Sundance 2007

The Sundance Film Festival started officially today. It’s becoming one of the premiere American film festivals. Created by Robert Redford, along with his Sundance filmmakers program, these next few days are an exciting time for the film & video community. They even broadcast the closing ceremony & festival dailies on the Sundance channel.

I bet the competitors get together and compare dv camcorders & tech secrets. It would be a great peer learning environment. You can only gather so much information on the internet. I would love to hear first hand from a fellow filmmaker about the merits of each type of camcorder. For instance, do serious filmmakers even consider using dvd camcorders like a Sony Handycam DCR-DVD505 DVD Camcorder? Or if you see a film shot with DV that you really enjoyed, the filmmaker is right there to pick their brain!

Camcorder review sites are still very extensive. And they do include forums and message boards. I wonder if the Sundance website has a message board for contestants. Then, that would be the perfect online forum to ask filmmakers questions about their camera choices and purchases. All without having to fly to Utah. Still, it would be fun to be inside the scene.

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