I respect your perspective when you say [quote]in the face of adversity there are new possibilities for image creation. [/quote]. These are my sentiments entirely. I think in todays media saturated world, the low tech, DIY approach, is a good way to make work that stands out. I personally find the institutionalized production values that we are conditioned to aspire towards very boring and restricting. It saddens me to imagine that there is an asthetic standard that work has to conform to before it is taken seriously. It seems like categories such as High definition, Broadcast quality, and the slick seemingly immaculate editing, lighting, sound etc that one would associate with these standards, are just institutions that are imposed upon aspiring filmmakers to prevent them relating to themselves and their audience on their own terms, and thus preventing a counter cultural media from developing, that may threaten the status quo. Anyway forgive my half baked political ranting I get that way sometimes, but my advice to you is fuck the Sony PD150. get your old camera working or buy another affordable camera and make something wonderful with that.
I sympathize with your predicament though, I have a camera that I have used for years, actually it is my girlfriends, but I would be very sad if anything happened to it. As for funding I don't know anything about that, but good luck, I am sure you deserve it more than most.
I respect your perspective when you say [quote]in the face of adversity there are new possibilities for image creation. [/quote]. These are my sentiments entirely. I think in todays media saturated world, the low tech, DIY approach, is a good way to make work that stands out. I personally find the institutionalized production values that we are conditioned to aspire towards very boring and restricting. It saddens me to imagine that there is an asthetic standard that work has to conform to before it is taken seriously. It seems like categories such as High definition, Broadcast quality, and the slick seemingly immaculate editing, lighting, sound etc that one would associate with these standards, are just institutions that are imposed upon aspiring filmmakers to prevent them relating to themselves and their audience on their own terms, and thus preventing a counter cultural media from developing, that may threaten the status quo. Anyway forgive my half baked political ranting I get that way sometimes, but my advice to you is fuck the Sony PD150. get your old camera working or buy another affordable camera and make something wonderful with that.
I sympathize with your predicament though, I have a camera that I have used for years, actually it is my girlfriends, but I would be very sad if anything happened to it. As for funding I don't know anything about that, but good luck, I am sure you deserve it more than most.