Video Production

User Guides

connecting a video camera in the KLO theatre to the displays in the pit

Video Production - Field Production Equipment Camcorders

Panasonic HDC-TM300 DVD Camcorder
MP258 - Kelowna
* has 32Gb flash memory plus 16Gb SD card

Each camera kit contains:
Panasonic HDC-TM300 Video Camera
Battery (2) VW –VBG130
Remote
Shoe Adapter
AC Adaptor, AC cable & DC cable
AV output cable
USB cable
Triple 3.5 to Triple RCA cable
HD Component video cable
Black Lowe-Pro Case

Canon HV20 HD Video Camcorder
MP178 - Kelowna


Each camera kit contains:
Canon HV20 HD Video Camera
2 miniDV tapes (60 min)
Battery - BP-2L13
Remote
AC Adaptor, AC cable & DC cable
USB cable
Firewire cable, 4pin-4pin/4pin-6pin
Triple 3.5 to Triple RCA cable
Black/Green Case

Panasonic DVD camcorder
MP018 - Vernon
MP028 - Salmon Arm
MP038 - Kelowna
MP048 - Kelowna
MP058 - Kelowna

Each camera kit contains:
Panasonic VDR-D300 DVD Camcorder
Attached battery
AC adaptor, AC cable & DC cable
Remote for Video Camera
USB cable
AV output cable
3 DVD-RW discs (reusable) 60 minute capacity/ea at LP
Case LowePro
*note: you must finalize the disc in order to play it on your computer or other DVD player.

barebones user guide
dvd camcorder demo video
Panasonic VDR-D300 DVD camcorder download user manual at http://panasonic.ca/PDP/OperatingInstructions/vdrd250-300-oi-eng.pdf

Panasonic VDR-D50 DVD Camcorder
MP128 - Penticton
MP138 - Penticton
MP148 - Penticton
MP158 - Penticton
MP168 - Penticton

uses DVD-R or DVD-RW discs (60 minutes/ea at LP)

Each camera kit contains:
DVD Panasonic VDR – D50 Video Camera
Battery – VW –VBG070A
AC Adaptor, AC cable & DC cable
AV output cable
USB cable
Black Tamrac/Canon Case

*note: you must finalize the disc in order to play it on your computer or other DVD player.

Panasonic PV-GS250
MP008 - Kelowna

consumer miniDV camcorder
smaller 3-chip camcorder
external mic input
firewire connection to computer for capture

Camera kit contains:
Panasonic PV-GS250 miniDV Camcorder
Attached battery + spare battery
AC adaptor AC cable & DC cable
AV output cable
2 miniDV tapes (60 minute capacity /ea)
LowePro Case

Panasonic DVX100 MiniDV professional camcorder
mid-sized with extensive manual controls.
MP010 - Vernon
MP020 - Kelowna
MP030 - Kelowna
MP040 - Kelowna

Each camera kit contains:
Camcorder - Panasonic DVX100B
2 batteries - 5400MAh Li-ion
AC adapter & cables
Headphones - Sony MDR-7506
Shotgun mic - Rode NTG-2 w/ 3ft XLR cable
Firewire cardbus laptop card w/ firewire cable
Manuals
Kata case

barebones user guide
For point & shoot use: Power on, Press Auto button
Dial in neutral density filter if image is overexposed.

Panasonic AG-DVX100B miniDV video camcorder
download user manual at http://panasonic.ca/PDP/OperatingInstructions/ag-dvx100bp.pdf

You can also shoot quite effective video on the Canon S3-IS digital still cameras. You get 45 minutes of 320x240 15fps on the 1G SDcard.

Tripods:

Manfrotto 055/501 tripod (suitable for DVX100 or smaller camcorders) MP011 - Vernon MP021 - Kelowna MP031 - Kelowna MP041 - Kelowna MP051 - Kelowna
Manfrotto video tripod 144/136 (older model with hex mounting plate) MP061 - Kelowna MP101 - Penticton
Manfrotto 190/701 tripod (high quality tripod w/ fluid head motion for small video cameras - not suitable for DX100) MP141 - Kelowna MP151 - Kelowna
Manfrotto compact tripod (suitable for small camcorders & digital still cameras - non-fluid head motion) MP016 - Penticton MP026 - Salmon Arm MP036 - Penticton MP046 - Penticton MP056 - Penticton MP066 - Penticton Tripod demo video clips

External Microphones:

Sennheiser wireless lavalier microphone system

demo video clip

Sennheiser ew 100 G2 wireless lavalier microphone system - camera set download instructions for use at http://www.sennheiser.ca/files/sennheiser_pdf_eng/EW100_US.pdf

Rode NTG-2 shotgun mic
- part of DVX100 camera kit

Rode VideoMic download user manual at
http://www.rode.com.au/?pagename=Products&product=VideoMic

Sony Headphones MDR-7502
closed ear, folding - part of DVX100 camera kit

Post-Production:

Startech Cardbus firewire card (part of Panasonic miniDV camera kit - used to connect miniDV camcorder to T60 laptop - T61 laptop comes with 4-pin firewire connector)

StarTech IEEE-1394 firewire CardBus Laptop Card download user manual at http://www.startech.com/Data/ProductManuals/CB1394_2.pdf

Video Editing Software:

Standard faculty laptops include Windows Movie Maker. Can be used to capture from miniDV camcorder over firewire or USB cable. Options to capture as high quality DV-AVI or lower quality for computer-based presentation.
Getting Started with Windows Movie Maker (Microsoft Online Guide)

Upgrade to Adobe Premiere Elements for more complex editing capabilities. Premiere Elements will also capture from DVD.

Resources and Online Field Guides for Video Production

A free online course in studio and field video production

- excellent resource
Guide to using a time-code burn (pdf)
Another guide to using time code (pdf)
Advice on using the JVC Everio Hard Drive camcorder
mashable is a site that has a vast amount of resources for online video