Recent content by coyotegyrl

LLC is Limited Liability Corporation - many production companies do this to, I think, formally seperate their personal assets from their business. In the event of being sued as a production company, your personal things (like your house) cannot be taken away from you. At least that's how I...

Thanks for the suggestions, and I understand that legal advice cannot be offered over chatrooms ;) I do own my own camera, so there won't be rental from the rental house. We did discuss LLCs a little in class, but some professors liked the idea of them, and others did not (instead to set up...

Yep, that XL1 had a strange double miniplug. I just sold my XL1 to an old friend. I really like the idea of a native 16x9 camera that has interchangeable lenses. Of course, if I could afford an HD, I'd get one. After using that camera at MSU I have a dream.... someday I'll own one of those. What...

Hiya, Ok, I have a project to do and the state agency I'm doing the film for wants a contract. Can anyone suggest a book or send a document as an example about contracts? This is my first "real" project out of school (master's degree), and I want to do it right. It is VERY low budget (probably...

montana? Hi Shaw, Where at in Montana are you? I lived in Bozeman for a couple of years while I attended the Science & Natural History Filmmaking program. so the on board mic isn't a mini plug anymore, eh? That's good to know. I'm also in the process of ordering an XL2. Looking at that Servo...