G2 problem

How many idiots does it take to get a g2 working? answer 4. It is to traumatic to talk about. Just know I have a much geater respect for the pros in this world.
 
bosindy said:
It is to traumatic to talk about.
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LOL, let it out, you're among friends :)

If it helps any I got a call from a friend who couldn't get his G2 to work and only after talking it out with him for about 10 minutes did we conclude that he had the transmitter and receiver switched around. They really should at least make them different colors.

Cheers
 
wabbit said:
LOL, let it out, you're among friends :)

If it helps any I got a call from a friend who couldn't get his G2 to work and only after talking it out with him for about 10 minutes did we conclude that he had the transmitter and receiver switched around. They really should at least make them different colors.

Cheers
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Well, since you hit the nail on the head, I'll come clean. I will probably have to turn in my dvxuser card.

My day started with a full day of work (day job) and I was running late. I am directing and taking a supporting role in a spyfest script I wrote. Never wore this many hats before. So I rush home, get into my suit ( the wardrobe) and put the lav on my tie with mole skins, trying to be ready to go when we shoot later.

We were shooting on a dock on the charles river in Boston and the wind was screaming, for some reason today was the windiest day up here in two weeks. So i'm thinking darn, how am I going to get sound in this wind, so I grab the G2's out of the bag and clip the "recievers" on the buckle of the HVX. We get distracted by 20 other things of course and then finally get back to them. No sound. We went through every setting 3 times, reset them, changed channels. The other actor, the DP, the PA, we are all standing around in freezing wind trying to figure out what is wrong, must have been 30 minutes. At one point I was ready to launch one into the river.

Yes, we had the receiver and transmitter switched, woops. I know to check because they DO look alike, but I didn't. My DP owns a set as well, he knows to check and he didn't. It wasn't the end of the world because too be honest, we were practically shouting over the wind while rehearsing. The sound wouldn't have worked anyway, but like many times trying to learn how to make films, I have been humbled. The day wasn't a total loss, we got the blocking and composition down. It is a great location once the wind dies down.

So this is my story, I hope I still will be allowed to ask a question or two some day.

BTW, my 7506 cover didn't make it, It was a casualty to the wind and floating in the north atlantic.
 
No worries, we all have had our "doh!" moments on set. If anything I think most people will give you more respect for copping to it.

I understand Senn was was saving money by using the same body design for both tx and rx but they could have done something obvious to visual distinguish between them at a glance. They made this same mistake on the first generation of this line.

Believe me, you aren't the first to do this and you won't be the last.

Cheers
 
wabbit said:
...Believe me, you aren't the first to do this and you won't be the last.
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I've done it times! - with both the original and G2's
I eventually stuck a big yellow label on the of all the Rx units - it's now immediately obvious which one is which.
 

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At the very least there is no way I can have this issue again. It's like the time I didn't white balance correctly. You only need to get burned once. I am going to put tape though, I think that will make it quick and easy especially when I am not involved in the sound.

The other lesson from this is that I really need to shoot more. If I had been using the equipment more often, it would have been much less likely to happen.
 
The bummer is that sh*t happens.

I do my best to make every single part of my kit idiot proof... you never know who you'll ask to do something on a busy production... and when you've been shooting for 14 hours and you're delirious YOU may be the one saved by your own efforts to prevent a mishap.

If you set up your kit so that you can easily explain a job to somebody with zero experience... so that you can send them out to the car and they'll understand what you meant... then that same precaution will end up saving YOU... trust me. I've been in a lot of chaos and I'm always thankful that I planned for human error in advance.
 
Thanks Matt, that is sound advice. I'm already taking steps.

BTW your quote in the signature is a good one and so true.
 
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