Zahi Farah

Hello. I know, pretty raw question. I'm a filmmaking student (wow, lucky me :P) and I would like to start gathering some knowledge about cameras. Where should I go? Like, would you advise me to stick around on these forums or would you say they're too advanced for me? Let me explain myself better (maybe that'll help), I don't even know which brands are good or why they're good. I don't know the difference between ARRI Film & AATON Film. I have no clue whatsoever. So assume I have 0 knowledge but I'm willing to educate myself. Where do I start? With what? I have some knowledge about photography, I know about lenses and how they work and such. But I wouldn't call myself a professional, at best a amateur. I would really appreciate your opinions as to how I should start learning about this. Consider me a blank book that I need to fill, it needs to be logical and efficient. I will handle the self-preservation required in order to keep up with technology as it advances. Thank you for your time, I hope this makes sense. Peace.

Oh, well that's okay I suppose. I don't "have" to work in the UK. I can try getting work somewhere else... Still wondering abt the school and all though, which was kind of the main question. Peace.

I'm sorry, I don't quite get your point. Can you elaborate please? Thx.

Hey guys, I'm going to MFS in September for a BA in Practical Filmmaking, could you gentlemen (and ladies) tell me what you think of it or have heard about it? Any information would really be appreciated at this point. So far it seems really good and its exactly what I was looking for, in theory, but of course there's no way to be sure and at the end of the day, its what you make of the place, not what it does for you. So if your in the industry could u tell me what you think of a student that came out of MFS? If you've been there can u tell me what its like? Have you ever heard abt it through someone? Anything really :) Also, I'm still confused whereas I'm going to chose practical filmmaking modules or cinematography ones; advice is welcomed! Thank you for ur time, ZF. PS: This is their website , and that's the degree I'm aiming for. Peace.

Ah! Thanks for the info mate :)

Thank you.

Hi guys, I know the question might sound silly to 99% of you but its a bit of a mystery to me. I heard that zooming-in is a very amateur thing to do, apparently only a few directors have done so in very specific situations (I think Hitchcock?). So I was wondering, do you ever zoom-in/out instead of using a dolly? And if so, why? Thank you.