Sméagol
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I hope you’re not discouraged . In fact, I wish you good luck, first game is exciting! (now for that second game.. Hmm)
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As expected, the service “is currently unavailable in your area”. Was interested.
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Haha ok, you’re going through the same troubles I had a year ago. Also had problems with people signing up (although in hindsight it may have been for the better). One of the lessons I learned was: don’t host a game during the Holidays. You’re going to have a rough time between Christmas and New Year’s eve..
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The video you linked.. The video maker commented on the used lens in the video, which was probably the 18-50mm. If you satisfied with this kind of quality, I’d just go with that kitlens. It has Image stabilisation, which will help in low-light conditions, when using a steady hand (and well, it’s useful in daylight as well
).Which leads me to another thing, you mentioned “over-the-shoulder” shots. I assume meaning following someone around at a walking pace. This will lead to a “shaky” video look, like Blair Witch and Cloverfield. Perhaps you want that. If you don’t, and prefer a more steady shot while walking, you’ll have to look at steadycams and rigs, which are expensive. That said, your kitlens has image stabilisation, which should already help with that, though I don’t know to what extent. For now I’d forget the steadycams, and use your kitlens as is. If you decide you need better stabilisation you can look into better options.
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Not much response on that forum, though, there are some tips, and things I can gather from the video you linked.
Another options for audio would be the Rode videomic.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/363083-REG/Rode_VIDEOMIC_VideoMic_Camera_Mounted.html
You can hook this up directly to your camera, so no need for adding in the audio. Personally I’d still go with the Zoom (or similar).
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Not funny, but pretty cool (in my opinion):
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Sorry man. I won’t be playing any games for a while. May start again when the year is over. Have some other stuff on my mind at the moment (and since I’m not in a mafia game it’s an actual excuse ). And to be honest, the theme doesn't interest me. Don’t watch gameshows. Anne Robinson I know, and apart from her, some Dutch ones and the old geezer from Fort Boyard.
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I find this very strange, I had it a few times before, today again: Sometimes, the site gets “hi-jacked” by some sort of spammy online game site. I don’t click anything. It just happens when the site is loading (very slowly in my case, with my crap connection). Site in question: http://nl,seafight,bigpoint,com/big/media_seafight_nl_dyna_17?locale=nl&aid=3118&aig=14&aip=2271&ce_cid=008bwNtTYzqJ18ATuq1azmiTDQ000000 Changed the dots since I don't want to “further” their cause. And I guarantee this happens without my input/consent. And only on this site. Am I the only one? Any idea what’s causing this?
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It would help if you could be a little bit more specific in the tyope of shots you want. Indoor, outdoor, and and what range? I’ve said I think you’re probably looking at close range and indoor mostly for now, since you’re looking into dialogue driven shorts.
First tip is a reviewsite about camcorders specifically (http://www.camcorderinfo.com/), and the general tip that a extra/high capacity battery is probaly also one of the things you should look into.
Here’s a video of the first camera on the frontpage of that site that caught my eye:
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It would help if you could be a little bit more specific in the tyope of shots you want. Indoor, outdoor, and and what range? I’ve said I think you’re probably looking at close range and indoor mostly for now, since you’re looking into dialogue driven shorts.
First tip is a reviewsite about camcorders specifically (http://www.camcorderinfo.com/), and the general tip that a extra/high capacity battery is probaly also one of the things you should look into.
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Ah, dialogue driven shorts? That’s good, you won’t need a rig and stuff to stabilise your frantic shots on the go
.Prime vs Zoom: well, zoom says it all really. A prime doesn’t zoom. It’s optimised for a specific distance range. It requires less glass, and therefore lets more light in, but you sacrifice some versatility. But if you’re going to shoot 2 people talking mostly, I think you won’t need a zoom for now, or at least not a crazy zoom. But I’ll ask around.
Also, did you already have some sort of external mic?
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No, I’m glad to be of help when I’m able to.
Let me know what kind of shots you’re primarily into. Parkour videos? Following close behind or also zoomed out shots?
I’m not very knowledgable on lenses myself unfortunately, due to my lack of hands-on experience. As far as I can gather, 50 mm is a good allround lens, good for close-ups/wide shots or medium range. I personally would have a preference for primes since they have a better performance in low-light conditions, I don’t know if that’s important to you. So I’d personally get the bundle with the 50mm kitlens (€ 618,- on a Dutch site).
But again, if you want, I can ask around! Let me know your budget (£800,- you said), the hardware you already own or can borrow, and what kind of videos you intend to shoot mostly.
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I wanted to make some joke about the title, but I’m sure at least 10 people before me refrained from doing so.. So never mind. A lot of good advice has been given already. - I personally prefer classical courses. I think these are the most practical and best way to start a new language, apart from going to the regarding country itself (for non-holiday reasons). - Indeed, grammar is important. Can’t imagine learning a new language by repeating various typical holiday sentences. I want to know how to construct sentences. - Very important: keep up with the language apart from your course. Make sure you’re regularly exposed to it. I tried Spanish a while back, but it doesn’t really stick because I didn’t “surround” myself with Spanish. The occasional Spanish film, but that was it. Films are good, but depending on how busy you are, they can take up a lot of time. I’m not sure if one film a week is good enough.. Magazines/newspapers, and perhaps the occasional TV would be good. Arte is a good TV channel, but they also have a lot of dubbed series, and I personally hate dubbing. If you’re into anime, I hope you can receive Kaze, they have dubbed and subbed anime. For French in particular, keep in mind French rarely subtitle their DVD’s or Blu-rays in other languages (unlike Spanish films for example). Some may regard that as better, but I personally would like to have both subtitles in a language I know, and captions (for the hearing impaired) in the original language, if I want to learn a language (so you can focus on either the spoken or written language). Anyway, France has a rich cinema history, if you have an arthouse nearby, you should have a steady stream of new French films coming your way. That said, you’ll have to go to Amazon.fr or Fnac.fr to get the French blockbusters. - Some European countries / languages (perhaps most of them) have some organisation which promotes their languages, or at the very least arrange exams which will get you a widely recognised certificate if you pass. For French, this is the Alliance Française. Look for a location near you at the UK site: http://www.alliancefrancaise.org.uk/ Or go to Paris! http://www.alliancefr.org/en/ That’s the place where I’d look first, and in fact, I’ve requested a brochure myself a few days ago. Most of these organisations adhere to [CEFR], so you can compare your level of knowledge of different languages. Anyway, like I said, I was thinking of taking up a French course myself. In addition, I intend to take up German and even English as well. Like there is the Alliance Française for French, you have the Goethe Institut for German, and perhaps not familiar to you “natives”, Cambridge/The British Council for English. I’ve done Spanish in the past, but like I said, it didn’t really stick (yet), but I fully intend to take that up again in the future. And there are various other languages I’m interested in. I’m doing French and German because they’re immediately useful to me (gets asked a lot in job requirements), and unlike Spanish, I should be able to pick them up more easily since I’ve had French and German classes for years in highschool. I’m doing in English because, although I’m pretty confident in my English, I’d love to have some sort of “official” proof of my abilities.
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For fuck’s sake, again too long
Must.. Make.. Short..:
First and foremost, a good tripod, with ballhead in case of video. In the high-end market, Manfrettos are all the rage, but you may not want to spend that much. But keep in mind, since a DSLR is lighter than a camcorder, you can make do with the cheaper ones.
There is a specific Chinese brand of camera accessories, but I don’t know from the top of my head which one(s) or where to find them, I’ll ask around. I’d also get a gorillapod for the Zoom, if you’re getting that. If you’re not getting it right away, I’d use the money you’ll save on a good tripod. Also, obviously, the audio-recorder can make itself usefull outside of video production, so it’s an excellent investment.
And this is probably just going to make you drool even more, but this site is excellent for cheap accessories for video: http://www.cheasycam.com
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For that budget, you could look into buying a seperate, dedicated audio recorder, I hear the Zoom H 4 N is excellent, and you could combine it with a Canon EOS 550D with kitlens (although, you’ll need some accessories as well). You’ll have to change your workflow accordingly, i.e. you’ll have to add the sound in editing. But that’s how I’d do it.
I also know the Sony NEX cameras have mic accessories, but I don’t know how good they are, and they use the hotshoe.
Perhaps you should consider joining a tech and/or video site/forum, you can get help from real experts there. I’m on tweakers.net, a Dutch site, but I don’t know a UK equivalent unfortunately.
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Geez, need to keep this within 1000 characters.. -->
Keep in mind I’m by no means an expert, I get my info from the reviews and hands-on experiences.
Advantages:
- excellent image quality in a relatively tiny package (i.e. more portable)
- better suited to take still images as well obviously
- interchangable lenses
- generally much cheaper with kitlens (if you buy better lenses, this advantage evens out)
- better depth of field
Disadvantages:
- (pro-)Camcorders are better featured out of the box for shooting video, with handles, pro-inputs & outputs, etc.
- it seems camcorders generally have better audio quality
Universal advice:
Simply go to Vimeo or Youtube, and search for videos shot with the cameras you have in mind. Let the image quality do the convincing.
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No! I insist you make it you own trademark, and keep adding it to all your posts! Seriously, your posts were hilarious to read, pal! Jonnas, You’ve trumped you Gent’s mafia, at the very least in entertainment value, obviously I can’t comment on the balance. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading all of it, eventhough I was even more clueless than the players themselves of course.
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I was half being sarcastic, politics don’t interest me, but I’ve seen the dude on the left on television before . The dude on the right though, first time I’ve seen him was here on the forum.
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Yeah.. I dunno these people.
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Hi, no, it’s no problem, in fact, just before the forum went down, I had one very long post prepared, but I got the message it was too long.. I think I killed the forum. Anyway, I had the post saved in notepad, but I have to shorten it, and I have to leave now, so you’ll get my comments later!
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“Eventhough the locals are jaded, the airplane lifting off from the sea still manages to captivate the tourists.â€
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Yeah, well.. You’d (Or I would) expect a Scream boxset to be more internationally available, but like I said, I don’t care, if he wants / needs it from The Netherlands, I’m here to help. -
Me & Fused King (at the very least) say hi! PM sent. I’ll send him a little extra :p. But.. Why do we have something here what’s not available in the UK? No ETA on UK release? What about US import? Oh well, doesn’t really matter to me.