I plan to. Like you, this has all been a crash course for me. Although I have had a fair amount of experience in media in general, the camera work is fairly new to me. I bought a Canon XL2 8 months ago and it was the first video camera I ever owned. Maybe I did things a little backword, but I had potential work on the horizon that warranted it - and it is paying for itself - kinda.

I have found this site indispensable for the wealth of data. And I have found the opportunities presented thorugh the dvchallenges to be indispensable for the practice and on-the-job learning.

I will definately compete in dvc 3.

-Jon

--My sentiments, exactly!

Man, I have never been involved in anything before that makes me feel young and so old all at the same time.

Several people over here got a taste of the fun so I now have lots of friends/family wanting to be involved (in the ideas and acting--not necessarily the leg work). It's a nice problem to have, but last time was a freakin' circus. If I do it again, it might just be me and one actor/location.

I'd narrow it down to just me and a bottle, but it seems that's been done already... ;)

Thanks for the encouragement, Mike. I'm thinkin' on it!

Lorinda,

I hope you do make it in this time too. I know it is a "Challenge," but hang in there. My problem is just the opposite of yours. All of my friends and family are scattered around the midwest, and I'm in Florida, by myself. Maybe I can come up with a one man show for this one. I am toying with the idea of trying to organize a small film club here. That might be real fun.


Best of luck Lorinda.

Mike

As for me and my entry, and future entries, I'm shy as a director and like to keep it just me and one or two people I really know, they are the ones that don't laugh at the idea.

I also like to have total control over the project so I scout locations, shoot it, edit it, select the music and sound for it, find props, etc. It's a ton of work even at this level. That's why I got pressed to do it in a week. If I only had 48 hours, that would be interesting.

Looking forward to Sept 8th (is it still the 8th?)

See you all there.

LOL! :)

I think in some cases, the fewer people you have ,the better.

Fewer works for me. Can't get any less than on on the crew.

Sean McHenry

Our prize package couldn't get any bigger...


Could it?

IT DID!

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...387#post351387