Everything but lights, action
I think it was Brian Pulido who said it.
It also could have been Todd McFarlane, but I'm pretty sure it was Pulido at this year's Phoenix Film Festival. Hang around these comic book guys enough, and you start to lose track.
He said that it wouldn't be long before we see high school kids making movies that look like Sin City in their basements.
I've seen these kids. They shop at Best Buy. And if they can save up just a little bit of cash, Best Buy now has everything they need.
Canon XL2: For $4,999.99, take home a camera that'll shoot in multiple pulldown modes for everything from razor-sharp digital to film-like smooth. You can customize this bad boy with lenses from Canon and other manufacturers (it comes with a 20x Professional L-series fluorite optical zoom), and it's got an optional set of powered XLR jacks for connecting auxiliary microphones. The downside: it's standard-definition. Read way more than you'd ever want to know here.
Sony HDR-HC1: Coming in at a low low price of $1,999.99, this baby'll put out a 1080i HD scan. Although it's got some of Sony's proprietary hang-ups, they say it's a solid camera. And it's a true high-def. Read an insanely comprehensive review here.
I'm no expert, and I'm not here to review cameras. And even if I were, my review would pale in comparison to those camcorderinfo.com guys. The point is that these pro-sumer camcorders are getting really good. And as (relatively) cheap as they are now, we're bound to see prices drop as the technology becomes more readily available.
In a couple years, I wouldn't be surprised if you can get a camera on par with the HDR-HC1 for under a grand.
In the future, I'll be able to record my kid's first steps in video that'll dazzle on my 30-inch 1080i Samsung. But so will everyone else.
In the meantime, we'll see 15-year-olds tearing up the art houses with their own Sin Citys. We'll see emergence of high-definition TV networks similar to Al Gore's new Current TV.
And we'll see guys like me realizing that the camera isn't what's holding them back from making movies.
Sin City available Tuesday on bare-bones edition DVD. Listen to cool interview with creator and co-director Frank Miller at dvdtalk.com.
It also could have been Todd McFarlane, but I'm pretty sure it was Pulido at this year's Phoenix Film Festival. Hang around these comic book guys enough, and you start to lose track.
He said that it wouldn't be long before we see high school kids making movies that look like Sin City in their basements.
I've seen these kids. They shop at Best Buy. And if they can save up just a little bit of cash, Best Buy now has everything they need.
Canon XL2: For $4,999.99, take home a camera that'll shoot in multiple pulldown modes for everything from razor-sharp digital to film-like smooth. You can customize this bad boy with lenses from Canon and other manufacturers (it comes with a 20x Professional L-series fluorite optical zoom), and it's got an optional set of powered XLR jacks for connecting auxiliary microphones. The downside: it's standard-definition. Read way more than you'd ever want to know here.
Sony HDR-HC1: Coming in at a low low price of $1,999.99, this baby'll put out a 1080i HD scan. Although it's got some of Sony's proprietary hang-ups, they say it's a solid camera. And it's a true high-def. Read an insanely comprehensive review here.
I'm no expert, and I'm not here to review cameras. And even if I were, my review would pale in comparison to those camcorderinfo.com guys. The point is that these pro-sumer camcorders are getting really good. And as (relatively) cheap as they are now, we're bound to see prices drop as the technology becomes more readily available.
In a couple years, I wouldn't be surprised if you can get a camera on par with the HDR-HC1 for under a grand.
In the future, I'll be able to record my kid's first steps in video that'll dazzle on my 30-inch 1080i Samsung. But so will everyone else.
In the meantime, we'll see 15-year-olds tearing up the art houses with their own Sin Citys. We'll see emergence of high-definition TV networks similar to Al Gore's new Current TV.
And we'll see guys like me realizing that the camera isn't what's holding them back from making movies.
Sin City available Tuesday on bare-bones edition DVD. Listen to cool interview with creator and co-director Frank Miller at dvdtalk.com.
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