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PRODUCTION ON A BUDGET

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Howmuchmoneydoyouhavetospend?

‐‐‐Whattypeof

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BUDGET

Whateveryourbudget‐don’tforgetyou’llneedtosetasidesomemoneyforatripod,mics,lights,edi&ng…..

Thinkabout50:50

Soifyouspend£3,000onthecamera‐youcouldeasilyspend£3,000onalltheotherstuff.

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HOW WILL YOU USE IT?

• Internetbroadcas&ng,podcast,vodcast– £500‐£2,000

• corporate,specialinterestvideos(SIV)– £500‐£3,000

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•Corporate,broadcastandstockfootage.– £1,500‐£?,???

•Documentary– £3,000‐£?,???

•Drama– £1,500‐£?,???

HOW WILL YOU USE IT?

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…• Thelens• Theimagingsystem

• Therecordingformat• Camerachoices

• Audio• Ligh&ng• Edi&ng

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LENSES•Cheapercamerastendtohavefixed

lenses•Probablywon’tzoomoutwideenough

•Focuslag•Facedetec&on•Facerecogni&on

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LENSESIfyouspendmoreyoucangetacamerawithinterchangeablelenses.

‐JVCHDrange

‐SonyDSR,Z7orEX3…

‐DSLR

But,checkyourbudget…

…willyoubeabletoaffordasecondlens?

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THE IMAGING SYSTEM• Bigger=beaer=moreexpensive• More=beaer(maxof3)• CCDandCMOS

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THE IMAGING SYSTEM

•CCDbeaerforinterlacedpictures•CMOSbeaerforprogressive

•Trueprogressive?•25for25p•24panyone?

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THE IMAGING SYSTEM

CMOS‐Nosmearing

• Rollingshuaer– Par&alexposure‐flash– Banding‐fluorescentlights– Skew– Wobble

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RECORDING MEDIA

• TAPE

• EXTERNALHARDDRIVES

• INTERNALHARDDRIVES

• OPTICALDISCRECORDING

• SOLIDSTATERECORDING

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…TAPE…

• Notdeadyet!

• Cheap

• Veryreliable

• Proventobearchive‐able

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…TAPE…

• Tryfindingatapebasedcamerahere.

• Mostunreliablepartofthecamera

• Difficulttorepair

• Restrictedformats

• LTO‐3,4,5forarchiving

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…EXTERNAL DRIVES…Chris&naFox

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…EXTERNAL DRIVES…

• Expensive

• Goodback‐up

• Longrecord&mes

• ‐SonyNX511hours

• Possibilityoffasterworkflow

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Solid State Recording

ConvergentDesign‐Hall13.C18• nanoFlash‐Upto280MbpsI‐framerecording

AJA‐KiProMini‐Hall7.F11

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Camera outputs

FireWireusedtobethewaytogetvideoandaudiointoanexternaldrive.

Nowlookforcameraswith:»HDMI

»HDSDI

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Mega bits

• DV/DVCAM(25Mbps)

• DVCPRO50

• DVCPROHD(100Mbps)

• HDV(19+25Mbps)

• XDCAMEX(25+35Mbps)

• AVCHD(various‐officiallyupto24Mbps)

• AVC‐I(50+100Mbps)

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…INTERNAL DRIVES…

• Onlyonlowercosthandycams

• Usuallyhighlycompressedvideo

• Longrecording&mes

• 40GB=15hours

• Youmustarchivetoaseparatedrive

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…SOLID STATE…

• Gepngcheaper

• Nomovingparts

• Veryreliable

• Resilienttoo

• (washingmachinesafe)

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…SOLID STATE…

• PanasonicP2

• DVCPROHDorAVC‐I

• P2s&llexpensive

• £640‐64GBcard

• 1GB=1minHD

• Nomovingparts

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…SOLID STATE…

• SonyPMW‐EX1R&EX3

• SxSCards(SbyS)

• 16GB=50/70mins

• 16GBcard=£370

• So,notcheap

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…SOLID STATE…

• CanonEOS550D/60D/7D

• 1080p24/25/30

• 18megapixels

• APS‐CCMOS

• MPEG‐444Mbps

• SDHCcards

• From£550(+lenses)

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…Hybrids…

• SonyHVR‐Z5&Z7

• MiniDVtapeandCompactFlash

• SonyNX5

• SDHCorMemoryS&ckandExternalDrive

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…CHOICES, CHOICES…

HEREARESOMECAMERAWETHINKYOUSHOULDTAKEALOOKAT.

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Panasonic 700 series

• Internetbroadcas&ng‐incarcamera

• 1920x1080@50fps

• AVCHD@28Mbps

• 3xMOSsensors

• SDHC/SDXCcards

• 5.1surroundsound…

• HDC‐SD700version£600

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Canon 5D MkII

•FullFrame35mmsensor•Wonderfulchoiceoflenses•VeryshallowDOFpossible•Goodinlowlight•CompactFlash•Takesphotostoo…•24,25and30fps•£1,600(bodyonly)or£2,500withlens

AlsoEOS7D,60Dor550D

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Sony HVR-Z5

•Preaygoodinlowlight(1.5Lux)•HDV(tape)plusCompactFlash•Canrecordtobothatsame&me•Nottooheavy•£3,200

AlsoconsiderHVR‐Z7forinterchangeablelenses

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Sony HXR-NX5

• Solid‐state2xSDHCcardsorMemoryS&cks

• Op&onal11hourexternalHDD

• AVCHD@24Mbps(hastobetranscodedforuseonAvidorFinalCutPro)

• Has‘SD’butdon’tuseit…(only9Mbps)

• £3,400

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JVC HM700/790•Shouldermounted,comfortable•Recordsna&veQuickTime.MOVfor instantedi&ngonFinalCutPro(35Mbps)•3xCCDs(norollingshuaer)•Interchangeablelenses•SxSandSDHC•£5,300/£7,300

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Panasonic HPX371

• DVCPROHDandAVC‐Intra50/100Mbps• 10‐bit4:2:2recording• Shouldermounted• Interchangeablelenses• RecordstoP2cards• £7,250

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Sony PMW-EX1R/EX3

• 35MbpsSxScards(4:2:0)

• NotalwaysacceptedforHDbroadcast• EX3hasinterchangeablelenses

• £4,600/£5,600

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Ikonoskop A-Cam dII

•1920x1080uncompressed12‐bit4:4:4(DNGRAW)•80GBMemorycard•Tiny•Varietyoflensmounts•1xCCD(Super16mmequivalent)•Notshippingyet…•About€7,000‐Hall13.C48

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• Canon XF 300 (£5,200)• Canon XF 305 (£5,900)• Red One ($17,500 body only)• Sony PDW 700 (£17,500 body only)• Sony PDW 800 (£29,500 body only)

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Canon XF300/305

• 1/3inch3CMOS

• 50mbs4:2:2

• Facedetec&on

• 13assignablebuaons

• HD‐SDI

• Genlock

• Timecodesync

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Canon XF100/105

• 1/3inchCMOS(onlyone)

• 50mbs4:2:2!

• Facedetec&on

• Infraredshoo&ng

• 3Dshoo&ngassistfunc&ons

• HDSDI,Genlock,Timecodesync

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Sony NEX-VG10

• DSLR‐sizedAPS‐Csensor

• Interchangeablelenses

• AVCHDupto24Mbps

• Builtinstereomic

• But,noXLRs

• Around$2,000

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Panasonic AF101

• Micro4/3inchcamcorderMOSsensor• Full1080/720‐60i,50i,30p25p24p• AVCHD24Mbps• Variableframerates• 2XLRinputswithphantompower• SDcards• Shipsendof2010• Around£4,000• http://tinyurl.com/3755yzf

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Scarlett

• 2/3inch‐35mmFullFrame• CMOS• 3KRAW(3072X1728)• Red,CanonandNikonlenses

“Everythingissubjecttochange.Countonit.”

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Tripods

• Spendasmuchaspossible

• (£200‐£700)• Weight(carbonfibreisexpensive)

• Robust‐outlivethecamera• MinandMaxheight

• Easytouselegadjustments

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Tripods

•VideoNOTaphotographictripod•Midlevelorgroundlevelspreader

•Spiritlevel•Quickreleasehotshoe•Panand&lthead•Separatepanand&ltheadfric&ons

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Alternative Support

• Monopod(Manfroao560B561B)

• MagicarmwithSuperclamp

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IF YOU ONLY HAVE AMINIJACK MIC INPUT

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Then you may need an XLRadapter…

ABeachTekbox

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Cheap Alternative

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Basic Sound Kit

• Gunmic(hypercardioid)greatfornoisyplaces

• Sennheiser416P• SennheiserME66(K6)• RodeNTG1and2• BeyerdynamicMCE86

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Basic Sound Kit

•Personalmic(Tie,clip,lavalier)•Omnidirec&onal‐goodforinterviews

•SonyECM77orECM88•TramTR‐50•SankenCOS‐11

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Basic Sound Kit

Radiomic

SennheiserEvolu&on(EW112‐pG2)

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Basic Sound Kit

• SonyUWP‐C1series

• DiversitySystem

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Basic Kit

• XLR‐XLRcables• 30cm,1m,2m,3m(quadflex)

• ClosedHeadphones– SennheiserHD25

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Lighting kit

Lightsaretools.Youneedthecorrectlighttodoaspecificjobwell.

SO…

Pleasedon’tbuythreeiden&callamps

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Interview kit

Hardlight

• Dedoaspheric2(150W)

So|Light

• LowellRifa44(300W)

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Interview Kit

Around£1,000+VAT

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LED On-Camera Light

•Coollight•0‐100%dimmable•Nocolourtempchange•Lamplife10,000hours•Verylowbaaeryconsump&on(11W)

•LitePanels•DedoFillini

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LED On-Camera Light

• DedolightDLOBML• Oncameralightwithar&cula&ngarm

• £355exvat

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RUN OUT OF MONEY?

•…buyareflector•Searchfor5in1reflectoroneBay

Don’tbuyonethatistoobigunlessyouhaveanassistanttoholdit.

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Trolly• Foldingsacktruck(eBay)• Carries50‐90KgLoad

Plus

• Agoodsuitcaseonwheels• Arucksack‐soyoualwaysknowwhereyourkitis

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EDITING

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You’renotbuyingacomputer……you’rebuyinganeditsuite

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BUYAMAC

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BuyaMac

BuyarefurbishedMac…hap://&nyurl.com/227sxz

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RAM

Getlotsofit

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