Podcasts about dvx100

It's been a long, long time since I shot a video for my blog. Part of the reason was work. That's all I've been doing. I set up my own company in 2008, got married and any free time I thought I had quickly evaporated. Well, things have changed. I ditched my DVX100 for a Canon 7D and I'm looking forward to capturing beautiful images of life. Life really is beautiful.Enjoy my first piece on my 7D.Cole's from Joel Kuwahara on Vimeo.

The show must go on, and so does "Invasion Q". Jaye returns with a cane and continues playing the super-spy Angus. See more episodes and the full film at: http://www.LowBudgetComedy.com

Stopping in the French-Canadian town of Trois-Rivieres, the boys enlist Josee to help with their travel show and shoot the first action scene of "Invasion Q". See the film at: http://www.LowBudgetComedy.com

Production audio, hands on, boot camp like. Lots of opportunity to run and trip, and learn. Frank DeAngelis is the instructor. Providing us with real world experience with a run and gun edge. Just another example of the variety of resources the school provides for our benefit. So relieved, I'm really tapped, energy wise. Not afraid to work at learning, but between stress and tight deadlines I needed to use a different part of my brain. It was like someone knew we needed a breather. In this module we get practical information about handling equipment, bringing to the set what you need to get the job done and working with what you got (not always the same) to get the job done. Often during class we came up short when we went through the kits. Something was missing, batteries, clips, connectors were bad. The motto of the class was "pack your own parachute" because if you only find out on set that something is missing, it's too late and no one gets the blame but you. The focus was on using a boom and wireless mics (Sennheiser eW100 G2 wireless) and a mixer (Sound Devices 320) to control the audio from 3 sources going into the camera. Another mantra was"treat the equipment with respect". As students it's easy to treat any of the equipment as casually as Stretch Armstrong, but you have to remember to develop good habits now, because there’s more important things to do when preparing for a paying gig than cursing yourself for breaking a wire connection or dropping a wireless transmitter, for the fifth time. How often do you expect you'll get rehired. I don’t mean to sound like your mom, but you know, students are the worst and it gets old faster than finding your roommate's underwear in the freezer, again. For those of you interested or with enough patience I've added a little detail about how a mixer fits in the production workflow, what it's used for, how it operates. I've tried my best to simplify things, it's still a very involved process.

After a review of our footage from last week's shoot we returned to New Hampshire and spent the morning at the Jackson Estuarine Lab. We filmed the steps that will ultimately be a movie on how to make a genetic fingerprint.This module has been an excellent learning opportunity. I have learned to check equipment before I leave the equipment room, to make a shooting list before going on locaiton and most importantly, I learned a valuable lesson about setting the white balance on a DVX100.Finally I end with an insider's description of the Pixelcorps. This is an online community that serves video professionals through training, mentoring and job postings. There's a summer special of $50 for 3 months membership. It's a good deal.Go to Pixelcorp.tv for a good source for production video podcasts.

We shot a little video, experimenting with the various controls of the camera and framing techniques. During critiques Greg referred to framing conventions as the Grammar of Cinema. Every shot serves a purpose in advancing the story. The composition of the shot communicates on an unconscious and emotional level, as well as visually. During each critique he would use the rule of thirds to identify the impact of the scene visually.He referred to a book on cinematic grammar, Shot by Shot. If I get my hands this book I'll write a brief review.The rule of thirds is a way of composing your scene and arranging the relationship between subjects and subject and the background. It is used in all areas of design. Here's a link to a site that has a good explanation from a photographer's point of view, but applies to cinema as well.Saturday was the first all day class and it was all about recording audio. We used a number of different microphones and looked at ways to control sound that you don't want to record.Chapter Titles00:07 This week00:27  PreRoll Checklist00:57  Time Code is tricky01:59  Critique02:40  Rule of thirds04:49  Grammar of cinema05:22  DVX100 complaint06:46  Recording audio07:44 Testing different mics in an interview10:08  Hierarchy of microphones11:14  Controlling sound12:24  Learning highlights13:56  Close

I'm posting a really brief show note so I can get this out the door. I should have posted this Monday. If I have the time I'll revise it this weekend.Week 1: Getting familiar with the hardwareThe next three weeks the class will be covering how to setup and use essential camera and sound equipment. This week we set up tripods, calibrated the monitor, adjusted the frame rate and set the white balance on the DVX100.Next week we finish the Preroll checklist and shoot some video.Here is a link to a pdf of the manual for the DVX100. I had to hunt to find this. Despite the fact that it's a common occurrence, I always find it amazing when manufacturers bury their most useful and sought after information. Sure, choke me with 4 color slicks that convey almost no useful information, but hide what I really need. Sometimes it seems web sites are nothing more than the web equivalent of a phone system where you spend half an hour on hold just so you can be rewarded with a dropped line.