Donald Whittier from has volunteered his Sennheiser 416 shotgun mic and wireless lavs, so we're set for sound. We'll need a mixer to use all three at once, but we have one on offer there as well.
Drew from Pointandshoot has a shiny new M2 35mm adapter with a Nikon mount on which he's giving me a good rental deal. A friend is willing to lend me a set of Nikon mount primes, so if everything works out we'll be shooting HD-micro35.
Apologize if the above is gibberish to you. Summarizes like this: very good news.
Josh Gibson has a Glidecam, so I'll be going over there this weekend to get checked out on it. Also get a chance to look at the VFX shots we did together a few weeks back.
The Glidecam lets me back off on home-made grip equipment, a skateboard dolly should round out the package. That leaves lighting. I've been playing with compact fluorescents in China balls and covered wagons, and the results are quite good, though like all soft lights hard to control. I feel a bit of pressure to get something with enough punch to selectively light the masters. Even more important are stands and light grip equipment, so that will be my focus for the next week.
Apologize if the above is gibberish. Summary: work to do.
Posted by Steve at September 27, 2005 12:58 PM