Step one: buy camera
Posted in The Daily Humdrum on 12/18/2009 05:58 pm by MelissaAs many of you many know, I have been interested in documentary film for a very long time. And lately I have been toying with the idea of going into journalism/documentary filmmaking. The funny thing is, I have never actually produced my own doc; I’ve done work with development and post-production, but I’ve never put the whole thing together. So I thought that it would be a good idea to shoot some footage while I’m out here and do some editing at home, and actually make a film, before deciding to enter a journalism program or a documentary media studies program.
Long story short, I bought a digital camcorder today. It’s not a great one, but it wasn’t expensive either. And it only required one trip to the mammoth market, Zhongguancun (which is comprised of around 8 buildings), one trip down a scary set of stairs and through a labyrinth of offices and floors, and one bout of flirting with the salesmen (okay, I probably won’t go have that beer with them in Sanlitun tomorrow) to get a good price on it.
No one has ever heard of the brand,Ordro, and the model is from 2006, but it has a lot of nice features. So get ready for a lot of video viewing when I get home. EVERYONE HAS TO WATCH EVERY CLIP. 
12/21/2009 at 5:35 am
Hahaha. If only you had the power to make everyone watch every clip. Have you discovered if this camera was reboxed or if it’s a new one?
12/21/2009 at 10:00 am
I mean that one documentary that you made after chappie’s “incident” was pretty chilling…
12/21/2009 at 3:19 pm
Yes – we must post that clip of the “incident” on YouTube or another public platform of the sort…
And, no, I have not decided whether or not the “new” camera is new. No freezing yet, but who knows!
12/22/2009 at 12:36 pm
Hahahahaha! That was a pretty serious “incident.” Incidentally, hahahaha. We are so awesome.