 | Sony HDR-FX1 The World's First High Definition Camcorder
Buy new: £1,899.95 Used by my local film school. Also popular is the Canon DM-XL1 or 2. But RENT them, don't buy - too expensive.
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 | Sony 10 Pack 60 min DVM Premium
Buy new: £12.63 Got to have tapes to record upon! These are very popular!
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 | Sony VCT-R640 Standard Tripod
Buy new: £24.35 You'll need a tripod too, since you're too smart to try and make every shot handheld (But try it every now and then).
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 | iMac 20" Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz,1GB,250GB,SuperDrive
Buy new: £924.09 This is the cheapest iMac I could find. Apple iMacs are recommended for audio/video editing.
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 | Logitech X-230 Multimedia Speaker System - 32 Watt (Total) (2.1)
Buy new: £31.50 The reviews say it all. You need to be able to hear your audio crisply.
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 | Final Cut Express 4.0 Full Editon (Mac)
Buy new: £104.48 The best editing system around, slimmed down and affordable! You can get Final Cut Pro if you have the £££!
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 | 50mm x 10M Black Cloth Tape Rhino
Buy new: £5.77 Tape is necessary for holding down wires and cables. Go to Maplin for it and wires & connections.
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 | Verbatim 43533 DVD-R 4.7GB 16x Printable 50 pack spindle
Buy new: £11.99 A popular brand to record your masterpiece on to. Try Sony and Imation discs as well.
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 | LaCie D2 Qudra 500GB Desktop Hard drive, Quad Interface USB 2, Firewire 400 & Firewire 800 and eSATA , 7200RPM, 16MB Cache, Design by Neil Poulton
Audio/video data takes up massive memory! You may need two!
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 | Sony GVD-1000E MiniDV Digital Video Walkman
I used this as an example. Go to Maplin instead and buy a 8-12" TV/monitor to check your video.
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 | Teach Yourself Film (Teach Yourself General) by Tom Holden
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £5.56 Don't know where to start? Don't worry! This book tells you EVERYTHING in under 200 pages!
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 | Save the Cat!: The Only Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £6.47 A brilliant book that breaks down scriptwriting through basic structure and beat sheets.
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 | Make Your Own Damn Movie: Secrets of a Renegade Director by Lloyd Kaufman
Buy new: £4.32 / Used from: £3.99 Lloyd Kaufman, head of B-movie studio Troma, breaks down independent filmmaking competely. It's fun & essential.
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 | The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook by Chris Jones
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £13.44 When you're ready to step up, get this! Everything you need to know and then some!
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 | Raindance Producers' Lab Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking by Elliot Grove
Buy new: £17.49 / Used from: £17.49 A good book as well, with a CD-ROM.
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 | Film Finance Handbook: How to Fund Your Film by Nicol Wistreich
Buy new: £15.61 / Used from: £18.91 Where's the money gonna come from? Probably the best guide on funding, tax breaks, distribution deals & profit & loss.
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 | Jump Start Your Awesome Film Production Company by Sara Caldwell
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £13.92 Setting up a company for your film or films is essential. This book is light, but handy and inspiring.
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![Living in Oblivion [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G530CVJCL._SL75_.jpg) | Living in Oblivion [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Buy used from: £5.06 Available on Region 2, but read the reviews here. The problems of making a low-budget movie...
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![The Player [1992]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418tpjFWEZL._SL75_.jpg) | The Player [1992]
Buy new: £5.98 Money talks and bull**** walks - how most Hollywood movies are put together. Scary!
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 | Shine: A Powerful 4-step Plan for Becoming a Star in Anything You Do by Larry A. Thompson
Buy new: £1.79 / Used from: £0.10 I found this very encouraging, maybe you will!
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 | One Hundred Films and a Funeral: The Life and Death of Polygram Films by Michael Kuhn
Buy new: £13.99 / Used from: £9.00 Why there's no UK version of Hollywood... A useful reality check...
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 | The Big Picture: Money and Power in Hollywood by Edward Jay Epstein
Buy new: £4.66 / Used from: £8.38 Great book, and tells you how movies were made from 1930s - today...
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