New camera…

We have entered the 21st century and bought a video camera.  It is actually our Christmas present to each other, but the reason is simplicity.  We had a camcorder that we bought before Olivia was born, so it’s a bit outdated. Plus- digitizing all the tapes is a pain.  It’s a surprisingly common problem.  The [...]

Ballet Hispanico

Tonight’s fare is Ballet Hispanico.  Looks like it will be a great show….lots of passion.

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Gear I Use: RMBR-300 Camera Controller

Next up is the camera controller.  I use the RMBR-300 by Sony.  It is quite a cool little unit and totally necessary if you want to control the movement of PTZ cameras.  There are a few different types out there, such as this one from Telemetrics and this one from Panasonic,  and they all do [...]

Isadora

While this weekend’s gig was fairly painful, there was one bright spot.  To make a long story short, I am required to roll a couple of DVD clips for an awards program.  The problem is that there are very few pro-level DVD players that allow the type of cueing that I need- and they are [...]

Teaching Audio Video

I teach a class in the Apprentice Training Program for my Local.  It’s mainly about what we used to call in the entertainment industry “video”, but it often times falls into many different categories.  I started last year by trying to discuss TV and the mechanics behind it, but I soon found I was discussing [...]