[Olivestreetprods]

P.J.,

Thank you for your advice. You’re absolutely right about sound and lighting, both of which have caught me with my pants down. I did buy a pretty nice lighting kit: two 650s, one 350 and a 1000 Chimera. A couple of scrims and gels. It’s very good for interviews, which is a lot of what I do.

My audio could be upgraded. I have a wireless lav, which works well, but soemtimes I find I need s second mic. I would like a good shotgun mic with boom. And if I’m using more than two sources, I would definitely need some kind of mixing board. Only problem is, my budgets rarely allow for a separate sound person.

Oh well … such is the life of one man band.

Thanks again for your wisdom.

Regards,
bfg

[Olivestreetprods]

Thank you very much for your responses, your points are well taken. It’s always best to listen to the advice of others who have much more experience.

Best regards,

bfg

fetishizing? Makes me sound kinda dirty. I LIKE IT!

[Olivestreetprods]

This sounds great. Thanks so much for your help. I’ll give this a try and hopefully it’ll work out as well as it sounds. Will the Io allow me to record back to the VHS from FCP? Basically, I edit high school athletes’ recruitment videos, and sometimes college coaches request video on VHS rather than DVD. But it’s okay if Io doesn’t.

Thanks again!