[Al Herr]

Thanks a lot David.

Al

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[Al Herr]

Thanks a bunch Jeff for schooling me.
Will do the tests at home.

I think this thread has been FINALIZED.

Al

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[Al Herr]

Well you guys have taught me something. I always ASSUMED that the longer the filming the longer it takes to finalize but I like to assume things.

Can either of you explain what exactly is going on when a disk is being finalized so I can try to get a more intuitive understanding of this?

This is good news if it only takes minutes.
Any recommendation on disks & which input method: RCA, S Video, Firewire ????
If the filming is 2hours long I am going to have to make a tape change at some point and how does that effect the DVD recorder? Do I just pause everything?

Thanks a bunch,
Al

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[Al Herr]

Thanks Joel,
I am working on it right now.

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[Al Herr]

Hey Mark,

I consulted an AV person and B&H and both don’t recommend sending an audio signal via RCA for 50 feet; saying there will be interference for sure since it is unbalanced signal. They recommend a mixer and XLR to an adaptor to the mini plug to the computer speakers.
The computer speakers are self powered.

My DV is 3CCD and that is my master copy. The live stuff is just so people can view and doesn’t need to be super quality. I do a lot of these focus groups but not usually as provider of the AV set up.

Thanks,
Al

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Hey that is great advice Bill. I think that has happened to me before. It is like some sort of evil service equation. A conundrum. An enigma or something like that.

I am trying to keep everything in the middle so to speak but this is a repeat customer and there should be work down the road as well which is influencing me. My previous gig with them was really easy and I got paid well.

GOod insight,
Al

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Yous guys have really figured out this project with your laser like radar.
It is a low budget but a corp client I have worked for before. It is about a 10 min finished video hopefully. Although they want something simple due to budget I want to really hit it out of the park and come up with something fantastic by pre-planning. Like Mark suggested I was planning on 2 cam angles , wide screen shots one locked down one with very slight movement to mix in. It is for youtube and a few DVD’s. I was even going to bring along a SLR Canon for stills.

I will practice some rack focusing as I don’t do that a lot.

I am mainly concerned with how to do the Voice Over. The wharehouse room is going to give a slight echo. Any other gotchas for the VO? The guy doing the application is prob the same guy who needs to do the VO.

it is an indoor shoot in a giant wharehouse that has white cinderblock walls. No way around it. Outside would be near the highway. I love the 5 questions idea and the ambient sound idea. Never thought of that one but I can see that being useful.

I have made a TO DO list based on yous guys posts.

Who is Ron, Mark? There must be a mole in this operation:)

Thanks a bunch for all the experience,
Al

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[Al Herr]

Ok I heard from the organizer on the court room set up.
U shaped with about 5 tables for witnesses, plaintiffs etc..,

Four people will be moving around who will speak. (Attorneys, Judge, Bailiff)
Two witnesses at one table will speak but not moving.
Two plaintiffs at a different table will speak but not moving.

Looks like I need 4 wireless mics and 2 border/table stationary mics.

Sound good?

Al

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[Al Herr]

Great info as usual Mark.

Can you tell me what I need to record each track separately?

I can see myself having big cue cards on which are written, “Mr. Attorney, Stop drumming on table.”

Is there a way to search the Cow for Pros in my geo area?
I am prob gonna need a 2nd pair of hands especially for audio issues.

Thanks,
Al

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[Al Herr]

It is a firm I have worked with a lot so they ask me what I need and then they arrange the rental from a company that does that.

I’m in NC…pretty far from Fla.

I like the original idea also with table mics especially if people aren’t moving.
That will less that can go wrong. If the 2 attorneys are the only 2 walking around then wireless on them
and everything to a mixing board then a feed to me- XLR.

Didn’t know a 3rd wireless would be needed to send sound to the cam. I thought it could go straight to camera from board. Syncing up sound from the different cameras will be the hurdle.

YOu’ve been a great help.
Al

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