Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 07/16/07 19:16

On 7/16/2007, PTravel posted this:

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PTravel: Everything I thought of saying you said better; you also had
ideas I hadn't thought of.

> The project that you're proposing is, essentially, a professional one, even
> though you intend to do it yourself. You might want to ask this question in
> rec.video.production (I've cross-posted this over there) and over at
> www.dvinfo.net. Expect to hear this, though (and it's something that I agree
> with): the best gear in the hands of an amateur will produce, at best,
> amateur-looking video. An experienced pro who understands lighting, video,
> optics, etc., on the other hand, can produce professional looking product
> with the meanest of gear. It doesn't mean you shouldn't try it, but it's
> something to keep in mind so you don't wind up disappointed in the result.

When I was in about the 8th grade, my parents and I decided to try to
sell my violin. It was a very squeaky instrument that never sounded
good.

One of the potential buyers picked it up and played a tune or two. It
sounded beautiful! We were astonished...and maybe even embarrassed.

Also, I could always tell which slides in a roll of film were taken by
my then mother-in-law, an architect, vs my then father-in-law, a
chemist. (No, I don't mean that he was in the pictures she took or vice
versa!)

This is just to reinforce your remark about amateur versus professional
(at least for *some* values of 'amateur').

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