For anybody who is interested, I wanted to give a quick overview of some of the equipment we used for the shoot.

More or less, everything was filmed on a Canon T2i. It is Canon’s mid-level DSLR and it was FANTASTIC for our type of project. Full HD video at 1080i. Switching between a 8 gig and 16 gig SD Card, we were able to record a little over an hour of video before needing to dump it onto my laptop. My only issue was the sound. The camera has an auto gain feature that messes with levels. It isn’t a big issue, but being a radio guy, sound is super important to me. I even bought a Zoom H1, but without a larger crew and for fear of syncing issues, it wasn’t used that much. As for the lens, it was just the kit lens. Nothing special, but it got the job done.

For shooting during Santacon I rented a Zacuto Double Barrel shoulder rig from CSI Rentals. We were able to plug the T2i straight into the rig and throw it on Lance’s shoulder for the entire day of shooting. (Might I add, he was quite the trooper for lugging that thing all day)

Over the course of the day we dumped the raw video straight onto an external hard drive. It was easy to use, and allowed us not to miss too much of the action. And finally for the sound, we had a really good shotgun mic plugged straight into the camera.

All the shooting equipment came from CSI. I have to plug them because it was a really easy pickup and they even upgraded a few pieces of equipment without extra charge.

If you have any further questions or would like more technical mumbo-le-jumbo, just let me know.

Nick