Jason Jenkins
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[Joe Kennedy] “What would ya consider to be basic kit for video work?”
Look down the page a bit for the “What would you call essential kit” thread.
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You could scale it up, but it would look better if you edited in 1280×720 and scaled the 1080 down.
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[Rick Wise] “Other contenders for a DSLR would be the Panasonic Lumix GH1 or 2. If you go to Zacuto.com/shootout you’ll find 3 long comparison videos. Long to wade through but some interesting information as they compare several DSLRs against 35mm film. The Lumix GH1 is one of those cameras — the shootout is now a couple of years old and there is some new stuff out.”
I’ll put in another vote for the Panasonic GH2. I’m using one for all my work now, coupled with some used $200 Nikon lenses. It’s a crazy world when in one shoot I can make more money than the total cost of my camera and lens. Granted, I’m also using support gear, lights, audio, field monitor, etc.
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[Daniel Schultz] “Okay, so it seems the three recorders in the $300 range are:
• Tascam DR-100
• Sony M10
• Zoom H4nAnyone have thoughts on how those three stack up? (Or any others in that price point)”
Late response, but…. I bought a Tascam DR-100 and would not recommend it to anyone. Noisy preamps render it unusable. Packed it up and returned it rather quickly.
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[Arnold Foote] ”
I just tested my intervalometer on my 5D.
I am now ingesting them. I will color them in aperture and export them as jpegs or tiffs.
WHats the best way to get this finished? Final Cut, AE? Settings? ANy thoughts.”After Effects, definitely. I usually make a 1920×1080 comp at 23.976 frame rate. When you import the pics, select the first one and make sure “image sequence” is checked. Depending on the resolution of your pics, you can play around with panning or zooming during the timelapse. It might be easier just to do any color work right in AE as well.
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[Ty Ford] “They will probably sound different, but so can voices. Different people have different voices. I’ve heard ’em sound way dark and way bright and everywhere in between.”
Ha! That’s a very good point! I’ve been digging in the closet and I’ve come up with a Samson Q7 super-cardioid mic and an old Beyerdynamic M500N(C). The Beyerdynamic has what looks like a pop-screen that has come loose.
I also have an Electro-Voice RE20 that I use for voice-overs, but you pretty much have to be right on top of that one.
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[Ty Ford] “If you use one locked down mic between the talent, the mic will be a little farther away from the talent, so you’ll hear more room. If you use a wider pattern mic for two people, it will pick up more room sound, so pick your location very carefully.”
Ty,
What about using sound blankets to absorb reflections in a conference room type setting –any experience with that?
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[Eric Toline] “For a 2 person sit down SxS interview a wider cardioid pattern mic placed on center will work very well. Even a tighter pattern hyper cardioid will do the job just fine. Personally I never understood the aversion to seeing a lav mic in a documentry interview situation.”
Thanks, Eric. I’ll need to do some experimenting/testing. I have a handful of mics around here that I inherited from my Dad. I’ll need to dig them out and see what they are. The interviews I do are definitely more corporate than documentary. I spend a bit of time getting the lighting just right and I just don’t want a mic in the shot!
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[Ty Ford] “First, a shotgun mic is not what you want inside. Here’s why.
https://gallery.me.com/tyreeford#100038
Schoeps cmc641 are the best, but the Audio Technica 4035b makes a good effort for less money.”Thanks, Ty –that’s a very informative comparison. It reinforces my feelings about preferring the shotgun over the lav. I’m not quite ready to replace my shotgun with a hyper-cardioid just yet, but perhaps if I did an “ears-on” comparison of my own, I would be convinced. I find I can minimize subject movement by using the right chair. An armless, straight-backed seat that doesn’t roll, swivel or tilt works quite well.
I have considered using a boom-op, but I think I would feel more comfortable having two mics. Do you think if I set up two mics (my shotgun and a hyper-cardioid) that they would mix well –or would they sound too different?
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[Mike Thomas] “Hey Jason, good info! I recently bought a GH2 and am planning to shoot a micro-budget feature with it. I was planning to use a dual system but now…in your opinion…would it be do-able for a guy to run the camera AND record good sound using your setup? The shots would include actors walking and interacting and such. Oblviously I would need a boom operator. Would I be overwhelmed running camera, monitoring sound, oh yeah, and directing at the same time?”
It would be doable, but probably a bit crazy.
[Mike Thomas] ”
Also, my only other experience with sound recording was using a Tascam HD P2 recorder. Quality-wise, how far “backwards” would I be going using your setup?”I haven’t used a Tascam HD P2 recorder, but I did buy a Tascam DR-300 which was returned very quickly because the poor preamps made it unusable for professional work. With the JuicedLink DT454 running into the GH2, I’m getting better audio than I have ever had.
Jason Jenkins
Flowmotion Media
Video production… with style!