Summary

In this chapter, you've learned that millions of people like you are creating their own digital movies. To get started, you just need a camcorder, the right accessories, your personal computer, and free editing software.

Now that you know what gear you need to have, you can get it all together and start learning about the two essential skills you need to developshooting and editingin the next two chapters.

Ready to learn about shooting? Turn the page.

Watching Movies Online

Want to get some online inspiration? Many of the big search sites on the Internet have launched movie services where you can find thousands of online movies to watchmany from major media outlets. For example, AOL has more than 15,000 professional, high quality movies from Time Warner on its site. Here are some of the top choices:

• Googlehttp://video.google.com/video_about.html

• Yahoo!http://video.yahoo.com

• MSNhttp://video.msn.com/video/p.htm

• AOLwww.aol.com

• Blinkxwww.Blinkx.tv

In addition, you can find lots of fun movies online at some of the sites that specialize in independent films and shorts, including www.atomfilms.com.