Steve Wargo
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Take twice as many batteries and tapes.
Get the rain gear that Noah suggests
Buy some silica packs at a camping store to keep your stuff dry.
Take lots of foot powder. Get shots
Get a device that allows you to put the camera on your shoulder.
What are you doing for mics to record 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
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Can you give us a few more details on what your big picture is? Do you need to go to tape or can you cable to a computer?
The Sony EX-1 ($6500) has a full raster 1/2″ chipset and has an HD-SDI port to run straight to a computer. You can save the files you want and can the rest and store the originals.
The Iconix is $16k and gets high marks from the reviewers.
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. -
Open the information panel (apple + I) and go for it. We named all of our cards and it’s much easier to keep track 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. -
The people at VF Gadgets have a shared thing going on. It’s always with someone who is one of their suppliers.
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. -
Actually, I didn’t write that bit … But I did suggest it.
One more thing to add. Years ago, in a land far far away, when were cranking out VHS tapes by the hundreds in my garage, we could not afford Macrovision, so, we put a sticker on the tapes that said “Protected by the SNT anti-copy process. We are in no way liable for any damage that occurs if someone should attempt to copy this tape.” Followed by some federal law number that has to do with copyright. It’s amazing how many people were scared to death that their house would burn to the ground if they hit record while our tape was in a machine.
This could fall under the catagory of “Lies that work”.
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. -
[Ron Lindeboom] “No such form exists (that I have ever seen) and there is nowhere to download one as it would hold absolutely no legal weight in the present scheme of things.”
Hey! I wrote that. What I was trying to get across is that clients love to say “I have it covered” when they really mean “I don’t care”. As much as it wouldn’y hold legal water, it might make them think about it and back off from the demand. How many of them actually know anything about copyright law in our business. They’re usually corporate bullies who are never held accountable.
But, this brought something up in my little brain:
I sat across from a client a few months ago talking about a cruise ship promotional project. His present ad piece has a piece of Frank Sinatra’s “Fly me to the Moon”. I asked if he had the rights to the song and his astounding answer was “I don’t need the rights to that. They would go after the production company, not me”. I stood up, without a word, and left. After all, what could you possibly say to someone like that?His office person called me later and asked if I would be coming back. What a hoot!
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. -
Same chip as the HVX200 and those guys claim that the 200 is HD. key word is “claim”. I have two in our rental department.
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. -
The circuitry is different and they don’t adapt. The new controllers are only around $300.
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. -
Mark, I got tired just reading 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. -
What we need is a document that you put in front of the client who says that “It’s all taken care of”. The document needs to state that the client has announced that they have all necessary music rights and that they, and they alone are responsible for any violations and that they will bear all legal expense and pay all legal fees and that they are completely responsible if any court action arises out of any said violation etc, etc etc. They are also responsible if said video company suffers any loss or embarrassment bla bla bla.
If you could ask the question, get the answer and then whip out the document that they now have to sign in front of witnesses, who must also sign, I think most would get cold feet and refuse to sign your “silly paper”.
I’ve gotten to the point where I refuse to even discuss it.
Now that I’ve brought up the silly paper, I think I’ll talk to my rights people and see what I can really do. I talked about it for years. It’s time for action. (marching music please! “Clearanced” marching music, at that)
I’ll copyright it and license it to all of you if you want. Cheap, of course.
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.