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DIY Film Projects: Six Thoughts

A few thoughts posted by indiewire on DIY tactics

1) Pros that pooh-pooh DIY equipment would do well to remember that many now-standard pieces of film equipment (boompole, steadicam, etc.) were handmade innovations before they became mass-produced professional tools.

2) Sometimes building DIY projects is not more cost effective than spending the money on a professional tool. Example: A new C-stand costs less than $200. The amount of time and money it would take for me to build some inferior imitation out of pipe I bought at Home Depot simply isn’t worth it in the final cost-benefit analysis.

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Posted on January 10, 2006 in News Elsewhere by Anayansi