Posted by Joe on 07/17/07 11:42

To all- thanks for the comments- I agree that getting a pro would be the
best option- but I'm not sure if I can afford it- then again, if I don't buy
the equipment- I have some money for the pro- and, if I organize very well
what I want- I could probably get the most bang for the buck from that pro.

On the other hand (I'm a liberal so I have to say that <G>)- I discovered
when I bought a Nikon F100 35 mm about 10 years ago- that I could take some
good pictures. If I got decent equipment, I certainly wouldn't come up with
decent video right away, but I probably could come up with acceptable work
soon enough- as I'm not in a huge hurry- and I'd have that new skill- if in
fact I developed some talent, I might then buy some pro equipment (semi-pro
maybe).

But, I think looking for a pro is a great idea- and worth pursuing- after
all, that pro probably doesn't charge more per hour than I do.

I suppose many pros today offer examples of their work on the net?

Joe


"Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 7/16/2007, PTravel posted this:
>
> <SNIP>
>
> 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').
>
> <SNIP>
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Gino)
> letters617blochg3251
> (replace the numbers by "at" and "dotcom")
>
>

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