Recent content by TDMExperience

Do you have any recommendations for a good book on the subject of lighting video?

When doing research on lighting for video, will reference materials for photography transfer to video? So if I were to buy a book for lighting photography, will that information apply to lighting video? Are there any major differences between the two that I need to be aware of (outside of the...

Sorry, I don't really have a specific budget other than "cheap". It's a situation where I'm piecing things together as I go along, so when I have a couple extra bucks, I buy something new, and every couple of months I get a bonus that allows me to splurge a little bit. I'd say overall I'd be...

And by the way, I quickly learned that lighting and audio were 2 of the most important things I needed to learn how to do. So while I'm working cheap right now and not doing what I need to do to be professional, I have no intention of treating audio as an after thought. A lot of the information...

Sorry, I wasn't aware of the incredible range of options so I didn't realize how vague I was being. My interest level is in line with Alcove, but my budget is in line with rayw. As of now, I'm not a "serious"film maker - and by that I mean that I am about 5 months into even thinking about film...

Nice! I'm at work right now, but when I get home I'm going to check these out. Now I need to apologize for asking what is probably a stupid question, but I'm very inexperienced right now. What are coverage and spill?

I have a camera that does not have any audio inputs, and the on camera mic obviously isn't sufficient for recording anything. Since I'm new to this (and broke most of the time), I'm trying to find the most bang for my buck. It looks like I'm going to need a shotgun mic. Does anyone have any...

Knightly, that kit looks interesting. I've always been weary of buying a less expensive version of a normally "expensive" thing. It usually turns out that it's completely useless to me, and I just wasted money that I should have saved and put towards the more expensive version. Do you have any...

Yeah I'm finding that out. Unfortunately it also seems like one of the hardest things to do effectively on a limited budget.

I can't seem to get consistent results (picture quality) when I try to export an edited video. I'm using Windows Movie Maker - I know most of the people on here use higher end software, and I'd love to but my current computer won't run anything else. So for the time being, I've been doing my...

After my initial camera purchase, everything I do is forced to be on a shoestring budget. So I'm always looking for very cheap (or even free) ways to make things happen. Right now I'm nowhere near being able to afford a professional lighting kit, but I'm realizing how incredibly important...

That's funny. I saw a billboard in my town that said "Fox 8 News: The Rapture Happens at 6pm! Plus Dick Goddard's 7 Day Forecast." Then there was a rapture article in my local paper and under the headline it said "Editor's Note: Due to early print deadlines, we do not know if the rapture...

This was exactly what drove me to really getting into film making. When I bought my camera I did a terrible little short just so I could mess around with editing video. After that I started noticing myself paying attention to how things were shot/edited/etc. That made me more interested in doing...

I have a soft spot in my heart for popcorn movies even if I know they're bad (Suckerpunch being the exception... God I was disappointed in that), and it seems like the only movies coming out that I'm interested in are popcorn movies. I'd like to see if there's anything off my radar as well. As...

I should also say, if you enjoy the movie or the book, more power to you. It's not like I'm the end all be all of what is or isn't good. I was just trying to say that if someone likes the message of something, it makes it more difficult to wrap your head around the fact that others would dislike...