Dutch Gannon

What about the Panasonic HDC-TM900, could it get me in the ballpark of Friday the 13th 1-3 with a little bit of editing maybe?

Ok, so let's say aquiring that film look is an idea to be put on the back burner for now. But can anyone recomend a good digital that can shoot night without harldly any light or none? Or a Full Moon? How about a really good one, for under a grand? Thanks in advance

So the technology has depreciated in value any? But wouldn't it if its not standard for today?

I feel as if I might be overlooking somthing. If your saying that it would be expensive to make it look like the early 80's, then how did John Carpenter do Halloween for a budget of $320,000 total? if that is the look I'm going for it shouldn't cost about the same?

Alright thanks, lot of good advice I appreciate it. Can you guys recommend any good cameras for me to start on, maybe something digital, something that would at least mount one of those anamorphic lenses? Not to sound still worried about the look for now, but I would like to give any idea the best that I can give it. And I'm in the market for a good affordable camera.

But I'm sitting on about two hundred ideas (Littarly not exagerating) for film scripts. And feel that I have a natural ability for Directing (At the risk of sounding like a pompous heel).

Actually I have no projects of any kind under my belt, though I do plan to purchase a camera and start doing skits for Youtube. I'm actually planning on going to school for Special Make-up Effects, so anything I learn about film making will be where I can pick it up.

Yes, Carpenter is one of my favorite directors. I love that pulled back look, that's another reason why new films are not really my kind of style, more often than not they are too close I feel. Several people I've talked to feel that the film makers are filming it that close because they are trying to hide somthing. I like seeing everything, wide shots like Sergio Leone. His characters and method of story telling also have a pace to them that fit his music so well. I'm also a big fan of Michael Mann's work in the 80's with Thief and Manhunter.

True enough, doesn't matter how it's filmed if it isn't in the story, characters or other various things that make a movie good. But I'm just wandering if I shouldn't attempt to make films look the way I want them to out of the gate, or maybe wait until I'm a bit more established and just in the meantime do somthing with a similar look with the most modest equipment I can. What is in your opinions some of the best cheap equipment that could get me in the closest vacinity of what I'm looking for?

I would like to make full lenth features, not sure about how long it would take, depending on whether I get it on the first few takes. I'd proably try to keep the scenes short, so there is less chance of messing up lines. I don't really know anyone yet, But I'm going to school soon and hoping to meet some people hopefully, maybe I can draw some in with some of my ideas should be fun either way. I might have a couple of people but not many. But no, unfortunatly I don't know any Cinematographers at this time. If I was only friends with one, who knows maybe we could have already made quite a few movies. I'm a little releuctant of doing too much in post, it seems films anymore look to doctored as a result of light changing. They all seem too dominated by one color be it blue at night or orange in daylight. Is that by director's choice, or does it develope that look from changing light in post? It seems like anyone who does movies nowadays which are suppose to look like films at the time never quite get it right. Seems like most of the movies I like the look of are more white light lit rather than the strong orange of today, but what do I know? Not sure If I'm renting or buying, kind of just gauging my best options. Based upon what I can find out, will put me in the right direction. Now you mentioned Rental Companies, can you suggest any of their sites for me?

I'm an aspiring Director, looking to make low budget films. Now let's say we set aside the costs of actors, catering, locations, and props and just concentrate on film look and cinematographers. If I really wanted to capture the look of an early 80's film identical(and I mean just like it was made the same year with same camera and stock, identical) to the works of John Carpenter and lets say the film Bacholer Party with Tom Hanks. How much could I expect to pay equipment wise, and for a cinematographer who would have said knowledge? Just a ball park figure would help. Also could anyone give me any suggestions, such as how to aquire most bang for my buck? Thanks in advance