Howdy 2006

Matthew Delong · April 1st, 2006, 04:44 AM

I'm not from WV but close enough. I live in Southern Ohio close to Huntington. What college are you attending?

Ben Jacob · April 2nd, 2006, 03:42 PM

Hey all,

My name is Ben. Just about to get myself a nice new DV cam and could use a little advice. But I am not just here to be an info leach. I worked 7 years in Hollywood as a Voice Over casting director / teacher / audio engineer and have great perspective and advice (if needed) on any voice work needed for a project. Feel free to email me with any questions, or if you need good, reliable voice actor's names/agents, I can help in the L.A area for free.

OK, the project I am devoting my life to atm is a documentry on the Marsh in Arcata,CA (my current home). A project of waste water management that is world renouned in it's environmently friendly aspect. It has become a home or migratory stop to over 230 species of birds and many other critters. I hope to inspire communities throught the world to adopt this method of waste management. Therefor I am aiming for theatrical release internationally (aim high right? lol) It won't be your typical informational documentry, if all goes as planned. To best describe what I am trying for would be Ron Fricke (Baraka, shot on 70mm) type cinematography with about 30 minutes of info/interveiws. I will be shooting timelaps, using slow motion, and all will be nature shots. I am admittedly clueless when it comes to todays cameras and filming.

My biggest question to start off is... which camera? I have about 7000 to invest for the cam and another 2000 for acessories. I have read a bit about the cameras in this price range and am leaning towards the Panasonic HVX200. Seams to have all my needs covered except I might need (or do i?)a stronger zoom. I would apreciate any and all advice / input. If anyone thinks another camera would be more appropriate please let me know.

Thanks all,

Ben Jacob

Rob Lohman · April 3rd, 2006, 06:52 AM

Welcome aboard (H)DVInfo.net, Ben, good to have you with us!

I've copied your post to our documentary forum. More people will actually see
your question there since this is just an introduction forum. I've editted your
post slightly for a better fit in that forum.

Link to the new post:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=64237

Good luck!

Jay Villa · April 7th, 2006, 12:31 PM

Hello to all.

My name is Jay Villa from Houston, TX. I run a mobile DJ company full time. We are getting ready to offer videography to the services we currently offer.

Can anybody tell me where the general conversation area is on this forum?

Thanks!

Rob Lohman · April 9th, 2006, 04:35 AM

Hi Jay, welcome aboard (H)DV Info Net. The general forum area can be found here: Open DV Discussion

Jesse Christie · April 11th, 2006, 07:31 AM

As many of you may or may not know I am taking a trip to Africa in the spring of 07. I am taking a year off before going to college to save money and prepare for this trip. I live in Victoria BC and I was wondering if any of the people from Vancouver or from Victoria on this site could perhaps give me some information on a couple schools in Victoria that I could take classes on Video editing so I can become competitive in this business when I return from filming the trip.

Thanks
Jesse

Aviv Hallale · April 11th, 2006, 09:50 AM

I live in South Africa and attend CityVarsity Film Production School (www.cityvarsity.co.za)

At the moment our first year full-time syllabus is made up of:

Directing
Editing
Camerawork And Lighting
Scriptwriting
Script Analysis
Visual Literacy
Media Communication
History Of Art
Film Appreciation

In the second and third year, you can major in one of the first three. I'm going into Editing.

Majoring in Editing will get you skilled in:

Premiere (8 workstations with 2GBram and 2tb worth of storage space each, four DVCPRO Decks for converting DV to High Res SDI)
AVID (2 AVID Unity systems)
Media100
Boris
Combustion
After Effects

There's a guy from New Jersey in my class and apparently the pricing per year for this high-end institution is the equivalent to the fee at a community college. So perhaps consider spending two years here, I can guarantee you that you'll save a lot of cash by studying here.

Yoochul Chong · April 13th, 2006, 01:07 AM

check out the edit center in new york. they have a lot of films that go to sundance and edited by students

Derrick A.Jones · April 17th, 2006, 03:22 PM

Hi everyone. Im looking for a 3CCD camera and it dont matter what brand it is just want on to start shooting short films. Looking to buy but the way. So if anyone in the Tampa Bay Area wants to seel on please get at me. Im desperate or anyone on her in general. we can set up payment arainges when the time come along. Thanks

Alex Tigran · April 17th, 2006, 09:18 PM

Hello! I just got an FX-1 on the 7th and I look forward to learning from the members on this forum.

I have been a photographer for over 4 years, and I am really looking forward to creating videos for the web.

Boyd Ostroff · April 18th, 2006, 04:31 AM

Welcome to DVinfo Alex! Will look forward to hearing more about your work, you've got a great camera.

Bruce Patterson · April 19th, 2006, 12:47 PM

I'm from Canada but will be filming a wedding in Park City, Utah this June. I'm looking for a reliable shop where I can rent gear from. Can anyone suggest a shop to phone in either Salt Lake City or Park City?

Francois Camoin · April 19th, 2006, 02:43 PM

Try TV Specialists, 801-486-5757. They're good people.

Mike Oveson · April 19th, 2006, 03:32 PM

I'll second Francois' recommendation. TV Specialists has been great to work with.

Christopher Witz · April 22nd, 2006, 09:03 AM

I've been lurking around here for about a year... thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm a commercial photographer in Louisville KY, and have shot stills for advertising for about 20 years... from 8X10 film to 22MP digital on hasselblad bodies... in the studio with sets to location.

In the past 6 months I've gotten into shooting HD video for some of my clients... mainly for projection at trade shows.... using the same commercial lighting technics I use for stills.

I have a dof adapter to give a higher end look to my footage, and can't seem to live without it.

I'm in pre-pro on a documentary of artists, and hope to find a buyer when it's complete.

Thanks to everyone for all the threads and replies to just about anything on this site! I've absorbed allot!

April 2nd, 2006, 03:42 PM	#62
Ben Jacob New Boot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arcata CA Posts: 5	Newbie needs some advice please Hey all, My name is Ben. Just about to get myself a nice new DV cam and could use a little advice. But I am not just here to be an info leach. I worked 7 years in Hollywood as a Voice Over casting director / teacher / audio engineer and have great perspective and advice (if needed) on any voice work needed for a project. Feel free to email me with any questions, or if you need good, reliable voice actor's names/agents, I can help in the L.A area for free. OK, the project I am devoting my life to atm is a documentry on the Marsh in Arcata,CA (my current home). A project of waste water management that is world renouned in it's environmently friendly aspect. It has become a home or migratory stop to over 230 species of birds and many other critters. I hope to inspire communities throught the world to adopt this method of waste management. Therefor I am aiming for theatrical release internationally (aim high right? lol) It won't be your typical informational documentry, if all goes as planned. To best describe what I am trying for would be Ron Fricke (Baraka, shot on 70mm) type cinematography with about 30 minutes of info/interveiws. I will be shooting timelaps, using slow motion, and all will be nature shots. I am admittedly clueless when it comes to todays cameras and filming. My biggest question to start off is... which camera? I have about 7000 to invest for the cam and another 2000 for acessories. I have read a bit about the cameras in this price range and am leaning towards the Panasonic HVX200. Seams to have all my needs covered except I might need (or do i?)a stronger zoom. I would apreciate any and all advice / input. If anyone thinks another camera would be more appropriate please let me know. Thanks all, Ben Jacob

April 3rd, 2006, 06:52 AM	#63
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Welcome aboard (H)DVInfo.net, Ben, good to have you with us! I've copied your post to our documentary forum. More people will actually see your question there since this is just an introduction forum. I've editted your post slightly for a better fit in that forum. Link to the new post: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=64237 Good luck! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 7th, 2006, 12:31 PM	#64
Jay Villa New Boot Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 12	Newbie here Hello to all. My name is Jay Villa from Houston, TX. I run a mobile DJ company full time. We are getting ready to offer videography to the services we currently offer. Can anybody tell me where the general conversation area is on this forum? Thanks! __________________ Jay Villa DJ for YOU 7807 Long Point Rd., Ste. 390 Houston, TX 77055 713-465-9599

April 9th, 2006, 04:35 AM	#65
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Hi Jay, welcome aboard (H)DV Info Net. The general forum area can be found here: Open DV Discussion __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 11th, 2006, 07:31 AM	#66
Jesse Christie New Boot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Victoria, B.C. Canada Posts: 5	Video Editing Schools As many of you may or may not know I am taking a trip to Africa in the spring of 07. I am taking a year off before going to college to save money and prepare for this trip. I live in Victoria BC and I was wondering if any of the people from Vancouver or from Victoria on this site could perhaps give me some information on a couple schools in Victoria that I could take classes on Video editing so I can become competitive in this business when I return from filming the trip. Thanks Jesse __________________ Cameras: Sony HDR FX1, Canon EOS 20D. Computers: MacBook Pro (Intel Core Duo 2.16 Ghz, 100 GB Hardrive @ 7200 RPM, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, 1000GB External RAID0 HD, Bluetooth 6x8 Tablet, Final Cut Studio 5.1)

April 1st, 2006, 04:44 AM	#61
Matthew Delong Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ironton, Ohio Posts: 34	I'm not from WV but close enough. I live in Southern Ohio close to Huntington. What college are you attending?

April 11th, 2006, 09:50 AM	#67
Aviv Hallale Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 276	I live in South Africa and attend CityVarsity Film Production School (www.cityvarsity.co.za) At the moment our first year full-time syllabus is made up of: Directing Editing Camerawork And Lighting Scriptwriting Script Analysis Visual Literacy Media Communication History Of Art Film Appreciation In the second and third year, you can major in one of the first three. I'm going into Editing. Majoring in Editing will get you skilled in: Premiere (8 workstations with 2GBram and 2tb worth of storage space each, four DVCPRO Decks for converting DV to High Res SDI) AVID (2 AVID Unity systems) Media100 Boris Combustion After Effects There's a guy from New Jersey in my class and apparently the pricing per year for this high-end institution is the equivalent to the fee at a community college. So perhaps consider spending two years here, I can guarantee you that you'll save a lot of cash by studying here.

April 13th, 2006, 01:07 AM	#68
Yoochul Chong Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 72	the edit center check out the edit center in new york. they have a lot of films that go to sundance and edited by students

April 17th, 2006, 03:22 PM	#69
Derrick A.Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Petersburg,FL Posts: 94	Anyone from the Tampa Bay area have a 3CCD camera to sell Hi everyone. Im looking for a 3CCD camera and it dont matter what brand it is just want on to start shooting short films. Looking to buy but the way. So if anyone in the Tampa Bay Area wants to seel on please get at me. Im desperate or anyone on her in general. we can set up payment arainges when the time come along. Thanks

April 17th, 2006, 09:18 PM	#70
Alex Tigran Tourist Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 3	New FX-1 User Hello! I just got an FX-1 on the 7th and I look forward to learning from the members on this forum. I have been a photographer for over 4 years, and I am really looking forward to creating videos for the web.

April 18th, 2006, 04:31 AM	#71
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Welcome to DVinfo Alex! Will look forward to hearing more about your work, you've got a great camera.

April 19th, 2006, 12:47 PM	#72
Bruce Patterson Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 115	Good Rental Shop in Salt Lake City or Park City? I'm from Canada but will be filming a wedding in Park City, Utah this June. I'm looking for a reliable shop where I can rent gear from. Can anyone suggest a shop to phone in either Salt Lake City or Park City?

April 19th, 2006, 02:43 PM	#73
Francois Camoin Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 29	Try TV Specialists, 801-486-5757. They're good people.

April 19th, 2006, 03:32 PM	#74
Mike Oveson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ogden, UT Posts: 349	I'll second Francois' recommendation. TV Specialists has been great to work with.

April 22nd, 2006, 09:03 AM	#75
Christopher Witz Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 591	Hello from Louisville! I've been lurking around here for about a year... thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a commercial photographer in Louisville KY, and have shot stills for advertising for about 20 years... from 8X10 film to 22MP digital on hasselblad bodies... in the studio with sets to location. In the past 6 months I've gotten into shooting HD video for some of my clients... mainly for projection at trade shows.... using the same commercial lighting technics I use for stills. I have a dof adapter to give a higher end look to my footage, and can't seem to live without it. I'm in pre-pro on a documentary of artists, and hope to find a buyer when it's complete. Thanks to everyone for all the threads and replies to just about anything on this site! I've absorbed allot!