Archive for February 2010
One of the reasons I enjoyed using my Kodak Zi6 was because of the double AA batteries. But when I first picked up my Kodak Zi8 I was worried about the new battery system the Zi8 uses. Not anymore. Now I can shoot for as long as I want. I only need these three things. [...]
Don’t have a shotgun mic but you still need to get a little closer to your source? Here’s a simple solution for low budget filmmakers or audio podcasters. This is a combo of my video double sound kit and my podcasting kit. In the image: Zoom H2 20 foot 1/8 inch headphone cable Gitzo 3 [...]
If you live in the Midwest and just got hit with all the snow we did here in Chicago, it’s a perfect time to grab images for matte paintings. Especially if you are doing snow scenes! So it’s time to grab images of snow blown fields, piles of snow in parking lots, and shear cliffs [...]
If you’re like me and still don’t own a blu-ray burner you are still archiving on lots of DVD disks. At least I have a Duel Layer… Maybe this is obvious but when doing a lot of backups in a series and you’re not sure how many disks it might take up. Just write “1 [...]
