The dslr cinema revolution began over ten years ago professional filmmakers students video journalists event video shooters production houses and others jumped at the opportunity to shoot cinematic images on these low budget cameras. The dslr cinema revolution began over ten years ago professional filmmakers students video journalists event video shooters production houses and others jumped at the opportunity to shoot cinematic images on these low budget cameras. Choosing a camera your choice of camera will depend on how much you can afford and what kind of movies you want to make for most people a mirrorless camera or dslr where you can change lenses is the best choice i recommend the panasonic g7 for beginners on a budget but if youre shooting events news or documentaries camcorders are more convenient. A beginners guide to filmmaking on a budget dslr cinema a beginners guide to filmmaking on a budget by kurt lancaster edition 3rd edition first published 1 february 2018 the dslr cinema revolution began over ten years ago professional filmmakers students video journalists event video shooters production houses and others . A few models later the gh4 is a great low budget but high quality dslr for filmmaking it features extraordinary low light performance shoots in 4k and records video at the high data rates ie high image quality that filmmakers want to be able to record at