Learn the essential elements of the modern tool kit for field production of web video, including podcasts and live streams. Originally presented at Post | Production World 2015 at NABShow.

1. WEB VIDEO
FIELD KITS

2. • Review deliverable requirements
• Explore possible field kit builds
• Discuss future of web video
AGENDA

3. • Have you produced web video?
• What was your role?
• What equipment have you used?
• What were your issues?
CONNECT

4. B
“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how
small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your
friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as
director. Now you’re a director. Everything after that
you’re just negotiating your budget and your fee.”
– James Cameron

5. DELIVERABLES

6. • 4:3 - Old Standard
• 16:9 - New Standard
• 2.35:1 - Anamorphic (Cinema)
ASPECT RATIO

7. CODEC
ACQUISITON & EDIT
• Broadcast & Film
– ProRes & DNxHD
• Web
– ProRes, DNxHD
– H.264, H.265, VP8
DISTRIBUTION
• Broadcast = Varies
• Film = DCP
• Web
• H.264, VP9
– H.265/HVEC (emerging)

8. RESOLUTION
ACQUISITON
• 1080p = Old Standard
• 4K = New Standard
• 8K = Bleeding Edge
DISTRIBUTION
• 720p = Old Standard
• 1080p = New Standard
• 4K = Bleeding Edge

10. WHY 4K WEB?
• Flexiblility in Post
–Push in for tight shots
–Multiple ISO “cameras”
• Deliver in 1080p

11. THE BASICS

12. • Microphone(s)
• Boom & Body
• Head Phones
• Recording Device
SOUND

13. SOUND
Why Sound Before Picture?
As good as human vision is,
our hearing is more important.
People will forgive bad video
before they forgive bad sound.

14. • Camera
• Lighting
• Support
• Camera, Lights & Sound
PICTURE

15. DRIVERS
Function
Aesthetic
Cost vs. Value
Future Proof
Flexibility
Portability
Reliability
Ease Of Use

16. THE KIT

17. AUDIO
Zoom H4N & R16 Recorders
• On-board microphones
• Standard XLR inputs
• Records to standard SD cards

18. AUDIO
Alternative Recorders
• Tascam DR-05 & DR-60
• Edirol R-09 & R-44
• Sound Devices 633 & 788T

19. AUDIO
Microphones
• Boom = Rode NTG2
• Body = Audio-Technica AT803B
• Good Alternatives Abound

20. AUDIO
Other Audio Gear
• XLR Cables = Mogami
• 10ft (2), 25ft (2), 50ft (2)
• Headphones (Closed Ear Monitors)

21. CAMERA
Panasonic GH4
• Interchangeable Lenses
• Small Form Factor
• 4K H.264 in Camera

22. CAMERA
Alternative Cameras
• BlackMagic Production 4K
• Sony A7S (4K)
• Canon 5DM3 or 7DM2 (no 4K)

23. CAMERA
Why No Fixed Lens/ENG Camera?
• Flexible Framing/Reach
• DoF = Production Value
• More Accessible Spares

24. CAMERA
Effective Focal Length (EFL)
On crop sensor & M43 cameras,
lenses do not directly translate to
their 35mm equivalent

25. CAMERA
Must-Have Lenses
• 20-24mm EFL = Wide Shot
• 35-50mm EFL = MCU
• 70-200mm EFL = Tight/Reach

26. SUPPORT
Stability & Safety
• Camera = Sachtler Ace Tripod
• Light & Sound = Matthews/Kupo
• Sand Bags

27. LIGHTING
Infinite Options
• Understand 3-point lighting
• Start with available light
• Learn to improvise

28. • CF/SD Cards & Card Reader
• Laptop
• Hard Drives
• DIT Software (Offload)
DIT

29. MISC
• Gaff Tape
• C-47s (Clothespins)
• Gloves
• Flashlight
• Multi-tool
• Spare Batteries
• Spare Cables
• Stingers

30. • Teradek Vidiu (Pro)
• Laptop + Wirecast
• Matrox Monarch HD
• Livestream Broadcaster Mini
• LiveU LU Series
STREAM

31. VARIANTS

32. B-ROLL
Base Kit Plus
• Macro Lens
• Extreme WA Lens
• Intervolameter (Time Lapse)

33. INTERVIEW
Base Kit Plus
• 1-2 additional cameras
• 1-2 additional microphones
• Teleprompter (Interrotron)

35. LIVE STREAM
Base Kit Plus
• 2-4 additional cameras & mics
• Video Switcher & Audio Mixer
• Streaming Encoder

36. NEXT LEVEL

41. THE FUTURE

42. B
“The Only Thing Constant Is Change “
– Heraclitus

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Our Work

45. Doug Daulton
Creative Director & CSO
doug@signalworx.com
@dougdaulton
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