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What's the best camcorder?

Whats the best hand held camcorder for making a Indie film?

  • Ok so i am making a Movie. Well a Independent movie. I am on a low budget. So what is the best possible camcorder to use to shoot this movie. It has to be in HD. And im shooting kinda like a documentary but it is a horror movie and it is shot a lot in the dark. So what is the best for this. And what is the best speacial effects software. I am on a low budget though.

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    Hi Michael: "Low budget" is a very relative term: Low-budget to Steven Spielberg is a couple million bucks; to me it's $100,000 or so. To you, probably a lot less! Post an update edit using the "Additional Details" link, and give us some real-world dollar figures, please. You'll get a much better Answer from the good Contributors on here. Low-light shooting is a good point you noted, and is an important detail. Your "pseudo-documentary" style horror film sounds a lot like the "Blair Witch Project" format, so that also gives us some insight as to what you want to shoot. By "Special Effects" you need to be more specific, also. Do you mean "green screen" (ChromaKey) effects? Or do you want realistic 3D monsters popping out of people's bodies? (There you'd need something like Maya and a good artist/animator to pull that off.) hope this helps, --Dennis C.

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I would say a HV40 or something that has more than "easy" function. But the new DSLR's are amazing at shooting in low light and have Hd on solid state. I personally don't like the "look" of the video but that might fit your "budget" and get the job done. As for special effects software.... I don't know what your planning on doing as far as special effects, but remember, a movie is nothing without a good sound score. do it right. good luck.

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