Steve Wargo
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Agreed on the dependability of our EZ-FX unit. It is very tough and our jib has been through hell.
As for the Losmandy dolly track issue, the flex track is an indoor thing. However, if you lay the rubber track in a piece of channel metal, aluminum or steel, it works anywhere. The bulk of our dolly shots are indoors.
We also have a Matthews Doorway Dolly. We’ve used it outdoors in gravel using the rubber tires by laying a couple 1x6s on the ground and rolling the dolly on top of them.
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 an EZ-FX jib and it’s great for our larger cameras. However, I don’t think I’d buy it for the small cameras. Take a really close look at the Porta Jib combination. You can actually start small and add to the system. And the price is right too. Their machine work is first class.
Leave yourself open for a powered remote head, either from VariZoom or from Camera Turret.
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 . -
[Michael Perlmutter] “Pardon my french but am I . . .? “
I don’t think that’s french. I think it actually came from Germany, as in “frikkin”. It just kind of blended in with something with a similar sound.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 . -
I haven’t checked the other posts but we have a 416. It’s bulletproof, gives us great sound under all conditions, and didn’t break the bank.
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 . -
When ever you’re new to a business, you have to tread carefully. Whenever you negotiate, give them “introductory” pricing. That way, you have an open door to adjust the price up to where it should be if appropriate.
You should price everything with line items. It gives you more room to adjust later.
Shooting = $ XX
Edit and DVD master = $ XX
Disc art = $ XX
Entrapment (disc sleeve insert) = $ XX
Duplication = Cost plus 20% Find a local guy. We get $3, printed in a jewel case.
Delivery = Cost plus something
Mileage = Your problem. Why should they pay you to live an hour away, UNLESS you are centrally located and they are in the boonies?You didn’t mention editing. Did you load it into FCP or what was your process. Did you run a cable straight to a laptop or Firestore, put a nice title on the front and your name on the back end (No credits)? We get $100 for the credit roll because we hate to do it.
Also, we usually pull a still from the show and that becomes our disc art. If they want a custom insert, that’s $75 plus printing.
You may want to give them something for free as a gesture of good will but make it something that doesn’t cost you. The mileage would be good.
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 . -
Whenever possible, we color balance on a DSC greyscale. We almost NEVER balance on white because white varies.
Quick tip. Hit a photo store and ask for an 18% grey lens cloth. You can and should balance from a gray scale or gray card. DSC and several other companies have an assortment of cards in a small flip book. This is truly one of the best investments that you can make toward a great image. The charts have an expiration date but they actually stay accurate for many years if you take care of them and keep them out of direct sunlight unless being used. One of ours expired in 2005 and it still registers 100% accurate.
https://www.dsclabs.com/cambook.htm
look at the cambook 4 if your budget is still growing.
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 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 . -
Did you know that you can go back and edit your post if you catch something within 29 minutes?
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 . -
Good luck on that shoot.
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 . -
There is a button on the top of the camera body that you probably pushed by accident.
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 .