Greg Rosenburg

Hey guys , wonder if u can help me , Im gonna be shooting live scenes of "reality TV" , similar to scare tactics , or any kind of candid camera , now my problem is , is I need at MINIMUM 2 cameras , for two different views , I would like the best quality possible , aswell as the possiblity to be converted to film , but I only have $5,000.00 to spend , I was thinking perhaps these two : http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-AG-DVC60-P...890&sr=1-10 http://www.amazon.com/Sony-DCR-VX2100-Hand...787&sr=1-85 now obviosly a Sony FX1 is waay better , is HD , the thing is , would that make any difference weather people will buy my "movie" or not , I have NEVER bought a movie because its "HD" , (although blue rays are becoming popular) but still , what you guys think of these cameras? the PANASONIC will be my "2nd" camera ....or perhaps I get 2x of the same one? or you can tell me both are crap and I should get somemore cash and rather get 2 FX1's or perhaps you can recomend something better suited for me? some of the things I will be using : wireless mics , computer editing thanks for your help Greg-

Hey guys , thanks for your help im trying my best to get upto speed , Michael mentioned I should prefferebly get a 24P camera , however the cameras Im looking at ar 24F , are they the same thing? or different? it looks like putting it onto the cinima is way more expensive than I initially thought , soo probably ill first put it on DVD and if it does well , then i can always blow it up onto film thanks for your help

Will the quility difference be substantial in the difference between a digital camera , (like this one : http://www.sacamera.co.za/proddetail.php?prod=7921A001AA and this one : http://www.sacamera.co.za/proddetail.php?prod=CanXH-A1 ) compared to 16MM? also what is the price difference? lastly , with a digital camera , how does it go onto the cinimas , do they convert it to film? if soo , how much does that cost?

With 16MM would I beable to connect it upto a PC and edit the video? (seeing as it is film , apparently that is not possible?)

Hey guys wonder if you can help me, I?ve always enjoyed creating and editing movies , I currently have this camera : http://www.epinions.com/Sony_DCR_DVD653E_Camcorder and well....it is not good quality (got it as a present) , it burns the video to a DVD thus it makes it very difficult to edit it , anyways I still manage to edit it but it?s very time consuming , however lately I have started thinking about taking this more seriously and perhaps shooting my own kind of short films , the kind of films will be similar to candid camera pranks , and the movie layout will be similar to Jackass , now this is where I need your help! : 1)I have NO education in using anything else than a camcorder (I?m good at using editing software though) , I?ve been reading a lot lately and it seems if I want to create a movie for the big screen (cinemas) I should use a 16mm camera? Is this assumption correct or could I shoot with a digital camera (I like editing the stuff IV filmed) 2) Can you recommend and good books I should read to help me out, again I have already searched but there is a lot of information out there, too much 3) My "film" would be a very low budget, but because it doesn?t really require any "actors" it won?t cost that much to create, it will require more on my creativity more than anything else 4) I have about $7,000 to spend , what camera should I get that not only gives a great image , is durable , but is also "computer friendly" (IE: can plug it in your PC and can instantly edit the video) 5) The film I want to create will be a mixture between Candid camera and jackass, I have loads of ideas etc, so I need a camera/s that will do the job I need it to do! (I don?t need a 35mm) Thanks for any help Greg Rosenberg