DVL-Digest 489 - Postings: Index PD150 vs the VX2000 Shooting Permits shooting permits PD150 vs the VX2000 - "Perry" If John Ferrick is correct and the PD150 has only a set of narrow DV width heads, it raises the question we looked at a few days ago of re-using recorded tapes. Since there is unlikely to be an erase head, the previous recording is over-recorded (known as self-erasure) by the new recording; but in this case it would leave a proportion of a DVCam recording un erased. This is likely to give playback errors. I could quite understand Sony giving a compromise DV recording on what is essentially a DVCam machine, but in this case it would appear to be the DVCam recording which is compromised. Are we sure that there are not in fact extra heads to perform the DV recording, so that the DVCam track width can be made standard? Perry Mitchell Video Facilities http://www.perrybits.co.uk/ Shooting Permits - Perry Mitchell I once tried to get permission to shoot in a Las Vegas hotel, but was refused on the argument that there would be people in the background who would not want to be seen there! This is an extreme example but the principal holds for any location. When Speed cameras were first introduced into Australia, they managed to catch a Senator speeding on the first weekend. The trouble was he happened to be with his mistress at the time! He sued for invasion of privacy and won, so all the cameras now shoot the rear of the cars. The same is true of UK, who presumably also feared an IofP case. I've also had problems over the years with security matters; I've been 'arrested' for shooting planes at Heathrow airport and shooting on Brighton Promenade a week before the Conservative Conference (a year after the bomb). In both cases I was on public sidewalks and not blocking passage. I've also been 'arrested' for shooting in front of Buckingham Palace which turns out to be in a 'private' Royal Park where they can make their own rules. Some locations, particularly in London, want unbelievable money for shooting permits. Often they allow completely free access to tourists and with DV cameras there is no longer any obvious way of telling use from the camera type. The 'give-away' is use of a tripod, this seems to be a red rag to a bull in bringing out the location 'minders'. The bottom line is that I got all my shots anyway and suffered no more than wasted time. My recommendation is to be quick (which means do a recce first and know EXACTLY what to shoot) and then plead ignorance VERY politely when you get apprehended. The worst place I've tried to shoot is in shopping malls, they seem absolutely paranoid about it and always have security guards to stop you. Somebody told me that professional thieves now routinely video their prospective locations first. shooting permits - "Perry" Mark, I've had good success with Sharp. What I especially like about them is that you can manually adjust the recording level. If memory serves me right, this can't be done on the Sony models. Maybe someone else can chime in here. Charles Charles Farrow Farrow Media Services Video and Multimedia Vadnais Heights, MN USA cfphoto@earthlink.net Office: 651-484-5367 Cell/Pager: 612-247-6871 Fax: 651-484-2655 I am looking to get a minidisc recorder to plug into a mixing board when taping bands and wedding ceremonies. Any suggestions on a low-cost(under ) mini disc recorder? I have an XLR adapter to use with mini mic jack. -- Mark Hopkins Hopkins Productions San Diego On Location http://www.hopkinsproductions.com (diese posts stammen von der DV-L Mailingliste - THX to Adam Wilt and Perry Mitchell :-) [up] |
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