Steve Crow
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I believe the Cinema 5D forums have several people on them that have purchased equipment from Cavision – I’d suggest you do a search and see what you can find.
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I recently did a series of posts on just this topic if you are interested: bit.ly/aaFQQp
I divided my shot at a gear list up into 3 level: basic, advanced basic and pro. (You’ll find a separate blog post for each one)
Technically there is a fourth level that super pros like Hurlbut and Laforet do their Hollywood stuff at but I didn’t write a list for that since I don’t have much of clue when it comes to gear costing more than a car!
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Ha ha, I just got off the phone with someone interested in me putting together a speaker-demo video for them, however it will all be staged so I don’t have that 12 minute issue at all! 🙂
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If you see yourself continuing to film live events than a video DSLR will be a challenge for you because of the 12 minute limitation. To be clear, all it takes to start a new clip is a couple of seconds but for those few seconds you won’t be capturing. The only around that is to film with TWO video DSLRs – and with the prices for the Canon T2i being so low that is not out of the question for you.
I haven’t run into overheating issues myself but then again I don’t do long-form filming.
If, on the other hand, you want to head more in the direction of corporate, documentary or narrative filmmaking then a 7D is a great investment.
I sold my Panasonic AG-HVX200 to build a kit around the T2i and I’m very glad I did. I can’t get those long-form jobs very easily but I don’t care – for me it’s all about embracing the new cinematic look at a price point that simply cannot be beat!
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Here’s a link to a post that offered a low budget solution that I am considering:
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Yeah, I didn’t want someone to even have the slightest thought about why I was recommending a more expensive solution over a cheaper one which could be called into question if I have a profit motive.
You’re right too, there’s always some bias when offering what are essentially opinions. And if you have affiliate links on your site, don’t interpret my stance as in any way criticizing your choice on the matter!
By the way, I just now posted a blog entry dealing with tripods and heads for video. I know a lot of people are entering this whole DSLR video area from the photography side of things and there’s a lot to pick up.
(again, no affiliate links)
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Hi Noah,
It occurred to me (and believe me I could use the money) but I didn’t want anyone thinking that I had a monetary motive for recommending certain gear over another.
Thanks for your comment however!
Steve
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Ahh yes I see where you are going here. So as you said before, first create a document in Photoshop at the correct video dimensions.
Next I would organize the Photoshop file so that I have two layers, a transparent background at the bottom layer and then the edge effect filter applied to the top layer.
Finally in Photoshop I would export out the document as a TIF with transprency preserved and then import that TIF into the Final Cut Pro timeline, making sure it is on top.
Cool!
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Hi Nicholas!
Thanks for responding. What I am trying to achieve is to have moving video with the edge effect overlayed. I understand what you suggested but that would be importing a still image.
All the best….Steve
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Thanks everyone for all the suggestions and I will indeed check out the Art of Editing forum, didn’t know it existed! 🙂