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Let’s Go Camping

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December 9, 2008

From: David Dahlquist, Freelance News Photographer San Juan Capistrano, CA
I was covering a three day breast cancer walk last month and we were on location 24/7 for all three days. While shooting interviews with some of the volunteers at night in small dome tents. I needed to light the interviews but did not want that [...]

Let’s Go Camping
How to Archive P2 Footage

How to Archive P2 Footage

There are a lot of great tips on b-roll.net – everything from shooting into mirrors under trains to unique water proofing for microphones.
It’s great to read interesting tips, but Mike “SVP” Johnston of Scioto Valley Productions has taken it to the next level. He’s put his tips to video.

Thanks for the tip Mike.
Join Mike and [...]

YouTube in Surround Sound

From: Chris Stuard, WVEC-TV 13, Norfolk, VA
One thing that has always annoyed me is when a producer or intrepid reporter would want me to shoot a video off the computer with sound (especially off the laptop in the field… Can we say YouTube?). After repeatedly being frustrated by micing up the (usually tiny) speaker with [...]

Save it For a Rainy Day

From: Alex Lucas, WTVF Nashville
Load up your rain jacket’s pockets with necessities on a dry day, so you don’t have to fumble with what you need in the rain, and you don’t have to carry a bag.
We’ve all been caught in the rain with something giving us trouble, and knew if we’d prepared, we would [...]


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