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Posted On: June 19th 2026, 06:01 pm
A Canon 5D Mark II launched in 2008 at $3,000. A top-of-the-line Sony cinema camera at the time cost a quarter of a million, without lenses.
At the same time, laptops became powerful enough to edit what had previously required a dedicated suite costing tens of thousands. Student films. Indie productions. Individual filmmakers working alone, producing work that looked genuinely professional.
The barrier between having a story and being able to tell it properly had collapsed.
3/5 | The history of video production in five shifts.
#indiefilm #Canon5D #videoediting #filmmaking #postproduction
At the same time, laptops became powerful enough to edit what had previously required a dedicated suite costing tens of thousands. Student films. Indie productions. Individual filmmakers working alone, producing work that looked genuinely professional.
The barrier between having a story and being able to tell it properly had collapsed.
3/5 | The history of video production in five shifts.
#indiefilm #Canon5D #videoediting #filmmaking #postproduction
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