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Published: 09/1/09
What Your Crew Expects of You
It seems like, on any given day, a person can flip open a trade magazine and read all about what producers should expect from their free-lance video crews. I think that’s well and good for many of the new producer/directors, and those articles may help them choose competent teams. However, this article deals with the flip side of the issue... Read More
Introduction to Timecode
Over the past several years, it has become ever increasingly common to record production tracks with a SMPTE timecode reference instead of the traditional 60 Hz sync pulse. This article is intended as an introduction and overview of the use of SMPTE timecode in conjunction with audio recorders...Read More
Deal Memos
Hardly a day ever passes that the Equipment Emporium Team are not besieged with phone calls from novices and students wanting to know how to get started in Production Sound, or from professional mixers crying the blues over how they got screwed over on their last gig. So for the benefit of some of our younger and less combat experienced readers, here are some personal views on how to survive as an up and coming free-lancers... Read More
Recording Sound for Dinner Impossible
The Food Networks' "Dinner: Impossible" is a unique blend of a standard reality show and a cooking theme. The show is centered around its' Hero Chef, Robert Irvine. Roberts's weekly challenge is to compose gourmet meals in not so gourmet environments. Our producers keep ratcheting up the challenge to get Robert to stumble. This keeps me and my crew on our toes... Read More