From my limited experience with video production, if you want to make something good, a decent camera is only the start. There are a whole bunch of things that'

From my limited experience with video production, if you want to make something good, a decent camera is only the start. There are a whole bunch of things that'll make your production look like crap if not done right. But if I have to call out three, they would be 1) Tight pacing (script+editing) 2 ) On camera talent (whether shooting fiction or documentary) 3 ) sound capture (if doing sync sound at all) Given a basic level of image quality, say that from a 5D mark II, the above three factors will make or break your production. Not a more expensive camera.