Which Digital Video Camera for Amateur Video?

Posted by Cliff on Monday July 19, 2004 @01:54PM from the suggestions-for-budding-filmmakers dept.

Maznafein asks: "I'm about to leave the IT world, after just finishing a degree in audio engineering, and I'd like to start doing some A/V work on the side as I attempt to make the transition to a new career. I want to make a my first short film either in the late fall, or early spring. I want to do everything in the digital domain as I currently use Logic and Ableton Live on my power book. I have all the gear I need to use up to eight microphones and I can easily pick up some shot gun mics. I don't really know which [video camera] to go with. Like every geek I want the best resolution available other than that the only thing I know I'll need is it to be water resistant/proof, or be able to purchase a housing, for up to a 15 minute scene in the short film I am adapting. What should I go with?" "I've always been a firm believer that to make it in any field you have to show that you want to do it. I currently write my own tracks (bangin' german techno) and engineer/mix down local artists (rock, pop and hip hop) on the side already. I just have yet to get into the nitty gritty of doing film production."

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"Not an ask slashdot"? by Rhesus+Piece · 2004-07-19 14:01 · Score: 5, Interesting

I've made a fairly obvious realization:
Every Ask Slashdot has a healthy bunch of comments questioning the validity of the ask slashdot, telling the person to google, and whatnot.

Maybe it's time to just hardcode that into the Ask Slashdot section to save all these folks their precious time?

Whoa. I actually can't tell if I'm being sarcastic.