Recent content by MasonFilms

I havent seen any rates for news stringers I'm thinking i will get my new a1 and change my rates per story what do you all think would be a good rate for news footage per station per story.

Im wondering if such a product exists? I need a tape rewinder that also lets my capture video via a firewire. I looked all over and could only find regular old tape rewinders. Can anyone help?

Im fairly new to the site and just bought my DVX100B. Im looking to film a short coming up pretty soon to test (and sharpen) my skills. The link below is to a 30 second clip I shot. I wanted to shoot it because I need to test out the closeups,lighting, editing, etc. I used some Magic Bullet...

A blood cannon would be prime for an upcoming shoot, just dont know how to make one. My buddy borrowed one and used it for a zombie flick, and it looks really cool. Any suggestions?

I was using my DVX100B today and the zoom control was working fine. I took it back out 10 minutes later, and the zoom button doesnt work!!! The main zoom control and the handheld zoom both do not work. When I manually zoom in, the zoom works. But the zoom buttons wont do a damn thing. This...

About a month ago I finally got my DVX100B. It was supposed to come with a titanium bonded wide angle lens, but it ended up being some crappy Digital Concepts Wide Angle lens with Macro. I hate that macro, with the skater looking circular black around the shot. I need a lens that will shoot a...

Ok, Im totally new at filming and capturing. I captured this clip through premiere and its only a five second clip. I noticed that when I played back the clip on windows media player, there a very small horizontal lines running through it. What is this? And also when I went to upload the clip...

Hey everyone... I just recently bought a DVX100B and am starting to get aquainted with it. I just have a couple of technical questions. First off, whats a monopod's capabilities, as in what is it suited best for. Secondly, would a wheelchair make a good dolly? I was thinking about a shopping...