Recent content by Alter Ego Productions

You are way off base with some of your comments on HDV. Do you own and use the HDV format? Many major news, sports and television shows are filmed with HDV cams. Why bother? Because you can achieve beautiful results with HDV. I own a JVC HDV camera and absolutely love the stunning pictures I...

Asking $225. New this was $700. Excellent condition. If you want to make DV footage even better, than this unit is for you. It actually increases resolution. Have analog format tapes you need to convert to digital? This is a must have unit! Look at the features below. ELITE VIDEO BVP-4...

Check out the JVC GY-HD110U. I just bought one from B&H Photo/Video for $3000. They were close to $6000 when introduced a few years a go. Has everything you are looking for. You can't get any better than this for the money. So far I love the camera. A lot of networks use this camera, Fox, ESPN...

The 100A is a nice camera, and is also an old camera. Its not a DVX100B. The 100b has 20 upgrade improvements over the 100A. If you can find a 100A without having gazillions of hours on the heads, you are very lucky. Better to find the best deal on a 100B for the long haul.

I don't know what your budget is... I have a pristine Panasonic AG-DVX100B. It has only 50 hours on it, 20 record hours, the rest playback (never slaved either). It was used for a 10 day shoot and was stored after that. It has 5 batteries, a nice Ambico soft case, Barry Green DVX book and DVD...

It has only 50 hours on it, 20 record hours, the rest playback (never slaved either). It was used for a 10 day shoot and was stored after that. It has 5 batteries, a nice Ambico soft case, Barry Green DVX book and DVD, UV protective filter for lens. It was bought at BH video NYC. If someone is...

Generally dead center is reserved for news casts or announcements where the speaker is speaking directly to you with information. There is a reason it is called dead center as well. It is considered boring and is the situation where the 2/3rds rule of composition isn't followed. As was...

As a general rule public filming is ok, especially if it is a newsworthy event. I think the courts ruled that there are no expectations of privacy when in a public gathering.

Hi Chase. Do you have a samples page anywhere we can listen to your music?

Wow! Really nice work. It would be a shame for the audio not to live up to the video as you stated. Its hard to really know what you're up against without hearing all the sound clips and really knowing what you need in post. Was all the location sound really clean? Do you need ADR for some of...

My comments are no way intended to come off negatively. Rather to get you thinking and started in the right direction. We all have to start somewhere. Your basic sound questions come off at the least being very inexperienced. Its sounds like you really need to bring yourself up to speed on...

1. What camera are you shooting with? 2. What type of audio connectors are on it? 3. the Korg 1600 is a 44.1Khz studio recorder/mixer. Seems to big for field usage. Do you hear motor noise pickup even when the boom pole and shotgun mic are hooked up and held some distance from the camera? If...

I learned along the way how most weddings are produced and filmed. Most weddings follow this pretty standard format. I am glad it helped out EvsFX08. Good to hear you got the job.

Some footage could have been shot with a video camera and transfered, or they could use a film camera and use filters in post to make it look like a news camera. I think you can make it work either way.

You can find free soundfx online, just do a search. You will find some sites. How about recording your own soundfx? I am sure you can find some sort of noisy switch to flip and record. Actually you can use any noise that makes a clicking sound and use it. That's what the foley artists do for...