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When we have to work up close, we use our 6″ prompter instead of the larger one.
That being said, we did some tests one day when we were bored silly and had four people read the same prompter feed. One looked like he was reading, the others did not. When we reviewed the test later, the noticable(sp) one was all over the place and simply exaggerated his movements.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
The rides cost $425, not $25. Sorry bout that
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
We have a B-17 here in town. The “Sentimental Journey”. “Journey” is doing a summer tour around the MidWest this summer. It costs $25 a ride and they have a waiting list a mile long.
The TriMotor left for OshKosh on Saturday.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
Thanks, Steve. Again, BEAUTIFULL shots.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
Hey there Bill,
I agree. Us oldtimers are used to having our gear properly balanced on our shoulder, a viewfinder right where it should be, meters for the sound tech and the ability to use our left hand for adjusting sound level on ch1, focusing, making hand motions to the talent and scratching our butts.
Times have changed and we must now adapt new shoulder mounts, battery and receiver holders and lots of other stuff. But look at the images we’re getting for almost no money. We bought the first Canon internal focus lens in “94 and it was listed at $10k. Carrying two hours of tapes and batteries required an assistant. With Sony’s clip on EX hard drive, you get 4.5 hours of footage. We’re just pissed because we had to haul 35 lbs of hardware and the new shooters of today whine about cameras weighing 6 or 7 lbs.
Remember, we are men! We paid our dues. We’re badass. When I went to visit a new chiropractor recently, he stood in front of me and said “Your body is a mess. You’re right shoulder hangs a good inch and a half below your left. You’re spine is “S” shaped from side to side. You’re a physical wreck.” But, I’m a baddass camera man from back in the day. Don’t forget that we also had to learn DOS to operate computers. None of that silly Windows crap for us.
Maybe there’s something to being a modern day wimp.
This post is an official “Flak Generator”.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
[Steve Connor] “You can see some of our fast moving 1080 footage”
Ok, Mr Connor, I now have “shooter envy”. Fantastic stuff!! Please give us some details on what it was shot with, cameras, lenses, frame rates, and all the other goodies.
This past friday, I had the opportunity to fly in one of only two remaining Ford TriMotors. https://www.valleairport.com/ Upon landing, I was shooting the left landing gear (EX-1) and we had 50 feet (15m) from the tire to the desert. It was a hard gravel runway. We crossed a road and the tires left the runway as the plane rose about a foot or so. When it touched down again, the plane went a bit left and the tire was in the desert. The pilot corrected right and the wing tip dipped halfway to the ground and my pucker factor rose a few degrees. However, the plane fishtailed a bit this way and that way and it all straightened.
Afterward, I asked the pilot if he was at all nervous and he said “Nervous about what?”
I’ll post that footage on Vimeo early this week.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
[ryan brown] “.kinda like scarlet 3k @ $3,000”
Does that include a lens? And the other items required to capture images?
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
[Chris Babbitt] “I thought you were a nice guy before, but you’ve gotten even nicer since becoming a forum host. Please, don’t lose that, even after having to deal with all the stupid posts….like mine.”
Now isn’t that special?
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
[Noah Kadner] ” a FAQ function on Cow forums “
We’ve been asking for an FAQ since the weekly question on the DVX forum was “Which tape should I use?”
Ron? Tim? Anybody?
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD . -
You should sell this as a kit.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .