As our nuptials grow ever closer, my fiancé and I have started to think about what we can give each other as wedding gifts; my absolutely incredible, generous, brilliant husband-to-be decided to give me a digital video camera, something I can use to learn about filmmaking.
We spent a few hours researching different cameras, trying to figure out what would be great for an amateur filmmaker, but still less expensive than the really high-quality cameras. We finally chose (drumroll):
The Canon VIXIA HF S30!
The price was still a little high, but after cobbling together some coupons and promos (we are master couponers), we managed to get this camera for about half the price you’ll see on the above link, which is a great deal. Not only was this camera highly recommended on a few amateur filmmaker sites we found, but in comparing its reviews and description with other cameras in the same price-range, we saw that it can film way more hours of footage than others without having to cart around an extra battery (12), and it also makes incredible high-definition, quality video. The sound, a few people noted, may be problematic, but it also has a ‘mic’ jack for adding an external microphone which a reviewer said made the sound ‘amazing.’ The mic jack is a feature that less-expensive cameras are lacking.
All in all, I think it’s the best camera we could have found for the money, and I can’t wait to start using it. My first videos, of course, will be taken on our honeymoon. J
Now I just need to figure out what gift I could possibly get him that would be as amazing as this…
In other news, I’ve recently discovered the Digital Film Academy
Still learning about this place, but they have a three-month digital film-making program that seems great, for about $3k. (Three three-hour classes a week.) This is a nice chunk of change (but obviously way better than a $100k mfa!) and seems to be a great value for the money compared to other workshops and programs I’ve seen. There’s a chance to view their students’ work on Sept. 21 for $5 – I plan to go and check out the quality.
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