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Post by Crombie on Jun 18, 2011 18:34:07 GMT -5
Okay, so I'm broke but hopefully I can get off unemployment soon. Anyway, I know equipment rarely matters to an artist, but I want to set up a nicer studio and/or place to work. I mean I don't keep my current place that very clean, but I want a camera that I don't have to hold for making youtube vids, a larger scanner that can hold paper up to maybe a little bigger than 28cm X 36cm, and there's a lot of other stuff on this list. I just wanna see any studio equipment you guys can recommend me. Post any suggestions.
[glow=red,2,300]No computer software.[/glow]
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Post by PJCzar on Jun 18, 2011 23:47:25 GMT -5
>find chunks of wood or tree branches.
>find nails.
>find hammer.
>mix together briskly for 2 minutes 30 seconds until desired consistency.
>enjoy your camera tripod.
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Post by Shadow Major on Jun 19, 2011 1:10:41 GMT -5
Sorry if this doesn't help much, but I would suggest maybe lights, lights would be quite essential, and perhaps desks and easels, that sort of thing.
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Post by Crombie on Jun 19, 2011 17:55:19 GMT -5
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Post by Shadow Major on Jun 20, 2011 3:06:47 GMT -5
Aah! I was thinking of the wrong type of studio, sorry! Well, what price are you willing to pay, or am I going too far here?
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Post by Caliber Mengsk on Jun 20, 2011 15:56:36 GMT -5
I've just started messing with the idea of recording time lapse of my drawings. Right now my basic idea is to strap a camera to one of these and hit record. www.harborfreight.com/fluorescent-magnifying-lamp-66384.htmlThe plus is, you don't have the tripod in your way, as well, you get a bright solid white light. Only problem is there isn't a point to the magnifying lense. In my particular case it's great, as I work on electronics also, so there is no downside for me. (Already had the lamp ^__^) If anything, use some apoxy or waterweld to hold on a screw that's the same specs as a tripod, and wha la, a tripod mount for it... Make sure you put it on the correct rotation so your camera isn't looking sideways to be tight. (Can also use a much longer screw and put a nut on it until the camera lines up right.) Even if you don't plan to record, and adjustable white light is always useful. O-o As far as any other studio equipment... Uh..... ... O-o Speakers for music to play on? |
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Post by Crombie on Jun 23, 2011 12:21:16 GMT -5
Aah! I was thinking of the wrong type of studio, sorry! Well, what price are you willing to pay, or am I going too far here? Price? If I manage to get a job or something, maybe $300, and if it goes well maybe I can start putting more funding into as I go along, but at the moment I have no set budget. Also, it doesn't have to be animation studio equipment, I just want some animation studio equipment cause I find it interesting and can come in use for drawing, whatever. |
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Post by jelmobu on Jun 23, 2011 14:51:57 GMT -5
Good Audio is key for making a quality video.
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Post by Crombie on Jun 23, 2011 17:11:55 GMT -5
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Post by Caliber Mengsk on Jun 24, 2011 12:51:09 GMT -5
@first link
No.... Just no.... Don't ever get anything with suction cups for anything you plan to actually use. Especially when it has any kind of weight to it.
@second link
May as well just use a tripod.
@third link
Looks pretty good, but personally I'd feel a little cramped with how close together the support rods are.
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Post by Crombie on Jun 24, 2011 19:30:40 GMT -5
Okay. I'll take your word on the suction cups thing. Though, my camera is pretty light weight cause its one of those pocket flat ones with 10 megapixel. (I got a better one but its heavier and I don't feel like holding it.) Also I went looking at tripods today at Best Buy, and they did have one that could look straight down, but it would take up too much room on my desk (in other words I'd lose my lamp and lighting), and putting the sketch pad under it to see what it'd be like when I draw, made it look like it would be a pain to move my hand under it cause the sides of it were pretty close in. Is there a clip on webcam that I could hook up to my lamp or would it be blinded by the light or should I keep holding the camera in my hand, and just tell people to deal with the annoying camera shake?
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Post by Caliber Mengsk on Jun 25, 2011 13:46:55 GMT -5
So far, it sounds like my method would be the best, because you would have the camera strapped to the side of the light.
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Post by Crombie on Jun 25, 2011 16:36:38 GMT -5
Yeah, it'd be sort of on top of it when it stands straight up, but it would lean and follow the light. I'm scared it would get a huge glare instead of recording.
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Post by Caliber Mengsk on Jun 27, 2011 14:12:04 GMT -5
Mine does perfectly fine. It's a cheap 720p camera (was $40), and it has no problems. If anything you can still use it as the camera stand and use other lights. The thing is, by design, these have less glare. That's why they are shaped like that. It will only have glare as in the form of reflection, so it's it not shiney, there won't be any bright spots.
But, I leave it up to you.
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