Imagine living in the 1920s when home video cameras had only recently been invented and were big, basic, and very expensive. This meant that only very few people could make their own movies.
Things have changed a lot since then with the introduction of digital camcorders and even more recently the camera phone. Now more people are able to record video anywhere they go, either on a camcorder or a camera on a phone. Even digital still cameras record great quality video, which just increases the options you have to make your own films.
Just take a moment to think of all the really clever people who were involved in making the video camera what it is today so that we can create our own films at home — thank you, clever people!
You don’t have to have a $50,000 camera to make your own film; you can make it with any video camera you have access to. You don’t even have to own a camera as long as you have access to someone else’s. I started writing films before I had a camera, and I invited my friends to help me make them with their cameras. A good filmmaker uses the skills of people around them to make his or her films.
Using someone else’s camera equipment is a fine way to begin filming inexpensively. However, always be sure you have permission ...
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Using someone else’s camera equipment is a fine way to begin filming inexpensively. However, always be sure you have permission ...