Q&A: I want to make a movie. What kind of motion camera and film could you recommend for a novice?

Question by littlecitysmitty: I want to make a movie. What kind of motion camera and film could you recommend for a novice?
I don’t want to spend a bunch of money and I live in a pretty rural area so processing may be a factor. Thanks for any advice.

Best answer:

Answer by charlenemcbride
Super 8 is the best way to start off, but it requires considerable effort to find the equipment, film and a place for processing. Your best bet may be digital video. There’s a place called Rafik in NYC that may be of help. When I was in film school over 15 years ago our film was processed in Boston. I think the place was called Super 8 Sound or something like that. They should both have websites.

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