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I've been using the Canon t3i for the last 10 years, it's not the best camera ever but it's not exactly restrictive, it effectively does everything I need it to. Just make sure you get a camera that has removable lenses and lets you change shutter speed, F-Stop, framerate and adjust color, brightness, contrast and white balance. Most consumer level DSLR video capable cameras have all that stuff. The only thing more expensive cameras gets you is more dynamic range (shadows have details as well as bright highlights like the sky) and of course high resolution video. But if you're making stuff for CZcams like I am, anything above 1080p is a waste because CZcams will compress it anyway. High Dynamic range is great but it won't make your movies more cinematic. Spend the money on a basic camera and then spend your time and money on learning frame composition, buying lights and props so you can create a cinematic image no matter what camera you use.

@@CakeStation Thank you for responding so quickly!

No, the duration of an attack animation can take up something closer to 15-20 frames if you're animating on 3's. But the action itself is composed of around 5 keyframes.

Not yet! I am actually heavily considering making a tutorial myself.

@@CakeStation I would definetely tune in to that if you decide to make it

Another Merril Adventure Idea: _Mrs. Lawson was a devote Christian, and whose passing was felt throughout the town. The closeknit community was hesitant to allow Merril to run her experiments, but knew all she would see was the Truth of God and let her in the woman's home. She didn't find God..... Something worse came for her...._ The room was set. White noise from the Spirit Box moved with the flames, jerking this way and that on their wicks. Looking back, she assured herself that the Para-Prox Device was still in the doorway. She grazed the Silver Cross at her side. It has protected her more than she can count, but it isn't alone now. Crosses of all sizes and styles decorate the walls of Mrs. Lawson's living room. Breathing deeply, she started the questions. It started slow, like it always did, for better or for worse. It wasn't until the last question that she heard something: "Are you with God?" ...... _"Join me"_ Suddenly, the lights started flickering. Faster and faster, the only constant source of light was the Silver Cross glowing a soft yellow. Merril was transfixed. It was stunning. Then she heard it: _Bell tolls, a Choir, who's voices are too sweet for human ears._ _"Honey......"_ It came from the hallway, followed by the same soft glow. The Para-Prox added its voice to the Choir and Merril was suddenly very, very afraid. Hurriedly, she tore a strip of cloth from her hoodie and covered her eyes. After a moment, the Para-Prox, the Choir, everything became silent. Soft footsteps, muffled by cloth. _"Honey, open your eyes. Behold what becomes of a true believer."_ The voice was Mrs. Lawson's, Merril knew, but the seductiveness of it was supernatural. _"Be not afraid, Child. I am a Angel, summoned to Earth."_ Comforting hands cradle her face. _"Come with me, and be with God."_ "I am not ready." _"See my face and you will be...."_ The hands tug at her blindfold. "I don't want too." _"No more worries, no more hate only love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love, and love,.........."_ "STOP!" She slaps the hands away. They were tearing into her flesh, burning like bright red embers. This wasn't God, this wasn't salvation. It is a lure to eternal Servitude, to something Merril refuses to give in to. *GOD WILL DAMN ALL WHO DO NOT BELIEVE TO HELL! DENY THIS GIFT AND YOU DO NOT BELIEVE!* "I believe I'm not ready yet!" Merril screams, lifting her blisteringly hot cross and plunging it into Mrs. Lawson's chest. "The Devil was an Angel banished to Earth. You are no different." The scream filled everything just to fill nothing the next moment. Shakely, Merril removed the blindfold. Everything was as it should be, with her in the middle of the deceased woman's livingroom and her equipment sprawled on the floor. She looked to her hand, still clutching the cross. It was warm to the touch and a black smudge darkened one end. "It was an apparition few have seen, and fewer survived," She would later note. "Like Demons and Spirits, Angels have no place in the Human realm. Doing so violates the most basic balance of Life and Death. In every text on the Paranormal, any being willing to tip such a balance is selfish and fundamentally evil, and this extends to their followers. If I had seen her face, had witnessed such a reprehensible being... I can't even imagine."

More context: Just wanted to see if I could twist an Angel into something sinister. Don't know how well I did, but I hope it was interesting and gave you an idea for a later project. Thank you for this Short and everything else you do! Have a wonderful day!