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May 2001 EQUIPMENT ANALISIS


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THE ONE PERSON VIDEO PRODUCTION KIT
AN IDEAL SITUATION OF INEXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT
EDITING AND ACQUISITION

CAMERA
CANON GL1 -$4000

TRIPOD AND MONOPOD

BATTERY OPERATED FILL/FLOOD LIGHT

SMALL MACKI AUDIO MIXER -
MIKES TO MATCH INPUTS
AUDIO SNAKE - INPUTS TO MATCH MIXER


EARPHONES AND HARDWIRE MICROPHONES - HANDHELD AND LAVALERE

WIRELESS - LAVALERE AND HANDHELD MICROPHONE

'SAMS' BATTERY AND CHARGER UNIT - AC/DC CONVERTER 10HR LIFE

MAC G4 LAPTOP

EXTERNAL 70 FIREWIRE HARDRIVE

EXTERNAL - TERAPIN VIDEO CD RECORDER

EXTERNAL - SVHS/VHS VCR + MONITOR

EXTRA BATTERYS FOR ALL UNITS.

CART CASE FOR EVERYTHING

ALL CABLES AND CONNECTORS


STUDIO AND MULTI CAMERA SHOOT SITUATION.

THIS SET DOUBLES AS ONLINE AND OFFLINE EDIT STATION

TWO - FIREWIRE CAMERAS -
STUDIO ARM CONTROLS
FOUR - CAMERAS ( CAN BE ANY FORMAT )
TRIPODS AND CAMERA SUPPORTS
VIDEO CABLES

VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIERS
MONITIOR FOR EACH INPUT
FINAL OUTPUT PROGRAM MONITOR
VIDEONICS SWITCHER + MONITOR
VIDEONICS TITLER + MONITOR
2 MULTI FORMAT VCR - DVPRO - MINI DV - SVHS - VHS
TERAPIN VIDEO CD RECORDER
G4 TOWER
FIREWIRE 70 GIG STACK

MACKI AUDIO SWITCHER AUDIO EQUALIZER CD PLAYER CASSETTE PLAYER HARDWIRE LAVALERE HARDWIRE HANDHELD(TABLE MIKES) BOOM MICROPHONES PARABOLIC MICROPHONE (TUBE DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE) WIRELESS UNITS CABLES SNAKE LIGHT BARS - HALIDE - FLOURESCENT - TUNGSTEN FLOOD
SCRIMS - GELLS
CREW AUDIO - WIRELESS - CHECK OUT THE MULTI CHANNEL COM UNITS
HARD WIRE IFB - MACKI MIXER -
MIKE AND HEADSETS FOR EACH STATION

PROMTER - COMPUTER - TWO SETS - PRIMARY CAMERAS

CREW
DIRECTOR - I/O TO TALENT & SWITCHER - CLOSED CIRCUIT
SWITCHER I/O TO CREW
AUDIO
TITLES
TAPES
PROMPTER
CAMERA OPERATORS
CABLE OPERATOR
LIGHTS 3 EA FOR EACH TALENT
SET LIGHTS
MICROPHONE FOR EACH TALENT OR BOOM OPERATOR(S)


A great deal of equipment is indicated by this list, much of it must be new purchases however - the audio and lighting equipment would be better home built.
video tape copys - use out put from one of the studio sources route to video audio distribution amplifier - to each vcr - SAMS CLUB UNITS -
The shift from VHS home tape players to DVD players and recorders going on at a rapid rate now. The Terrapin CD recorder is an excellent example of the rate drop for this type of equipment.
I have personally wondered how long it will take for the 'HDTV'format to become the common format. How long untill all of our present equipment is obsolete. Frankly, I have mixed emotions, I would like the increased resolution and the larger screen, and at the same time dread the costs which have to be paid.

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