Can you make a full-length feature film using a 24p HD video camera?

And I mean "film," as in, "shown in the theater, maybe at some independent film festival," not just some video to be put up on YouTube.

Don't sweat over what camcorder will do the job, any will do fine; you don't need 24p or HD.

What makes a film as great and enjoyable as it should be is the story. Have a good story first. You generally don't need exceptional equipment to make a good film but it helps. Here is my quick guideline for things to focus on after developing a good story.

In order:

1 Supportive helpers

2 Sound

3 Lighting

4 Video quality

5 Editing

As far as getting your film shown in theater, you must first get your story approved by the Man at hollywood. To get even close to being accepted for production, you gotta show your skills. The film festivals help you do that by showing your best work. You go up the ladder from there. they used a hand held for the most of miami vice i thought it was crap no, unless you got a special software called a converter then you might get a better quality out of it. You can make a full length feature film with any camera. There's just a lot of other stuff to worry about with a feature film like actors, props, sets. And when you get the film done, you have to pay even more money to advertise it.