I was wondering if I could get some advice on how to spend my
carefully saved (approx) $2000, to raise to the next level in my
videography. The "next level" is an interesting label, given that I
have NO video experience worth discussing. I have ALWAYS WANTED to
make great looking videos though, and ultimately want to make good and
believable MUSIC videos. I have thrown a few things up on YouTube,
with my "lovely" $200 Panasonic PV-GS19 camera, and my "also lovely"
Windows Movie Maker; little demos that have managed to land my band
some fairly high-profile gigs with a couple of major Nashville
artists. That being said, I'm wondering what I can do by increasing my
budget ten-fold from $200 to $2000 - to make better music videos for
ME now, and eventually start to provide this service for others.
I watch carefully, study and take notes on broadcast music videos, and
I think I'm starting to get a sense for lighting techniques, movement,
composition, etc. What I'm coming to realize is that LIGHTING is
everything (I can currently only get good video outside in day
lighting), and that it also really helps to have smooth movements via
jibs and dollies, and a nice editing environment - OTHER than Windows
Movie Maker (lol!). I am also fascinated by the "film look" in many
music videos - that "apparent slow motion effect, even though the
artist's lips are still in sync with the words, and I'm assuming that
is 24fps (as opposed to 30fps) shooting/cameras or software plugins.
That last paragraph sums up EVERYTHING I know about video! That's all!
SOOO....Should I invest in ONE expensive piece of equipment to
upgrade, or spread it out across several things? What would you buy if
you currently only had Windows Movie Maker and a Panasonic consumer
crud-camera, and I handed you $2000? ...A better camera? Lighting? Go
ahead and spring for Adobe Premiere Pro and some great plugins?
(I have plenty of computing power, and the external Firewire drives,
etc - from plenty of experience with audio), Adobe Prem Elements (isnt
that just a stripped-down version of Prem Pro, that would "get my foot
in the Adobe door") b/c it's cheaper and would allow my to buy other
stuff too? Something else that I'm missing?
Obviously I'm having to build myself slowly here, but if I'm already
being creative enough to make cool little videos with just what I
have, I could probably do some "cooler" stuff with $2000 more worth of
toys...
Thanks in advance for any help!
Steve
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