Good radio mics are expensive and cheap ones are just that. If you have an old iPhone lying about (who doesn’t) and a $60 Smart Lav + (or any other lapel mic) here’s how you can use it to create a wireless mic that will work even if you are hundreds of meters from the […]
So you are an independant producer, mnaybe an NGO, or a non for profit running on donor funding thinking about setting up a documentary, television or web TV production operation what are the steps and how much will it cost? Here is a simple check list. 1. Why might you need a production company? Before […]
Sennheiser say that the AVX-Combo is the perfect digital wireless microphone set for film projects. It may also be just that and more for mojo work. The system (which uses AES 256-bit encryption at an audio resolution of 24-bit, 48kHz) includes a receiver, handheld microphone, body-pack transmitter with omni-directional lavaliere microphone (we upgraded to the […]
I bought a new EXO lens in the US and wasn’t sure, until we began using it at recent mojo workshops in Norway. Everyone loved it, even the distortion, because it is a thing of functional beauty. The smartphone (6 and 6 plus) slide in to the EXO lens as if on rails and it fits into a […]
Building scenes with a set up, development and resolution is always important. But when we build a scene from a few shots that we didn’t plan, we need to make lots of decisions quickly: What’s it about? What order do we reveal information? For how long? What elements do we use to reveal information? How will it fit with other scenes […]
Audio is often seen as the second cousin and often left until last when we prep for filming. But Walter Murch, the famous Hollywood feature film and sound editor and mixer, reminds us that: “The most important thing students must learn is 90 per cent of film is sound. The picture is far less important” (cited in […]
Every large mojo project has peculiarities that impact the type of mojo and the equipment that can be used. Here is a vide of the mojo kit we used in the recent Far West Mojo project, in remote communities, in outback South Australia. In this kit we use the Airstash transfer device to help move […]
First Impression As the owner of a Sony EX1-R, which has been my workhorse, I was reluctant to buy anything smaller. But the PXW-X70 is a little camera with a big heart. It has all the bells and whistles of the bigger more expensive PXW-X180. But, it is smaller and lighter, it has a 1” […]