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Greetings,
Hope you are doing well.
Just wanted to share some recent pics.
Below are photos from June's Advanced
Filmmaking Workshop held for US NAVY
Combat Camera Teams. The 5-Day Class was
held at Pacific Fleet Command, North
Island near San Diego.
 
 
 
Photos from recent
2-Day Corporate Video Bootcamp
held at
Kaiser Permanente in Oakland,
California.
 
Photos from last month's 4-Day Crash
Course in San Francisco. Students from
Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas and Arizona
were among the those who attended.
 
Student Success Stories
Sara
Biegelsen attended our 6-Day
documentary workshop in May..her
documentary about MUNI Bus Drivers in SF
was blogged about on a
popular Website....then she received
a call from
GOOG LE..they
had
seen her documentary, and wanted
to give
her a brand new NEXXUS ONE phone
for her to make short videos with..it's
a new Pilot Local news Program ....How
cool...Congrats
SARA!
Greg Tietz completed an
internship at Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Laura J.
Lukitsch received support from
San Francisco Film Society for her
latest efforts, and is now screening her
BEARD DOCUMENTARY.
Art
Bohener was
hired to produce a
documentary about GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...the
film sells at the State Park has been
translated into multiple languages.
You can
watch documentaries made in our
workshops at this link
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDVworkshops
Send
news, and we will include it in the next
newsletter
Aron Ranen Instructor DVworkshops
Contact:
info@dvworkshops.com (415)
810-5934
Upcoming Workshops
Info Request form, more details .please
click here
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BRACKETS FOR HOLDING LIGHT AND MIC
You can use an under camera bracket or
the Hot shoe
The Mini Rover is a great under
camera bracket with a mic holder.. Your
LED light will be on top of the camera,
and your Sennheiser ME64 or ME66 by
it's side.
Click
on photos for links to more info
Another series of cool products that take
advantage of your camera's HOT SHOE.
This may be of interest to our DSLR
friends.
click
photo to visit the
J-ROD
website with lot's of cool solutions
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Get a Light for your camera
Hands down the best lights for portable
camcorders are the LED lights from
LITEPANELS. The cheaper brands are
tempting but just not as good. Two basic
models..both with dimmers and
CTO (red-orange gel). These are
BLUE (outdoor color temp) lights..which
means when your shooting inside with
indoor light sources..you must add the
FULL CTO gel on to the
light....OUTDOORS remove the CTO
gel..the light naturally matches outdoor
light. It's great for adding light in
the shade to help separate your subject
from the background.
There are two models..the smaller MICRO
and the larger MICRO PRO
Click on the photos for more info.
  
I always
add a piece of
1/4 or 1/2 Tough Spun to the light
to help soften it
When ordering MAKE SURE you tell the
store what camera it is for...there are
different mounts for different
cameras....if you have a Canon camera be
sure you get the Canon mount not the
Sony one.
For the
Canon small cameras....I like
this small lightfor the HFS10 or HFS20
cameras...they
run off
the camera b attery...These
are RED lights and so you must
put
1/4 or 1/2 BLUE GEL on them when
shooting with daylight...plus 1/4 or 1/2
TOUGH SPUN is mandatory for these
lights or else they look like a freight
train light......
below is tough spun and a light
 Go
for the LED SOLUTION....plus they run on
cheap long lasting AA batteries..how can
you beat that!
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Shotgun Mics
Shot Gun
Mics help capture audio from a distance,
and are also used for news ,marketing or
internet "Quick Interview set-ups"
Click on photos for more info and
prices.
For smaller cameras I suggest the
Sennheiser ME64 with the K6 Power supply
For larger
cameras such as the Sony FX Series,
Canon XH-A1s, or Panasonic P-2 Cameras I
suggest the Sennhesier ME66 with K6
Power Supply.
You can also purchase used Sennheiser
ME80 mics...you might get lucky and get
a good one..batteries
must be special ordered for this mic
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Be sure to get a wind screen
ME66 & ME44 Windscreens pictured below
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LAVALIER Clip-on MICS
YOUR
STORY TELLING MIC
We have a past newsletter called
AUDIO ESSENTIALS that goes in depth
into audio mics, adapters and more..but
to boil it all down.
LAVALIER MICROPHONE is your "Story
Telling" mic...Interview audio from your
main subjects must be recorded with one
of these.
BE SURE TO ORDER EXTRA WIND SCREENS FOR
YOUR \MICS...YOU WILL LOSE THEM...AND
WIND NOISE IS THE ENEMY!
Sony ECM
44B or 44A
is the
best inexpensive non-wired lavalier mic.
44B is an XLR out and 44A his hard wired
for a mini cable.
Buy the 44B for cameras with XLR inputs
or if you are using a Beach TEK adapter
for smaller cameras.
Best Low Cost Wireless Mic system
click on photo for details
This is my
favorite solution..Lectrosonics with a
Tram Mic
Some
wireless package includes a XLR PLUG
which is a transmitter that can plug
directly into a sound board or PA
system..great for recording weddings,
events, music.
The Below kit is kinda cool and only
$1,600..includes 2 wireless systems and
a "stick-mic" for reporters.
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ADAPTERS for DSLR and other Video
cameras with Single "mini-plug" audio
input.
Use two separate Audio Channels when you
camera only has one input!
Lot's of DSLR users are turning to
JUICEDLINK
I have
been using BeachTek for Video cameras
and have enjoyed great audio with this
model.
THESE ALLOW YOU TO HAVE
MULTIPLE
CHANNELS OF AUDIO RECORDED DISCREETLY.
WHICH MEANS THEY ARE KEPT SEPARATE -
ALLOWING YOU MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE
FINAL MIX DURING EDITING.. THEY
ALSO HAVE PROFESSIONAL XLR AUDIO
INPUTS...REQUIRED BY THE BEST PERFORMING
MICS.
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PLUS- A "Hoodman" is a great Idea
Makes your flip-out screen usable in
bright daylight
click below to visit their website
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SUMMARY
- Get an
adapter to hold all this
stuff on your camera
- Get an
on-camera light
- Use
Tough Spun. CTO, Blue Gels on
these lights.
- Get a good story telling
LAVALIER MIC
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Shot Gun Mics help capture
audio from far away and use for
"news or marketing Quick Interview
set-ups.
- Use
TOUGH SPUN on all lights...it
will improve your overall shot.
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LitePanel LED Lights are
DAYLIGHT BALANCED..use the
RED/ORANGE CTO GEL when shooting in
indoor lighting situations.
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