 | Apple Mac Pro MA356LL/A Desktop (Two 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)
Buy used from: $1,840.00 You need the best of the best. This is the top of the line mac offers (thats available of Amazon). I would drop a few more gig of ram just to be sure you can render your graphics and have memory to spare.
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 | Bose Companion 3 Series II multimedia speaker system (Graphite/Silver)
Buy new: $249.00 / Used from: $229.99 These are great speakers that will allow you to hear every effect in your movies and/or music. Top notch speakers are required for this, and these are convenient, good looking, and of very high quality.
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 | M-Audio Keystation 49e 49-Note USB MIDI Controller Keyboard
Buy used from: $75.00 You'll need this basic keyboard controller that will serve as your midi input for the software below.
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 | Sony HDR-HC7 6.1MP MiniDV High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
Buy used from: $569.99 I actually prefer Canon camcorders, but this Sony accomplishes alot that the Canon HV10 does not. And the Canon HV20 is not out for another month. So this provides the best feature set at the consumer level price point.
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 | Sony VCT870RM Tripod w/Remote for Sony MiniDV, DVD, HDR-HC5 & HC7 Camcorders
Buy used from: $229.99 You will need this help to capture all of that great HD footage without the shaky picture. Your tripod will make your video look more professional.
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 | Apple Final Cut Express HD 3.5 (Mac)
Yes, iMovie HD comes free with your iLife suite. But it actually sucks. Theres a ton that you just cant do. Final Cut Pro is of course a superior product, but who wants to drop $1200 on it? Only professionals.
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 | Propellerhead Reason 3.0 Recording Software
Buy used from: $194.50 This is where you really get to be creative and let the DJ Premier in you shine!!! Get your hands on this and build your own musical masterpieces from scratch. You can of course forgoe this and depend on Garage Band (in iLife) or Soundtrack (part of Final Cut Express), but then you wouldnt really be able to say that you built the entire movie from scratch, would you? Hmmm??
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