Hey everyone.
So, I've made a few films in the past (mostly student films) using a simply Sony home video cam and am now ready to start making some more professional-grade shorts and eventually a feature.
I've saved up a decent amount of money to help fund these projects and the first step I'd like to take financially is to invest in new equipment. I'm looking to get a pretty basic HD Camera (nothing too fancy, maybe around $2k), some audio equipment (hopefully a boom mic that would connect directly to the camera if at all possible) and some miscellaneous stuff like lights, tripods, etc. I'm pretty good at using what I have to get what I want, so I'm not looking for anything absolutely amazing to start out with.
Does anyone have any suggestions for starter equipment? I already have decent post equipment, so I'm not worried much about that. Ideally, I'd like to be able to operate as my own little production company so that I only have to outsource for a few things through out the process.
Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks.
So, I've made a few films in the past (mostly student films) using a simply Sony home video cam and am now ready to start making some more professional-grade shorts and eventually a feature.
I've saved up a decent amount of money to help fund these projects and the first step I'd like to take financially is to invest in new equipment. I'm looking to get a pretty basic HD Camera (nothing too fancy, maybe around $2k), some audio equipment (hopefully a boom mic that would connect directly to the camera if at all possible) and some miscellaneous stuff like lights, tripods, etc. I'm pretty good at using what I have to get what I want, so I'm not looking for anything absolutely amazing to start out with.
Does anyone have any suggestions for starter equipment? I already have decent post equipment, so I'm not worried much about that. Ideally, I'd like to be able to operate as my own little production company so that I only have to outsource for a few things through out the process.
Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks.