Posts Tagged Audio
Royalty Free and Free!
I’m never super thrilled when it comes to the audio mixing portion of the editing process. It’s not really my thing. So certainly, already finding the whole process to be a challenge, I’m never going put the time in to record my own sound effects for every thing you hear in every project we do. Most of that is already recorded by someone who knows what they’re doing. And most of the time, that costs a lot of money to obtain. Especially if you want a decent selection.
But there are several sites out there that offer royalty free sound effects for people to download for free. Here are a couple I use regularly. Read the rest of this entry »
The Most Sweet Video Monitor Solution Ever:
Posted by David in Production on June 22nd, 2009
Al Franken predicting the future of gear.
I just came across a post in a forum (cinema5d.com – guess what I am shopping for?) and found a crazy, effective, and hilarious use for what could only be called a ‘novelty technology.’ That’s right, VR-goggles are being used for camera monitors! Now I can walk around with my Fig Rig, with the mic and video light mounted on it, and some Geordi LaForge apparatus giving me stereoscopic 720×480p displays simulating a 62″ screen! I think the only way to get funnier looks is if I go to shoots wearing a silver jumpsuit and green facepaint.
This model offers a fully adaptable VGA connection, but what I would like to see is an HDMI model that offers audio as well. The camera I am currently looking at (Canon EOS 5D Mark 2) lacks some style for audio out, and solving my monitor / audio monitor problems while re-enacting the Lawnmower Man absolutely makes any brick walls I blindly crash into totally worthwhile.
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Camera-Men!
Below, take a look at this demonstration of the VR920 goggles in action on a steadicam and on a trusty steering wheel Fig Rig. With an MSRP of $399, they’re much cheaper than many low-end monitors. While they lack most of the same pro calibration features, this is a device that changes your entire perspective on shooting.
Current Firmware is having problems outputting enough of a signal to support the HDMI, but the AV Out allows for I believe either audio OR video. In order to look like proper, self-contained fools, we’ll need both! Anyway, I can’t wait to get back out in the field with all this craziness. I feel like I would add to the flavor of New York.
