Shoe String Studio

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Shoe String Studio

• Bill Mahoney
• ITV Broadcast Maintenance Specialist
• Pinellas County Schools

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Outline

• What is needed
• What you can do without
• Where you can skimp
• Where you have to spend the money

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What is needed

• AUDIO, AUDIO, and more AUDIO
• Most commonly overlooked
• Audio Board, Microphones
• Video
• Good Cameras dont have to be expensive but they
  can not be cheap.
• Computer
• Do not forget the power of Non-Video. The news
  is not done without Graphics

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Audio

• Buy good audio mixer and microphone
• Avoid Radio Shack

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Audio

• Bad

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Audio

• Bad

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Audio

• Good
• Tapco
• by Mackie
• Under 100

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Audio

• Great
• Mackie
• 12-14 Channel
• Range 300-450

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Features

• Volume Control

1202?
1402?
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Features
Three Band EQ ?

• Equalizers

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Features

• XLR inputs
• Balanced line inputs that will make for the
  best possible sound.

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Audio

• Outside the Studio use a quality mic with an
  adaptor that works with your camera

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Audio Don'ts

• Even Sony
• can make
• a low quality
• mic.

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Audio Don'ts

• Avoid mics
• with a battery
• build in.
• Avoid cheap
• mics that aren't
• cheap

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Buy

• Great quality
• low priced mics
• Shure make great
• Handheld mics for under 25

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Buy

• Great quality
• low priced mics
• Shure make great phantom powered
• Lavaliere mics for under 125.00

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Video

• Get rid of the
• old VHS
• camcorders
• from 1986

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Move to Digital
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Problems with MiniDV

• DisposableFlimsySmall

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Advantages of MiniDV

• DigitalLightweightSmall
• Digital has no quality loss over
• multiple generations of tape

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Advantages of MiniDV

• Firewire is easily portable.
• Tapes are small
• Editing software is free

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It really is free

• Windows Movie Maker
• Free with Windows XP
• Apple iMovie
• Free with OS X

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Computer

• Do not forget the computer can be powerful
  regarding video production.
• A quality video editing computers price point is
  about 1300.00
• Firewire, Video card and RAM RAM RAM

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Computer
Pinellas uses Dell and Mac Current
RecommendationMay 2006 Bid Price 1,272.88
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Brand name plug

• I Like Sony, JVC and Samsung

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Dont Skimp on the Camera

• Other Brands include Panasonic, CanonAs low as
  150 Spend a little more

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Dont Skimp on the Camera

• JVC GRD 650
• Under 350.00
• Samsung SC-D363
• Under 300.00

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Dont Skimp on the Camera

• JVC Pro-sumer
• GR-X5US
• Under 1500.00
• Mic Audio in, SD Memory Card, MiniDV,
• 5 Megapixel Stills, 3 CCD

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Other needed inexpensive items

• Keep in mind inexpensive is all relative
• MX4 Video Mixer from Videonics 1500 ish
• Tripod 65 ish
• Mono Pod 35 ish
• Lowel Tota-Light 125 ish
• JVC SR-VS30U VCR, Mini DV/S-VHS 775

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MX4

• Focus Info Latest Video Mixer
• Upgrade from the MX-1 and the MXPro

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Sony VCT-D680RM

• Lightweight
• Inexpensive 70
• Remote control
• on tripod

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Monopod

• Stops the wavys
• Lightweight
• Makes a great weapon
• Its a Joke

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Lighting

• Avoid Home Depot / Lowes and the like

NO NO NO NO
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Spend a little extra and get the real thing

• Lowel makes a great light for about 125

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MiniDV VCR Combo

• This one is my favorites. It replaces the
  Digital to Analog converter and saves wear and
  tear on our Camcorders.

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Funding

• Make your studio an indispensable part of the
  school day.
• Use leftover computers to produce graphics and
  text to broadcast when your morning show is not
  on the air.

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Funding

• Have you information network running all day
  long.
• Use it for silent bus dismissal

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Funding

• Use it for sharing important dates and events
  with the staff
• Scrolling PowerPoint and Widgets

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Official Plumb Time
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The Halloween Dance will be held October 27 in
the gym
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Student Council 06-07
is meeting today in Room E111
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Attention Teachers

• Do not forget..

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Plumb Slides are thanks to

• Pam Milhan
• Library Information Specialist
• Clearwater, Fl.
• Slides Designed by Carmen
• 4th Grade

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Questions????

• Feel free to contact me directly
• mahoneyb_at_pcsb.org
• 727-588-6396
• www.pinellas.k12.fl.us/lmt/tv/fame.html