Is 10 to 20 Hours a Lot of Use for a Camera?

[Nevada]

Is 10 to 20 hours a lot for a camera?

 

[Goose]

I'd like to help out. But I don't understand your question.

 

[Nevada]

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Is 10 or 20 hours a lot for playing or recording DV tape? Just curious what is considered a lot. 20 hours is probably real low.

 

[Lazlo]

It depends on how long the script and movie is intended to be. If you are shooting a feature length 90min+ film, then 20 hours isn't a lot at all. If you're shooting a five minute film, then 20 hours is a lot of film to use. So to answer your question, it is a subjective question, that is dependent on the intended length of the movie you're shooting.

Peter Jackson shot over a hundred hours of footage on his 3 hour King Kong.