tips & tricks
How-To You Do
Cave Lighting
From: Bob Murdock WFXT-Boston Here’s a quick light tip for the DVC/PRO crowd, although I think almost anyone with state of the art gear could benefit from this. Recently I got to shoot a nat piece 300ft underground with tunnel minors (called “sand hogs”) who are digging a 17mile tunnel Read More →
Cold Weather Tips
The first “snow storm” of the season happened last week. You have to take into account that we are in Virginia, to realize why a few inches of snow constitutes a “storm.” Call me a wimp, but I hate shooting in the cold. Not only does the equipment not work Read More →
It’s Not Just a Camera Anymore
From: Jim Travers WBTV I have had great luck recently using my DVCPRO D700 as an audio mixer while doing live shots. Just have an engineer (or anyone who knows the secret handshake) go into the internal menu and set your audio output to the “mix” setting. That sends both Read More →
Helicopter Audio
From: Jim Friedman NBC 10, Philadelphia, Pa When you need that audio of cockpit chit-chat and you can’t plug in to their system, try this. Take the passenger headset and remove the earmuff pad from one side of the headset. Place your lav mic head between the foam and the Read More →
Starter Kit for your Bag of Tricks
[Editor’s note: In the fall of 2000, NPPA Director Bradley Wilson asked me to write up my best 10 tips for new tv news photographers. This was printed in the Winter 2000 edition of Journalism Education Today.] Starter Kit for your Bag of Tricks By Kevin Johnson Every television news Read More →