Thank you! I really appreciate your comments.

Thank you for those very - very, kind words.

Bob,

Thanks for watching the film. I'll check yours out.

I'll be shooting more GH1 footage soon, so keep an eye out.

Steve, thank you for taking the time to look at my films and also for your comment. It's greatly appreciated.

We shot on Super 16 - can't remember the camera probably an Arri SR2..

Good film by the way.
I'm a film student (pretty much just started), and I'm trying to decide what camera I should get as an upgrade to my MiniDV camera. Originally I was thinking of getting a good HD camera, but I really like the look and feel of film and I think that even if I get HD, I'm going to be emulating that look anyway. I've heard a lot of people go digital because of dailies and cost and such, so I was wondering if film actually isn't as bad as some people say. What's your opinion since I believe The Echo was shot on digital (am I right?), so you've worked with both mediums.

Thank you. Simple economics will dictate shooting digital. Shooting film is much more expensive. You have higher rental costs, you have to buy the film, develop it, telecine it etc etc. For a film student, my suggestion would be something like the Panasonic GH1. It's affordable, you get to play with real lenses including cine primes if you want. I would say the best thing you can do in terms of studying film is just shoot as much as you possibly can.

I love the fact that I shot Passing Through in film - but I wouldn't do it again if I had my time over. There is still so much to learn and learning it on film is expensive. However, get a GH1 or similar (Canon 5D if you have the money or whatever supersedes it) and you can just keep learning for nothing.

Hope that helps.