7Directing is online now!

Sooooo.... probably no one is reading but still: Hello World!

OK, I'm starting a new blog today. It's a first time I ever created one, so please be gentle with me, ok? What is 7Directing going to be about? Where the idea came from?

Recently I got my hands on some money (god bless European Union grants) and wanted to buy a video camera that would let me make some indie movies and commercial work as well. Soon I discovered that the best quality gear I can get with this money is one of Canon's DSLR still cameras.

And then it has began! I spend 4 weeks of intense research wondering whether to buy a 7D or 5D. Booth choices had various pros and cons. About a lot of them you van read at Philip Bloom's blog, whom I would like to thank for answering a lot of my questions on his QA page. I've visited hundreds of website pursuing other answers. I found a lot of information. Often misleading and contradicting. New questions seemed to appear with every step I took into this world

Should I go with 5D extreme DOF? Should I choose 7D with it's 25 and 50p modes? What's up with this crop factor? What kind of equipment should you get with it? Which lenses? Yeah - ok L-series lenses, but what if I don't have like a bazillion dollars? Is overheating an issue? Can you shoot scenes from handheld? Will these be watchable? Low light performance? Do you need an external mic? Is Zacuto equipment worth the price you have to pay for it? Can't some people answer simple questions without a ton of mumbo-jumbo technical jargon? Why there is no simple DSLR video tutorial written in English anywhere? What about picture styles?

In the end I bought a 7D, that have just landed in my hands! Oh, yeah! But there are still questions - whether it will be a really satisfying choice? We will see!


A bit later today I will write and post first video about 7D's DOF. This was one of my biggest concerns. Is it shallow enough? Keep reading!


Cheers!
PJM

P.S. You can also count on some scriptwriting and directing tips in the future. I'm no expert - I will graduate from film school in June 2010 (hopefully) or October 2010 (a more realistic deadline) - but even though I think can provide some good advices for beginners.

P.P.S. I think my English is pretty good, especially combined with a spell-checker :) , but I'm no expert by any means, so please let me know if my writing is hideously non-grammatical or something like that!