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by Stephen
Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:03 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Mics for Sony Z1
Replies: 1
Views: 4059

Re: Mics for Sony Z1

You cannot go wrong with the Sennheiser ME66 and K6 setup .... worth every penny its a great mic

the Rode NTG 01 is slightly cheaper but also a very capable mic

if you are serious about getting excellent sound into your films don't skimp on the mics!
by Stephen
Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:55 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Projector Screens (again!)
Replies: 15
Views: 15554

Re: Projector Screens (again!)

16:9 is definitely the way to go... as Dave said our eyes accommodate the 4:3 on a widescreen no problem, that was a concern some members had... but it all seems to work! I think I can speak for most of the members of Newcastle ACA in saying that Billy did a great job specifying the standards we nee...
by Stephen
Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:19 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Night Time Shooting
Replies: 1
Views: 3505

Night Time Shooting

Trying to get the best out of my Z5 while shooting several scenes at night. Virtually every type of light you could think of is in the shot, tungsten, sodium, CF, you name it its there! The camera up until now has produced some excellent images, but the main character's face is poorly visible , no m...
by Stephen
Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:41 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: DVTape
Replies: 4
Views: 5566

Re: DVTape

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by Stephen
Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:10 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: DVTape
Replies: 4
Views: 5566

DVTape

Anyone recommend a source for Sony Pemium DVtapes?

Amazon are at 1.42 a unit ....
by Stephen
Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Magix movie editor
Replies: 69
Views: 62436

Re: Magix movie editor

Certainly was an informative night!

Hope to be going to town on the software
over the next few weeks to see how it
stands up against the other editing packages

On the basis of the demo it looks like interesting times ahead
by Stephen
Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:32 pm
Forum: Competitions, Festivals and The Art of Film
Topic: Should BIAFF change?
Replies: 13
Views: 12009

Re: Should BIAFF change?

As a relative noobie to film making I have attended only a few BIAFF bashes... but of the couple attended I loved being able to put names to faces and have a good old chin wag ... me thinks the social aspect of our hobby is a huge asset and not capitalised to its full ..... but I'm afraid I'm not a ...
by Stephen
Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:31 pm
Forum: Film Comments - a moderated forum
Topic: Police info for filming in public
Replies: 11
Views: 14145

Re: Police info for filming in public

sounds like a great idea ! 8)




I'll let you know when I get out (heehee)
by Stephen
Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:59 pm
Forum: Film Comments - a moderated forum
Topic: Police info for filming in public
Replies: 11
Views: 14145

Re: Police info for filming in public

yea.... maybe the term "review" was wrong it is still worth writing to MP's and generating as much publicity as possible ... the government these days gives 1 and takes back 20.... the recent reports in the press stating 1 in 78 of us are being monitored for trivial things ... and hey, mon...
by Stephen
Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:03 am
Forum: Film Comments - a moderated forum
Topic: Police info for filming in public
Replies: 11
Views: 14145

Re: Police info for filming in public

Although the above is only a review, the pressure must be kept up.

This might be of use to photographers

http://photographernotaterrorist.org/
by Stephen
Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:55 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Jammed DV Tape
Replies: 8
Views: 8398

Re: Jammed DV Tape

:( after transferring to the donor cassette I thought it best to check the physical condition of the surface of the tape before putting it back together there is a 'smearing' on the tape surface... every couple of inches. The bottom edge of the tape has tiny equidistant kinks in it also. it has jamm...
by Stephen
Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:10 pm
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Jammed DV Tape
Replies: 8
Views: 8398

Re: Jammed DV Tape

Thanks Tom

You've been pm'd / emailed
by Stephen
Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:57 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Jammed DV Tape
Replies: 8
Views: 8398

Re: Jammed DV Tape

yup... 99% sure that its an onboard fuse thats dud..... the camera is sony DCR HC19e he is more interested in the tape... I managed to swap the housings over ... but it has again jammed my camera so it looks as though its some form of spooling problem. I cannot afford to sacrifice my camcorder thoug...
by Stephen
Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:35 am
Forum: Equipment and Technical Issues
Topic: Jammed DV Tape
Replies: 8
Views: 8398

Re: Jammed DV Tape

That's appreciated Tom...
I have the pillowcase at the ready!

Memories of stripping old Amal
carbeurettors on the kitchen table should help!

The damaged part of the tape is at the end of the footgae so it should be ok if I snip that bit off the spool.

I'll give it a go this weekend...