I have a Bogen tripod that's been thru 3 cameras already. Also, a Cobra Crane and skateboard dolly wheels attached to a 2x4' particle board.
For this project, we mostly used our 1K Fresnel and a white bounce card.n We also have two 650 fresnels.
AT835b shotgun mic to a Zoom H4N.
A regular cheapy shoulder mount.
Final Draft is the only software I really recommend for screenwriting.
Beyond that, it's just writing the scenes, doing a breakdown, and prepping a shotlist and other prep work from there.
can you elaborate on: AT835b shotgun mic to a Zoom H4N ???
Is the AT835b shotgun plugged into 5D and the H4n is elsewhere in the room ?
How do you balance then the 2 audio tracks with the video ?
also, i found this was not aware of:
(http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1032&thread=29384141&page=2)
The sync problem isn't solved with a simple clap -- if only it were! It's much more complicated than that. The sync problem also isn't solved with a simple codec, say, like you get when you download an avi file and the sound is off, etc. It's much more expensive than that. The sync problem also isn't solved with a simple software solution like GoldWave etc (e.g., sync problems when someone took out a commercial from a TV rip). Nor is it simply caused by a processing delay or random errors that happen with the hardware. It's much more....well, you get the idea.
The problem is actually inherent in the way video works. Audio records in *real* time, but the video doesn't. It is off by about 3.59 seconds for every hour. The solution has to do with timecode drop frames, and you need good software (or digital audio equipment with timecode).
In the 5DII case, 30p is really 29.97frame/s. Your audio will be off and before too long it will be really annoying. That said, some people say that it only records 12 minutes (although the Canon site says 30min), so if you do a small clip people may not notice the sync problem between your external audio and the video.
is it easy to correct for this ? what is the workflow ?
i've FCS Pro 7 and Adobe CS4 suite with After Effects.
Interesting mic test on 5D mark 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc03RYIRkl8
oh, so is this one a STEREO mic ?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/534023-REG/Sennheiser_MKE_400_MKE_400_Compact_Video.html#reviews