18 Year Old Film Student Looking For Advice...

Aviv Hallale · April 12th, 2006, 11:49 PM

Hey Dylan,

My maths is pretty finnicky and I'm still stuck in the 1:8 or so conversion days :P

Bottom line is that the PD150 is going for R5000 less than a new VX2100 :D

Clifton > Camps Bay beach :)

Dylan Couper · April 14th, 2006, 06:38 AM

Hey, what street is the film school on there? Kloof? Orange? I hung out at a little coffee shop right by it quite often. Probably moving back to Cape Town next fall for a few months, but that's a secret....

Out of curiosity, what does a new HVX200 sell for there?

Aviv Hallale · April 14th, 2006, 08:51 AM

Yep, Kloof Street. I'm guessing you sat at Vida E Cafe? :D Their coffee is the staple diet for bohemian yuppies and art teachers. AFAIK, the HVX hasn't been released yet, so I can't help with a price...

Dylan Couper · April 14th, 2006, 10:11 AM

Yup, that's the one! Good muffins too.

I ask about the HVX200 because one of the guys I know there said I could have sold it in Cape Town for considerably more than I paid for it here. He usually brings a new laptop over from the USA whenever he flies back and forth, and sells it to pay for part of his trip. I didn't give it too much thought, but might next time I'm back there.

Aviv Hallale · April 14th, 2006, 10:47 AM

I actually prefer Mugg & Bean (in that Lifestyle center down the road) more :P

You should check into doing a short course when you're back here, the institute is really great and a course runs from 4 to 6 weeks.

Dylan Couper · April 14th, 2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Aviv Hallale

I actually prefer Mugg & Bean (in that Lifestyle center down the road) more :P

You should check into doing a short course when you're back here, the institute is really great and a course runs from 4 to 6 weeks.

Nah, I don't believe in film school. I did enough of it 10 years ago. Plus there is way too much surfing to be done to stay in school for a month.

Didn't go to Mugg & Bean. I'm actually not much of a coffee shop guy. My favorite spot was on the sidewalk front of Caprice sipping martinis and watching gorgeous women block my view of the beach.
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Why did I come back to North America again?

Aviv Hallale · April 14th, 2006, 03:46 PM

Camps Bay/Clifton is really the best place in the world. Take a picnic to Clifton during sunset. Beautiful.

Dylan Couper · April 14th, 2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Aviv Hallale

Camps Bay/Clifton is really the best place in the world. Take a picnic to Clifton during sunset. Beautiful.

SHH!!! Dude, don't tell anyone!
Seriously. Keep that one a secret.
I was staying at the Bay hotel for a bit, and walked out after a quick rain to see a rainbow stretching over Lion's Head, and the sun setting over the water, lighting up the clouds like an inferno. I grabbed the HVX and ran outside and shot what may be one of the most beautiful skies I've ever seen.

Josef Heks · April 14th, 2006, 07:30 PM

Mannnn, ur making me feel jealous..Im 18 and only made one short :) :)

As for the DVD labelling, I have a fairly cheap Canon inkjet printer (ip4000). It has the added ability of printing onto those printable blank DVDs. Its not pro quality like a DVD ud buy, but it makes them look way more proffesional. Id recomend that for sure..just convince your parents you need a new printer for the household, and make sure u get one which print on DVDs :)

Also, I would have thought, if your doing a lot of projects (possibly more than one at a time) 150Gb mightnt be enough..

Good Luck

Aviv Hallale · April 15th, 2006, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

SHH!!! Dude, don't tell anyone!
Seriously. Keep that one a secret.
I was staying at the Bay hotel for a bit, and walked out after a quick rain to see a rainbow stretching over Lion's Head, and the sun setting over the water, lighting up the clouds like an inferno. I grabbed the HVX and ran outside and shot what may be one of the most beautiful skies I've ever seen.

*whispers*

One time me and some friends were on Clifton during one of the hottest days in the summer of 2003, it was around six o clock PM, the sun was still up but twilight was setting in, so you had a nice sunsetish hue, the beach was still warm but not painfully hot. All of a sudden we hear thunder and see lightning in the distance, but not a drop of rain for that whole show of nature. That was awesome :P

April 14th, 2006, 06:38 AM	#17
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Hey, what street is the film school on there? Kloof? Orange? I hung out at a little coffee shop right by it quite often. Probably moving back to Cape Town next fall for a few months, but that's a secret.... Out of curiosity, what does a new HVX200 sell for there? __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

April 14th, 2006, 10:11 AM	#19
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Yup, that's the one! Good muffins too. I ask about the HVX200 because one of the guys I know there said I could have sold it in Cape Town for considerably more than I paid for it here. He usually brings a new laptop over from the USA whenever he flies back and forth, and sells it to pay for part of his trip. I didn't give it too much thought, but might next time I'm back there. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

April 12th, 2006, 11:49 PM	#16
Aviv Hallale Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 276	Hey Dylan, My maths is pretty finnicky and I'm still stuck in the 1:8 or so conversion days :P Bottom line is that the PD150 is going for R5000 less than a new VX2100 :D Clifton > Camps Bay beach :)

April 14th, 2006, 08:51 AM	#18
Aviv Hallale Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 276	Yep, Kloof Street. I'm guessing you sat at Vida E Cafe? :D Their coffee is the staple diet for bohemian yuppies and art teachers. AFAIK, the HVX hasn't been released yet, so I can't help with a price...

April 14th, 2006, 10:47 AM	#20
Aviv Hallale Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 276	I actually prefer Mugg & Bean (in that Lifestyle center down the road) more :P You should check into doing a short course when you're back here, the institute is really great and a course runs from 4 to 6 weeks.

April 14th, 2006, 03:46 PM	#22
Aviv Hallale Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 276	Camps Bay/Clifton is really the best place in the world. Take a picnic to Clifton during sunset. Beautiful.

April 14th, 2006, 07:30 PM	#24
Josef Heks Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 74	Mannnn, ur making me feel jealous..Im 18 and only made one short :) :) As for the DVD labelling, I have a fairly cheap Canon inkjet printer (ip4000). It has the added ability of printing onto those printable blank DVDs. Its not pro quality like a DVD ud buy, but it makes them look way more proffesional. Id recomend that for sure..just convince your parents you need a new printer for the household, and make sure u get one which print on DVDs :) Also, I would have thought, if your doing a lot of projects (possibly more than one at a time) 150Gb mightnt be enough.. Good Luck