FORMATS & CAMERA BASICS - Formats & White Balance

[Hordiyevych]

I would really like to know - I have a good camera but it's, digital, only because it's much easier to do special effects if you just get the memory card and stick it into the computer. Is that OK?

[ottoelperro]

Best demonstration of white balance I've ever seen. Great job, guy. Thanks.

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

@ottoelperro no problem - really truly glad we could help. Thanks for the comment and support :) x

[bboyzuel]

i only have a normal digital camera,is it ok if im using only that making movie?

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

@bboyzuel Yes, use whatever you have to hand to make your movies, the important thing is that you get out there and you get learning about filmmaking techniques. The best way to learn filmmaking is to make films! haha x

[ajta7]

Thanks for this video, nicely explained!

[AudioCase]

brilliant mate

[TheShubhkaran]

it still amazes me how a piece of strip made out of plastic still out casts,the recent digital technology,even cameras like RED and VIPER but they are still no where near.

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[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

@TheShubhkaran the original and still the best ;) There are some crazy videos online to show you how its made and it's actually mind boggling! x

[jemoyson]

Hi guys, i want to shoot a music video, would digibeta be advisable as i want the shoot to look good? thx

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

@jemoyson Hi there, if you check out our video "Thinkin' Bout Ya", that was shot on Digibeta - it's certainly very high quality, although you might also want to consider shooting on one of the new DSLRs as they offer some rather spectacular visuals in the right hands :) x

[jemoyson]

@REELOnlineFilmSchool thx for your reply guys, and advice, i have watched your video "thinking aout ya" and it was great. Guys I have inboxed you a messgae for your eyes only...

[filmmakingtutorial]

euh question whats that tv and that other thing thats look like a dvd player or somthing whats the name ??

[blueBlackpurple]

What do you think about hard drive video cameras as compared to mini dv?

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

@blueBlackpurple well, both are good - we learnt on mini dv (because when we were younger hard drive cameras werent around) and it does its job very well. We've recently got a hard drive camera and are experiencing the benefits - no capture time (but because its HD there's a lot of render time).

It really depends on what you intend to use your camera for?

[ysydor18]

i love you guys you are the person i was searching for thx so much!

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

@ysydor18 and you were just the person we were searching for! Haha welcome to the community :D

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[Jayla60]

Nice job. Thanks for all the awesome tips.

[PaintballLunatic]

Hey great work guys, it's because of people like you that I learn more about video and filmmaking than I do in college sometimes. Well done.

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

@PaintballLunatic Cheers mate :) Glad you enjoyed it and thats its of some use.

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[TVwriter23]

Could you do a video on Super 8mm?

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

sorry for the ridiculously late reply. We may well do a s8mm video tutorial in the future but at the moment we're aiming to cover the basics on video before we move onto the more advanced, expensive film making haha

[midshotproductions]

Great Info. Keep up the good work

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

Thanks mate :)

We're working on the next one as we speak!

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[reviewitorhateit]

so how would you know the difference

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

the difference between what?

[reviewitorhateit]

The white balance, confusing me, my server broke down srry.

[masteratadobe]

how much does it cost for that really big camcorder

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

It's not a camcorder. It's a 16mm Film Camera.

Prices vary now due to the advent of video, but a camera of this kind - Arriflex SR (or the more modern SR3) range from between £5,000 - £10,000 (second hand)

[REELOnlineFilmSchool]

16mm Film stock prices (£80 per 10mins) + processing (£100 per 10mins) and digital transfer costs (£200 per 10mins) make filming on this format extremely costly for low budget filmmakers. Close to £400 just to shoot and process 10 mins of footage.

Hence why shooting on Film is such a skill

[Valkariepsp]

great tutorial!!