Advice for Making Teasers and Short Videos as a Beginner

[tperry]

Hey guys, Bit of a newbie to filming etc. However I seem to pick these things up quite quick and I think practice is the best way to go.

I am looking at making a few teasers and videos this year. It will be focused mainly on my motocross team following their racing and freestyle events.

I have about a £3000 budget for a camera and was just wondering what people recommend? HD is a must as quality has to be top notch.

Also what other kind of accessories, lighting or jibs do you recommend to get a good variety of shots?

I have someone editing it so as long as I can get the shots I'm sure the outcome should be good. This is the kind of thing I want to achieve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qadnF8GfA50 exclude the helicopter shots though .

Is this achievable with a camera in this budget? Or am I setting my hopes a bit high? Any advice or help would be very much appreciated.

Oh, also I'm in the UK so the best place to buy from too

Tom

 

[tperry]

30 views and no replies Can no one point me in the right direction? Or is there a better forum to ask on?

 

[jodymichelle]

Here's a very excellent article related to camera movement:

https://studentfilmmakers.com/notes...ove-the-camera-and-why-by-m-david-mullen-asc/

Here are two helpful articles related to jib moves:

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Elements to keep in mind while composing an image:

https://studentfilmmakers.com/eleme...-when-composing-an-image-by-saro-varjabedian/

Script for calling a shot:

https://studentfilmmakers.com/

More educational articles here:

https://studentfilmmakers.com/magazine/

Tech focus and product reviews here:

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I also recommend going to the Front Page here (http://www.forums.studentfilmmakers.com/) and using the Top Right search box for key search words like:

* lighting
* filters
* camera
* HD camera
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* lenses
* tripod

If you reach a few articles that are interviews with filmmakers, you should look through those articles as well because the filmmakers talk about what they used for cameras, lighting, lenses, etc...

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[jodymichelle]

Here are more articles -

"13 Features to Look for in a Camera":

https://studentfilmmakers.com/

An Adventure in High Definition Filmmaking:

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Some camera discussions here in the Camera Forums:

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Here are some articles related to Audio/Sound:

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