Youtube - Options, options, options, according to the Youtube Blog - content creators, a fancy way of naming the people that make videos, now have options if their video is flagged for copyright violation because of music licensing. Content creators now have options. You can use the Audioswap or Youtube is offering you the chance to modify your video. This is all fine and dandy for the fanboys and girls that are uploading their favorite jams or teeting on the razor thin line of "fair use" but if you are serious about creating original videos, you really either need to be your own A&R rep and by that I mean you need to find local or not so local artists to work with. I did just that when I needed a soundtrack for the Monster Seawall Snook Video. I tapped a friend to write an original song. The video was a smash hit and so was the song. The original artist got a way to spread his music, and the video was squeaky clean by Youtube standards.
Web - One-man-band is here to stay. The ENG business is in the tank, we all know this. Stations and News services are slashing budgets on their video field crews, meaning producers are now shooters, and the audio guy is sitting at a cafe somewhere bitching about it.
Showing posts with label tech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tech. Show all posts
1/15/09
12/11/08
FRESH OFF THE SET - HVR SONY Z7U
THIS IS WHY YOU DONT BUY THE NEWEST GEAR -
I just got done with a shoot for a basic cable series that used the Sony Z7U cameras for 3+ months. I know the economy is bad, but TV shows using consumer gear is pathetic, and lets be clear right off the bat. The Sony Z7U is nothing like a professional camera. The big selling point is that it has a lens mount that can accept other lenses. We had a 20x Canon with the mount adapter and it was not easy changing lenses. The positive lockdown lever takes care, and its useless trying to change lenses without the camera mounted on a tripod.
Listen up Camera Nerds. The biggest problem we had with this camera, was that nobody had used one before and; therefore, nobody was familiar with the camera buttons and menus . So everyday of shooting was an on-the-fly learning experience, and mistakes were made. Multi-cam Time COde was a struggle as all the cameras TC drifted and the Firewire system used to sync the cameras was engineered backwards and was the exact opposite of the way professional cameras are made, and on a 3 camera shoot, having bad Time Code just created hell for the editors.
Use a Camera your DP and or operators are familiar with.
When you are making a video you want to use the right camera. You definately dont want to be learning and shooting on the fly. You are better off using tried and true gear that you know. If you dont know your gear, get to know it. Tech Days are great days. If you have new gear you better give it to your DP or operator to take home and play with.
At least the Batteries were traditional style
Dont get me wrong. The Sony Z7U is an incredible camera, and the next time I use it I will be alot more efficient. On the plus side The Sony Z7U accepts old school PD-150 (400 minute) fatty Batts which I happen to have lying around in my car most of the time, so thats one problem we didn't have.
I just got done with a shoot for a basic cable series that used the Sony Z7U cameras for 3+ months. I know the economy is bad, but TV shows using consumer gear is pathetic, and lets be clear right off the bat. The Sony Z7U is nothing like a professional camera. The big selling point is that it has a lens mount that can accept other lenses. We had a 20x Canon with the mount adapter and it was not easy changing lenses. The positive lockdown lever takes care, and its useless trying to change lenses without the camera mounted on a tripod.
Listen up Camera Nerds. The biggest problem we had with this camera, was that nobody had used one before and; therefore, nobody was familiar with the camera buttons and menus . So everyday of shooting was an on-the-fly learning experience, and mistakes were made. Multi-cam Time COde was a struggle as all the cameras TC drifted and the Firewire system used to sync the cameras was engineered backwards and was the exact opposite of the way professional cameras are made, and on a 3 camera shoot, having bad Time Code just created hell for the editors.
Use a Camera your DP and or operators are familiar with.
When you are making a video you want to use the right camera. You definately dont want to be learning and shooting on the fly. You are better off using tried and true gear that you know. If you dont know your gear, get to know it. Tech Days are great days. If you have new gear you better give it to your DP or operator to take home and play with.
At least the Batteries were traditional style
Dont get me wrong. The Sony Z7U is an incredible camera, and the next time I use it I will be alot more efficient. On the plus side The Sony Z7U accepts old school PD-150 (400 minute) fatty Batts which I happen to have lying around in my car most of the time, so thats one problem we didn't have.
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