Movie Camera Advice

Hey all,
I am an aspiring indie filmaker who is looking to purchase a HD movie camera to begin making "films". I am looking to get a camera that will work with iMovie and Final Cut Pro X (hopefully in a native format). I am well aware that there is a list of supported cameras on the website, but if you go to websites like B&H photo and look at all the "pro-sumer" grade or lower-end "pro-grade" cameras, the choices are a bit overwhelming and the list on the apple website doesn't even begin to skim the surface of what is out there.
Can anyone recommend a good camera that I can grow with, that peferably has the ability to plug in a microphone externally with control settings. I would like the best bang for the buck and I am aware of the importance that sound plays in making the end-product more professional. If I can get a great camera and be able to have great sound, that is a bonus.
Maybe I am out in left field but I would like to spend no more than around $2,000 to get my feet wet. I don't need all the bells and whistles just yet but I do want to be able to put out a professional-looking product. Any other advice regarding getting the best bang for the buck in terms of getting a camera that gives the best cinema/film "feel" would be appreciated; as I understand it, FCPX doesn't support 24p format.
God bless, and thanks for your time.
Horsemunch
U.S.A.
27" 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 iMac
Mac OS X 10.7.3

DSLRs are used by many filmmakers these days. Check out Philip Bloom and Shane Hurlbut, for example. The advantage of these cameras are clearly the capability to use different lenses, shallow depth of field and good low-light capabilities. But there are also a lot of downsides like rolling shutter, aliasing and moire, highly compressed codec, and audiorecording to name only a few. So if you know what you are doing and if you shoot in a controlled environment you can certainly gain from using a DSLR .... if you have the proper workflow for post production.
As an example you can check out "Act of Valor", a Bandito Brothers production. DP Shane Hurlbut shot the movie almost entirely on Canon 5D MkIIs and there's a couple of nice articles on how they dealt with the inherent problems.
Blackmagic have just presented their new Cinema Camera which records either ProRes or 12-bit CinemaDNG. It will probably set you back $ 3000 without lenses but you get the full DaVinci Resolve with it and that's $ 1000 worth of software.
I personally have used Canon 550Ds and 600Ds for shooting video with good results (with shallow DOF making for really beautiful shots) but I have also had some bad moments. You just have to know where the limitations are and work around them.
As for codecs: almost all consumer and prosumer cameras shoot some flavor of H.264/AVCHD, which is a highly compressed MPEG-4 codec. Today you can edit many of those codecs natively in either FCP X or Premiere Pro CS6 but doing so is very processor intensive and requires a lot of horsepower. The alternative is to transcode everything on ingest to ProRes 422 (or other intermediate codec used by your NLE). This will provide you with a codec that contains full frames for editing and enough color information for grading the locked picture. It will also require a lot more disk space.
If you want a really low budget setup for editing then FCP X is probably a good choice (given the price) and you can get Motion 5 and Compressor 4 for an additional $100. Add DaVinci Resolve Lite (free) to the equation and you have almost everything you need to output a full picture.
Start reading here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVCHD
http://dslrvideoshooter.com/10-must-read-hdslr-guides-for-filmmakers/
http://nofilmschool.com/dslr/

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Movie Camera Advice 2

Hi All,
I originally posted this and accidentally clicked that my question was "solved" (thanks Russ).
I am an aspiring filmmaker who is wanting to shoot independent movies and short films that have as much of a "flim/cinema" look as I can muster using FCPX as my editing software. It is my understanding that shooting video in 24p mode is as close as you can come to your finished "video" product looking like "film". If that is the case, I would like to try to get my "movies" to look as much like film as I can with an HD camera (and most-likely, separate audio).
My goal is that my short films will look more like something you may see at the Sundace Film Festival and not an after-school special. I am a storyteller and very much enjoy using creative editing to help tell my stories, however, I have not been afforded the opportunity to get any formal education in this arena and I am ignorant as to different file codecs, et, al. and would like to just avoid changing video codes and formats as much as possible and put my focus on producing quality, creative stories.
I am well aware that there is a list of supported cameras on the website, but if you go to websites like B&H photo and look at all the "pro-sumer" grade or lower-end "pro-grade" cameras, the choices are a bit overwhelming and the list on the apple website doesn't even begin to skim the surface of what is out there.
Can anyone recommend a good camera that I can grow with, that peferably has the ability to plug in a microphone externally with control settings. I would like the best bang for the buck and I am aware of the importance that sound plays in making the end-product more professional. If I can get a great camera that shoots great 24p and is able to have great sound, that is a bonus.
Any advice is greatly appreciated and again, sorry for the confusion behind the repost!
Thanks for your time!
Horsemunch

Horsemunch,
If you live within a city or near a city, find a camera store (yes there are still brick & motar camera stores), talk to the folks that work there, and talk to them about your needs. Also, find out if the rent equipment. Also, buy from them (Yes, it may cost more, but.......................).
The bottom line, is going to be, how much, do you want to pay.
Also, look at video's that folks post to You Tube, etc. using that model of camera. You get to see footage.
There are also all-in-cameras, that shoot both still's & AVCHD video. Canon & Fuji have some good ones.
Video- I have two Canon Vivixia's HV 30 & 40 both taped based. I also have Nikon & Fuji DSLR, plus Canon & Fuji all-in-ones.
I'm looking at buying, a new DSLR. I'm leaning toward Canon, cause Nikon is having problems with their shutter's. The thing that I dislike, about both Nikon & Canon is that when shooting video you have to use the back screen, to view what your shooting. Sony has DSLR that use the optic eye piece, but Sony DSLR are crap (That's my opinion).
This is the reason why you go to a camera store and work with ther staff. Also, if they do not carry what your looking for, ask them, if they can get it for you. But make sure that is what you want, cause you will end up buying it from them, if it is a brand that they do not carry.
Final thing, when you by camera equipment from them, if you have a problem, take it back to them, usually it's a minor fix, if not, then they will send it to an approved repair facility.
Hope this info helps.

Camera advice needed

Hi all
I'm shooting a short film soon and I'm hiring in a camera. I was going to go with the Canon XL1-s, but the hire company have a few HD cameras in now, the Sony HVR-A1E, Sony FX1 and Sony HDV-Z1E. Should I go for a HD over the 'standard' definition camera? I'm using FCP4 HD, G5 dual 1.8 2GB RAM and a 300GB Firewire Hard drive.
I'd appreciate any advice.
Regards
Stephen Bennett

No...stick with DV. First off, HDV requires FCP 5. Secondly, it is debatable whether HDV is HD at all:
#34 - HDV is not HD
Shane's Stock Answer #34:
Many many people buy HDV cameras thinking that they are getting an HD camera. This is not the case, for HDV is not HD. It has the same dimensions of HD, 1440x1080i, but it is HIGHLY compressed MPEG-2, and suffers from bad artifacts when fast action is being filmed.
Is HDV an improvement over miniDV? No. It increases resolution and at the same time, increases compression, so, pixel for pixel you have worse quality, but you do have a lot more pixels. Resolution in itself does not = picture quality. You could blow up VHS to HD resolution, but the quality would be terrible, even though it has a high resolution.
HDV is NOT considered a pro format and is at best a high end home movie camera.
Shane

Trouble with movie camera and terminology

Is there a reason I cannot transfer my movies from my camera to my computer? My camera is an Everio JVC movie camera. I have a hard time telling what the distinction is between a camcorder and a movie camera also.
On the device it has two choices for sending pictures, one is for "playback on my pc" and the other is "upload" I have tried both. The strange thing is that when I first tried one of the choice the data was transferred to my computer, but now when I try either one, iMovie does not open to act like it is recognizing the signal from the usb.

JVC released the Quicktime Components update:
<http://www2.cli.co.jp/products/ne/update_qtc_for_gzhd7/qtc3e_update.htm>
which should take care of TOD files playing in Quicktime, but:
The answer to your question depends on which model JVC camcorder you have.
Here are a few basics:
1. If you have a JVC HD Everio that records in the AVCHD high definition file format (.mts file extension), and you have an Mac with an Intel processor, (sound like you do) running iMovie '08 or '09, then it should be no problem. Simply connect the camcorder via USB and launch iMovie.
2. If you have a slightly older JVC HD Everio that records MPEG2 high definition (.tod file format), then it is easiest if you record in the special 1440CBR mode, and transfer your video to your Mac using an i.Link (Firewire Connection) using the "Playlist Dubbing" process which is explained in your owner's manual.
See also this post from Chris at JVC dated March 4, 2010 at the end of this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2341218&tstart=0

Shooting a school play, camera advice

Hi,
We have been asked by the school if we could shoot this years Christmas play. We thought the best way was to setup 3 fixed cameras covering different angles of the stage and use Final Cut Pro to cut the footage together.
We would ideally like to use cameras that use memory cards so we can get the footage in to Final Cut Pro quickly. I am looking for some advice on cameras and producing the end result.
Ideally we would like to shoot this in HD. 720p would be fine. Any recommendation on cameras? We are going to need to hire them. We were wondering if using a Canon 5D or 7D would do, but this might just be the geek in us.
I know Toast can burn BluRay content to a stand DVD and was hoping I could export the final movie from Final Cut Pro and then burn it to BluRay that way.
Any other tips would be most helpful.
Best wishes
Michael

Michael Curtis wrote:
We thought the best way was to setup 3 fixed cameras covering different angles of the stage and use Final Cut Pro to cut the footage together.
It's a project you can do well or you can produce a DVD no one will watch more than once. Three fixed cameras will be only slightly less boring than one fixed camera. You want one fixed camera and two being handled by qualified photographers. You need camera rehearsals, shot sheets, and lighting that is properly adjusted by video.
Michael Curtis wrote:
We would ideally like to use cameras that use memory cards so we can get the footage in to Final Cut Pro quickly. I am looking for some advice on cameras and producing the end result.
There are no memory cards that empty into FCP quickly. You
must first copy the cards' contents to your drives as a backup and then transcode upon ingestion. Much quicker to shoot on good ol' DV.
Michael Curtis wrote: Ideally we would like to shoot this in HD. 720p would be fine. Any recommendation on cameras? We are going to need to hire them. We were wondering if using a Canon 5D or 7D would do, but this might just be the geek in us.
Your geekiness is quaintly admirable but your lack of experience is likely to be fatal. You can spend a few hours investigating the workflow for Canon's DSLRs and FCP. Then run away.
Michael Curtis wrote:
I know Toast can burn BluRay content to a stand DVD and was hoping I could export the final movie from Final Cut Pro and then burn it to BluRay that way.
Maybe. You need to talk to the Toast community. How many do you want to sell? BD-only reduces your potentional market by at least half and there will be dozens of irate parents who simply can't understand why your BD won't play on their set tops.
Michael Curtis wrote:Any other tips would be most helpful.
We see similar questions often and we are torn between giving you advice we hope will encourage you to research and correct your misperceptions and trying to give you enough advice to allow you not to fial but not to succeed, either.
The many assumptions you have made up to this point are incorrect or incomplete. You have a few weeks to figure it out, run some tests, and work out a system that actually allows you to shoot, edit, and release a product your parents will be proud to own. I say, find three matched DV cameras and study up on how to color match them and how to sync them. And how to use FCP's multicam feature which works well but it's not easy.
One vital thing you have totally failed to address is audio. You cannot cover a stage play with the microphones attached to your cameras. It cannot be done. Your audio system will be at least as complex as your video system. You need wireless mics on the principles, hanging or shotgun mics for the chorus a mixer, a way to bring in music and sound effects, and a way to sync all cameras to the same audio track.
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The connections are camera to computer via FW cable, then turn ON camera in proper mode, then launch PrE, then go to Capture. Users have found that their camera will require, say, plug-in, launch PrE, THEN turn ON camera, then launch the Capture module. As you can see, there can be variations in when one does each part of that chain, and it can make a difference. I would sit down with a pad and pencil, and test each possibility. If one works, that would be the scheme that I would then use.
Good luck,
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How to track the fast movement camera (close shot)

the shot is close to green screen and fast movement and camera cut off from the markers.
any ideas how to fix this ? i knew i mignt need to shoot again but its impossible cuz of the actors are not here anymore. so i must fix it.
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This shot will not track with any software I know of.
There are a host of problems that should teach you a valuable lesson. First, to automatically track you need fixed unique geometry that is big enough to grab at least 100 pixels of detail from. That means at least 10 X 10 pixels. There is nothing in the background of your shot in any frame except for a couple of tracking markers that come close to bing big enough to track. To do Camera Tracking you need to establish at least 2 planes that are far enough to calculate perspective and parallax changes. Your shot does not contain even one of the elements required to do camera tracking.
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Something you mentioned about Z plane was spot on.
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This is my first post on the Apple forums although I have read many post on here from others and found it a very useful and informative place to learn, I am also to fairly new to Final Cut also making the transition over from iMovie 08 so please be patient with me, thanks.
I hope the links work I have inserted have and I have given enough information to you all to try and help.
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For what it's worth, I trained under our former multimedia editor for a couple years and have since published perhaps 50 video features and audio slideshows to our paper's website, using a tottering system of Premium Elements 4.0, lousy PCs and inadequate cameras. But we've made do while arguing repeatedly for more investment - which is why I finally just used my personal MacBook Pro and Final Cut Express to file a half-dozen deadline video features recently for the paper from a PGA-tour event in our area.
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Hello
I was wondering if I could get some suggestions for getting started in video with Logic Pro . I've had it for a month and I'm getting a basic feel for it and I wanted to try something with pictures .I don't have a video camera and I've never used iMovie before but I have lots of pictures in iPhoto can I put a slide show together with iMovie and use it with Logic .
thanks
iMac 2.33 GHz- Powerbook - eMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi
Yes you can! i personally use imovie to cut and paste bits of movies and or pictures together.
Look on the net for royalty free movies - i did that and still do when i wanna get ideas for how i would compose to different subject matters. it's really good fun. of course if you use someone else's video then don't use it commercially!
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sorry, if this is too much....in one go. check out the manual chapter on video. it's cool and good fun - just a PITA about not being able to export the audio with the movie - but as mentioned there are workarounds for now.
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