KenBishops

Great informative feedback from all you lot out there its so helpful to have you here, Thank you! Im in talks with my cameraman, and partners at the moment as to what approach to adopt in this case though im leaning towards the HD at the moment as it appears you can cut straight through all the telecine stuff which makes it less complicated and saves time indeed. I am also considering running costs when I eventually purchase the Camera as it seems HD is way way cheaper to run.

Thanks Stuart I am more than likely going to aquire the Camera though, As I am looking more Long term and at 2 grand a promo say I do 2 promos a month I would av payed for the Camera just before the third year. Thats my view anyway. Are you familiar with Avid mate and stuff like Final cut? Cheers

Is it also costly to run 16mm ie almost as costly as running 35mm and in comparism to HD. And can they both be easily manipulated during Editing, on a MAC or would I need somthing like an AVID adrenaline. My supplier has given me a quote for an AVID, May I ask, what do I gain from using avid instead of MAC stuff lkie Final cut etc? Can the two be compared. Always most indebted to u Guys. Is it also costly to run 16mm ie almost as costly as running 35mm and in comparism to HD. And can they both be easily manipulated during Editing, on a MAC or would I need somthing like an AVID adrenaline. My supplier has given me a quote for an AVID, May I ask, what do I gain from using avid instead of MAC stuff lkie Final cut etc? Can the two be compared and Which would be easier for me to use with less hassles/barriers? Always most indebted to u Guys.

Thanks again phil. are you saying that grading is easier when shooting film? Im also based in north London. Do you currently know of any music videos in the Uk or Us that has been shot on HD? Also as im not budget restricted, would you recommend going 35m over HD is it going to be easy to get conversant with ie my camera guy. Ive been told by a forum mate that the music industry in the UK rarely accept non 35m in the top end of the market as its a trend thing. just wondered if your opinion differs on that. Appreciate all the advice, its really great and absolutly helpful feedback from you guys. Thanks.

Appreciate your candour mate thank you so much for your time in explaining profusely the different options and suitabilities in my circumstance. Thank you. I really want my own gear as my sole objective is to set up a lable at some point. I guess I have to investigate this a bit more so to accertain the compatability issues i might be faced with considering the fact that there is currently so much talk at the moment about what way technology is going in the near future as you prob. know theres a lot of talk about HD thats why i opted for that initially. I checked your website and im loving all the filming contained in it. It goes withoutout saying that youve got the eye. Thumbs up and thanks again.

So in effect all the talk about HD e.g cineAlta/Varicam replicating the same effect of film is garbage. My Understanding was that the human eye wasnt capable of discering the difference. I am not restricted by budget stuart so can I ask in your opinion the top film cameras? Thank you So in effect all the talk about HD e.g cineAlta/Varicam replicating the same effect of film is garbage. My Understanding was that the human eye wasnt capable of discering the difference. I am not restricted by budget stuart so can I ask in your opinion the top film cameras? Thank you

Thanks for your reply. In response to your question, I intend to buy the camera, so i can do all my projects inhouse. I didnt really want to bother with renting or paying huge chunks to shoot videos. A little while ago my privious partner was signed to EMI and they were paying huge chunks in the regioun of 40k for shoots, with that in consideration I decided to acquire my own camera. You wrote that top end videos are shot on 35mm, is that better than HD. And lastly when I compare british music Videos to the american videos I find IMHO the brits seem behind behind and the american videos seem much sharper and crispier. A mate suggested they shooting on old technology mostly and thats part of the contributing factors to us wanting to go HD. Thanks one again I really appreciate your time and advice.

Thanks Phil. Just out of curiousity mate may I ask where your filming is based.

I am in the middle of setting up a Video Production Company and Ive been speaking to people about what equipments I might need. I want to shoot reall high end music videos for the UK market. Im working with a Camera man who works with the BBC in the UK in the interim and It seems like we would be in this together all the way, though I dont know his full capabilities as yet. Ive been strongly advised to go HD CineAlta or Varicam but opinions vary on which would be best suited for my music projects. Ive been offered a training course for my camera Guy by the prospective supplier of the cameras but knowing very little about filming im quite confused on how to proceed. Has anyone used both cameras to deduce which may be best suited for me?, Does using HD mean I can shoot high end music videos in the UK?, what other considerations will I need to implement?, are these cameras extremely complicated to familarize ie for my camera guy who currently works with the BBC in filming. Am i goin doen the right track or is this a bad investment?. Your help is most appreciated. Thank you all.