Posted by Pre-Meltdown on 11/20/07 16:21

"MG" <m@m.org> wrote in message
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> "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
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>> "Richard Crowley" wrote ...
>>> "Pre-Meltdown" wrote ...
>>>> Apropos of your and Steve King's other production advice, keep in mind
>>>> that this is just to get started, to figure out my own directions.
>>>> I couldn't even begin to deal with a script writer now, as there really
>>>> is no precedent for what I'm doing.
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>>> I didn't say anything about hiring a scriptwriter. I suggested
>>> that you needed a script. They are not synonymous.
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>> However, Steve King's advice is pure gold. You are doing
>> yourself and the future of your product(s) a great disservice
>> if you brush off his suggestions. Producing a *good* and
>> *effective* instructional video for something like this is not
>> trivial and it would be remarkable if a rank amateur could
>> pull it off. You are treading on trecherous ground in areas
>> where you don't know what you don't know. Read that last
>> sentence again carefully if necessary.
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> Here's another thought, re: bang for your buck, now that you've elaborated
> more on what your plans are. You could easily hire an experienced shooter
> (especially being in the NY metro area), for a day rate, who would bring
> his own gear and do your first effort as a single-camera shoot. He would
> undoubtedly have much better gear than anything you are considering, and
> probably also be able to edit it on a higher-end system. It might make
> more sense to avoid the investment in your case. When you get ready to do
> multi-camera, again, think rental. And as for low-light, there's a reason
> you don't see these things done under low-light conditions. They just
> don't look good, especially in SD.

None of all the advice has fallen on deaf ears.
I figger the $2500 I'm going to spend will be like one of my crappy welded
prototypes. If I can get something on dvd, and have something to actually
*show* a professional, I'd proly by many man-hours and $$ ahead of the game,
as well as being able to muddle through my own ideas/directions and
experiment on my own time.
I know Adobe Premiere pro has forums, I'm hoping to find one for Element.
Appreciate all the input.
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