>>3908056>I've gotten into a situation where I need to make an amateur film. Most of it will be filmed at night. Can you guys recommend some cameras and specs for someone who doesn't have much idea what they will be doing?Hire a professional videographer. It will always be cheaper than trying to DIY it. You have to factor in the opportunity cost of learning to shoot, which will always be higher than just paying someone who already knows how to do it. His cost of learning will be amortized over all the jobs he does, while you will take the big hit up front for the entire project.
The only exception to the rule is that if you want to take up videography as a hobby or even future career, but then that should be because you want to, and it should be on your dime, not the project's.
>Don't have a massive budgetEither you have the budget to do the project or you don't. The problem is, you don't know it until you have done it, so you risk blowing your entire budget and not having anything to show for, whereas someone with some experience will know if it's doable or not.
Here's what you should do. Make your storyboard and use your phone to shoot a few scenes as a proof of concept. Review the footage and identify exactly what you're missing. Lighting, sound, image quality, camera stability, focal lengths, etc. Figure out what you need in terms of manpower and gear to fix it, and see if completing the whole film is still within the budget.
>>3908149Yes, by professionals for an over $200,000 budget.
