Night Vision - Audience Test Screening - How? Help!

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JoshuaK

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I apologize if this isn't the correct forum; I own an HPX170, though, and couldn't find what other forum would be right for this:

Producers have asked me to film an audience test screening of their film to get the audience reactions. If you have seen the trailer for PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, you'll know what I mean. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/paranormalactivity/large_t1.html)

Can anyone guide me through what equipment I need to do this, and where it can be rented in Los Angeles?

FYI, I have looked a little into Sony Nightshot camcorders and similar things but they advertise "up to 10 feet" in total darkness and I'm not sure if that's going to present an issue for capturing the reactions of the whole crowd (or even a large portion of the crowd).

FYI, someone also mentioned that perhaps infrared lights were being used.

Anyway, any help you can give would be great - the sooner, the better!


Best,

Joshua
 
This looks promising.

Do you know if this adapter will be enough to see the whole room?
Also, do you know if this ever rents? (Or rents in LA?) At $6800, it's too pricey to buy.
 
I'm sure there would be rental houses in LA that carry this item. Certainly too pricey to buy for such a small gig...but rent definitely. I'm over here on the right coast instead of the left coast and don't know what's available over there. But, I would check with some of the better rental houses in your area.

I have used one of these on my old Beta SX camera and it lit things up like it was the middle of the day. Wide shots...closeups... everything. And that was in total darkness. Okay maybe a little moonlight and starlight but nothing compared to the amount of light bouncing off a theater screen in your situation.

Jim

Jim
 
Rent one, make sure your friends are in the audience over reacting while they are being filmed or use other actors posing as normal people watching the film. Have them scattered through out the audience in designated seats, each one over reacting to a different scene at a different time so you get good coverage.
 
I've been talking with some people, who seem to be more encouraging of being able to pull it off with camcorders like the Sony HDV camcorders with Nightshot or a Canon Vixia.

Any thoughts?
 
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