VFX - SEAN REILLY
Forget those go anywhere cameras I`ve used them and they are useless, you see them used on programmes where someone uses it as a video diary the quality is very poor compared to the rest of the programme. The only answer is a good quality 3 CCD Broadcast camera as seen in the picture above, ask any broadcast cameraman and he`ll tell you the same.
The Sony DSR-450WSP would be used on high end productions such as the BBC Planet Earth programme, Sports Events and other quality programmes which would give a true 16x9 widescreen picture.
Its very important when choosing your video cameraman to find out what equipment he or she is using as the best most upto date equipment will undoubtedly produce the best video for your special day.
I have recently purchased a Sony DSR450 WSP 3 Chip True 16x9 Widescreen Broadcast camera which cost in all around £13,500.00. Also used on your day are professional microphones to capture the sound at its best, I also use a lightweight carbon fibre tripod so as to keep myself mobile. More equipment is also carried such as a small spare HDV video camera, cables, batteries, camera top light, radio mic etc. all those just in case things should I need them.
When it comes to editing my edit suite which is computer a Dell Precision 390 with a Quad Core Extreme processor with over 6,000 Gigabytes of hard drive space and combines a DVD writer with software upto date such as Adobe Premiere CS3 & Adobe After Effects CS3 combined with Boris FX 9 and Boris Continuum Complete with the Sony DV Cam DSR-25 Edit machine was well over £15,000.00
EQUIPMENT CARRIED AT ALL TIMES
Camera - Sony DSR-450WSP 3 Chip Widescreen DVCAM Broadcast Camera with Fuji 13 x 6.5 wide angle lens also Pag Battery system (can run for 3 hours on one battery), Portabrace raincover, quick release paglight and Bose headphones.
2nd Camera - Sony HDV-Z1 3 chip High Definition Camcorder with 3 batteries and HVL-VLP LED Sony light c/w Century Fisheye Lens
Firestore FS-4HD (40 GB - 3 Hour Recording Time) with 2 Batteries and Car Charger (used as a Hard Disk recording back up device)
Tripod - Vinten vision 10 with carbon fibre legs
Spare standard fuji broadcast lens 14 x 8.5 with x2 extender
3 Pag Batteries that run for 3 hours each mains charger and car 12 volt charger
2 Sony Broadcast Radio Diversity Microphones with Sony ECM-77BMP Lav Mics, with coloured wind gags also comes with Rycote Fluffy wind gags. Also 1 Sony Handheld Radio Mic For Reporters.
2 Sennheiser MKH-60 Wired Broadcast Directional Mic (better than Sennheiser 416)
1 SQN 4S Stereo ENG Mixer with all cables, pole and Fluffy Basket
2 Sony ECM-77B wired lav. mics
4 Head lighting Kit, includes 3 Microbeam dimmable 200watt heads and 1 Battery Powered 100watt Head with battery belt, all with stands cables and gels also on camera Paglight with HMi Option.
In-Car Chargers for Batteries and Firestore with 240 volt adapter to charge laptop or PDA
various cables and adapters
all carried around in a 4 wheel drive SUV with In car Satellite Navigation