What do I need to be a VJ

[patricio]

Yesterday I went to a VJ event. i'm a CG student and I want to know, What do you recomend me to buy? What's the cheepest way to start mixiing and projecting images?

[murph]

make some VHS tapes of material, rent a mixer and projector for performances. Buy a mixer ASAP when you can afford it, then buy a projector. If you're making CG stuff from your computer, get a scan converter to output your creations to video.

[Amukidi]

When you've got the basic kit, make short demos on VHS and spread them about. You will only get gigs once people have seen your work, so its a good move to strike up a conversation with VJs at clubs you go to. Don't, though, disturb them whilst they are working! You should find that most VJs are happy to chat about their work!! Above all try and avoid the glaringly obvious cliches found in VJing! Go to as many events as you can and you will soon spot them! Its my opinion that you will sicceed quicker if your work is self-created - this requires hard work and determination, if its possible, enrol on a part-time couse in Video/film making, this will help by-pass the many pitfalls ahead of you and should pay for itself manyfold in the future. Good luck!

[AetherPan]

Another Improtant point is to find you're style what you like best to work with. flash mpg comic stills TV etc. But first of all as a beginner, experiment, and then you'll find

[23523]

in my opinion, you don?t need more then a f****** FREE flash mixer, convert anything that YOU think it?s cool into flash and start mixing. Therefor you don?t need more than an pc, some cables and a beamer...
we started a year ago and we mixed for artists like Westbam, Coder23(Front 242 dj set) and Montell Jordan...

[Kyle]

Dead thread!

10th October 2002

[neoteo]

to be a vj you need to be a visual artist , you must have the folowing knolage :

balenced color basis
video editing
music tempo construction
cables and plugs
lights and shadows
public ralations

olso welcome :

computers

[Kyle]

spilling is optchonal:D

[Exavior]

All you need is a couple winamp plugins and a $8,000 projector right?