There is another answer besides buying the New Panasonic HDX-200 and the Cannon Camera. You can shoot in Standard DV Format with a 4:3 Screen Ratio ( a standard square box) and later use two things to convert it into 24p Film Look.

1. Nattress Filter set ($99 download from www.Nattress.com)
2. Wide Screen Matte Effect from Final Cut Pro
3. Watch Nattress Video Demo made by DVworkshops, Click here and compare for yourself.

Nattress is a great plug in for Final Cut Pro. What is a Plug in? Simple....You buy the software...download it into your computer...and follow the simple instructions..and instantly the Film Look controls appear in the EFFECTS BIN inside your Final Cut Pro BROWSER.

Nattress is easy to use..you just drag the film look and Gamma Controls onto your clips in the Time Line...then adjust the amount of each effect until it looks good to you.....Nattress works on many Formats including DV and HDV. Remember to always double check the COLOR on a real NTSC DV OR HD Monitor. Color appears differently on a Computer screen then a TV Set.

Want to see how Nattress and the Wide Screen Matte looks? Click Here to watch a 3 minute Streaming Video Demo of this Film Look.

On December 15 2005 the world of Video changed..Youtube was born. I love this site. here is how it works:

• You edit a video on your computer
• You make an MPEG 4 or a WMV File right from your Timeline
• Create an account for Free at youtube.com
• Upload your video right from your computer
• 10 minute / 100 mg limit-But you can apply for a Director and Stream longer Clips
• Google Searches Youtube's Video and will list your title under it's Keyword
• You can post this with ease on other people's MYspace.
• You can Monitor How many people have seen your film

To load a video from Final Cut Pro here are the steps:

1. First Render any effects in your timeline
2. Make sure your video is under 10 minutes ( or it will get bounced)
3. Highlight your SEQUENCE in the BROWSER
4. The go to FILE...EXPORT...QUICKTIME CONVERSION...
5. Select MPEG-4...then Hit OPTIONS
6. Select Current Frame Rate or (30 for NTSC) High Quality Compression bit rate or 1200 Kbs/Size 352X288. Click on the STREAMING TAB option & select yes for streaming)
7. Then hit SAVE
8. Go to Youtube.com ...Click on the upper right side UPLOAD VIDEO (after you sign in)
9. The Name your clip (important-Google looks at this as a keyword), Select the MPEG-4 on your Drive..hit Upload..
10. It takes a while...don't worry it will work..

Join Academy Award Nominated Adrian Belic, ( Seen in above photo sitting on a destroyed tank in Iraq -on location for his new documentary Beyond the Call) Co-director and Cameraman on Genghis Blues for his recent Documentary workshop. Captured on tape, this single camera recording has been edited into a One Hour DVD for you to learn and be inspired by. Chapters inlcude

1. Finding the story in your documentary
2. Elements of a Dynamic Documentary
3. Organizing your footage for the Edit
4. Story telling Ideas for the Edit Process
5. The documentary Interview
6. The Road to the Oscars

$49.95 No Shipping Charges USD Watch a 4 minute sample from Adrian Belic's DVD-Click here

Story Structure is a powerful tool that will help your documentary become the rich and dramatic film it deserves to be. Chris is an excellant teacher of applying Story Structure to the Documentary Form. Class concept include:

1. The three elements of Character
2. How to reveal your character's inner life and mode
3. When to present the Story conflict
4. Three Act structure
5. Theory of Rising & Falling Action
6. The Hero's Journey
7. Review of student work (Bring rough editis and footage to class)
8. Examples of award winning documentaries