Kit/Equipment

Camera

Sony HD1000E – HD Shoulder-mounted camera. Runs on HDV tapes.

Grip

Konig tripod – double pan handles, fluid head, heavy duty.

Konig Dolly/’Skids’ – movement of the tripod is possible, assuming a flat, level floor is available with the dolly. Also gives extra height to the tripod in static situations.

Audio

On-camera stereo microphone with Rycote wind ‘softie’.

Hyper-cardioid ‘speech’ microphone – ideal for voiceovers at the edit suite

Single-sided headphone set

In-ear headphones

Lighting

I have a 9 Watt, 160 LED light with 3 filters (diffuser, 3200K (Orange), Pink) that is mounted onto the camera.

Power

The main camera battery can comfortably last a minimum of 6 hours, and most of the time will last longer than 8 hours.

For lighting purposes I have three sets of batteries (the minimum run time for these is an hour per set, and usually last much longer), plus a backup battery for either camera or light.

I can also bring a large, heavy-duty extension cable which provides 4 sockets, and alternatively I have 2 x 4 socket short and medium range extension leads.

Monitoring

On-camera LCD screen

Extra monitoring can be accommodated through a variety of connections, such as HDMI, Firewire, and Composite.

Bags/Cases

All kit is self-contained inside a Kata OMB-77 Bag.

I also use a small shoulder ‘run’ bag that contains the essentials I will need throughout a shoot – such as spare tapes, batteries, and lighting filters.

The kit above is what I own. I also have experience with a range of other kit, as follows:

• JVC GY-HD200E – Compact Shoulder-mounted HD camera
• Sony PD150/170 – Handheld SD camera
• Sony Z1 – Handheld HD camera
• Sony PMW-EX3 – Hybrid Shoulder-mounted/handheld HD camera
• Sony AWS-G500E (AnyCast)