Category: DIY
The second part on rain covers, introducing the problems with fabric camera covers and presenting two DIY cover ideas.
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I’m going to present here the different rain protection items that I use for my cameras, whether I use them handheld or on a rig.
When it rains or there is risks of water spraying onto the equipment, I’m of the mentality of keeping it as dry as possible, as this is the gear that I work with and I don’t have the funds to replace it if it’s damaged.
Another fact to keep in mind is that no manufacturer will honor the guarantee of the camera for water damage, even if it is weatherproof or advertised as such, so better take no chances.
If it’s possible to mount a shotgun mic on your camera rig, there is a few tradeoffs. First, if you keep getting close and backing out, the sound recorded will have different intensities that will need taking care off in post. Then you can have different sound characteristics depending on where you shoot, if there is walls nearby for the sound to bounce off, echoes, etc…
The best would be to have a dedicated boom operator, who will be able to capture the sound as close as possible from above, but for solo gigs or tight budget productions, this is often not possible.
An alternative is, if you have a c-stand at your disposal, to build a simple support to maintain the boom without getting in your way while you shoot. This is what this article will describe.
This first blog post will be about the construction of a DIY lighting rig.
Like a lot of aspiring filmmakers I’ve been confronted to the difficulty of finding good cheap lights. Even if it’s possible to use natural light up to a certain point, nothing beats dedicated lighting systems for fiability and consistency of light quality.
Some use consumer lightbulbs, other use contruction site spotlights, but even if it’s possible to get good results, a lot of limitations were felt :
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