com> wrote:
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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..
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> >> please let me know if i should give up or not.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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I am just having fun not worrying about being a professional but
rather producing something that gives something to society. Some
movies that I really liked that didn't seem crisp and clean are... Pi,
Tarnation (a documentary shot in super 8), and some other horror
movies. I think that its not the shots, but the flow between the
shots and the feelings they provoke in the viewer. In tarnation,
there wasn't any narration, just text on the screen that told a
story.. and it seems to be selling well. I am guessing that I need to
devise some sort of theme that allows me to "get away" with the shaky
unprofessionalism of this film? The film "Pi" evoked a very mysticism
about it through music and imagery and I liked that .

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