Recent content by skinheaddave

I don't know quite what to call this. I took the arm from an old desk lamp and put it on a bracket attached to my tripod. It is flexible, but pretty immune to the effects of the wind. Add some pipe cleaners and I can seemingly reduce the amount of sway from the wind when videoing animals on...

I have a Rode Lav with an XLR connector. I would like to add a patch cable between the lav and my preamp (which goes to my recorder and then I monitor that). What sort of length can I reasonably add to this mic when running on P48 power without negatively affecting sound quality. I would like...

So not the toughest build by any means, but it should serve its purpose. I want to do a bunch of interviews. Most of these will be of the sit-down type in a controlled environment. To deal with those interviews I bought the Rode lavalier. It arrived today. Sounds wonderful. The occasional...

Here's my take. The main casing is off of an old (70s?) aquarium pump. I made a cardboard cut-out of my screen size and then just walked through my parts shed until I found something the right size. The turret and lens are old SLR lens parts. Over the years I've accumulated the odd defective...

So I've decided I'd like to make a DIY loupe for my GH2. I have noticed on several pictures of dslr cameras with loupes that they are being used on swivel screens that are folded out so as to be beside the camera .. not just in the more traditional orientation at the back of the camera. That...

I am still just kicking ideas around in my head (well, in my notebook) but I feel that now might be a worthwhile interval at which to gain some input from those with documentary experience. I would first like to cut some people off at the pass by saying I realize that a documentary film is a...

I have a specific question to ask regarding audio pickup patterns. At the moment, the only piece of audio equipment I own is an H1 I was using for some preliminary interviews to gather some ideas for my documentary. In a quiet environment I actually quite like the quality it produces using...