The Equipment List

 

The Indie Van

  • 2010 Ford Transit Connect
  • 1 passenger seat with van fully loaded
  • 8-foot crane camera mount for side door outside moving shots [see picture][see example]
  • Bungee cord camera mount for rear door outside moving shots [coming soon]

 

Microphones

  • Octava MK-012 (hypercardioid)
  • AKG C 451 E (cardioid) CK8 Shotgun
  • (2) Sennheiser ew100 G2 wireless microphones with SKP 100
  • Countryman B6 Lavalier
  • Calrec Ambisonic MKIV surround sound microphone [special arrangement]
  • (2) Crown PZM-6S boundary microphones with custom transformers
  • Frap (piezo) contact microphone (for recording surface vibrations)
  • Electro Voice PL88L voice microphone
  • Micover "fur-foam" windscreens
  • 12' K-Tek boom pole with shock mount
  • Microphone cables
  • (2) microphone stands

 

Audio recorders

  • Tascam DR-680 (8-track portable field audio recorder)
  • Zoom H4N  (4 channel recorder)
  • Zoom H2    (2 channel recorder)
  • Alesis ADAT (available)

 

Audio Cart [special arrangement]

[For use on complex/multi-channel audio productions - see picture]

  • Apple Macintosh mini computer
  • Boom Recorder Pro with 8-channel Focusrite preamp (128 tracks available)
  • Alesis Master control
  • USB SDHC reader
  • Back-up hard drives (for video and audio files)
  • Headphones
  • Wet weather canopy

 

Cameras

Panasonic GH2

  • 14-140mm Panasonic Hybrid lens
  • 35mm 1:2.8 Steinheil Munchen Auto-Quinaron lens
  • 55mm 1:1.9 Steinheil Munchen Auto-Quinaron lens
  • 3 batteries
  • (2) 35GB SD cards
  • ND filters
  • circular polarizer
  • various filters

 

Monitor

  • Panasonic TC-L22X2 - 21.6" LCD TV - 720p
  • 40' HDMI cable to connect to Panasonic to GH2 camera
  • VIERA setting for remote viewing of clips at video village

 

Tripod

  • Manfrotto 515MVB tripod
  • Manfrotto 516 fluid head

 

Crane [picture]

  • Kessler Crane KC-8 Ultra Plus 8' jib (fits on wagon/dolly[see picture]
  • Bescor MP-101 electronic motorized pan/tilt head with 20' extension cord and remote control
  • Kessler fluid swivel
  • 100mm ball relocator
  • 8' cable upgrade kit
  • Brackets to mount the crane from side of van for moving shots [picture]

 

Wagon/Dolly [see picture]

  • Rubber tires or set of 4 Rowe Cine 8 wheels per corner skate brackets
  • 20' dolly track (schedule 40 aluminum pipe)
  • Center support for jib or camera

 

Slider/Dolly [see picture]

  • 5 or 10 foot schedule 40 (aluminum pipe)
  • Adjustable tripod legs (3' – 8')

 

Lights

  • (1) 2K fresnel with doors
  • (1) 2K open face
  • (1) 1K fresnel with doors
  • (2) 420 watt fresnel (pepper) with doors
  • (1) 30" china ball
  • (4) 18" china balls
  • (1) 2K softlight (on request)
  • (1) 1K softlight (on request)
  • (2) 2-head 1400-watt Halogen work lights (on request)
  • Miscellaneous lights: 120 par, 250w

 

Light Stands

  • Mole Richardson  Junior 12' with casters
  • Aluminum  Junior 10' with casters
  • Mole Richardson Junior 8' with casters
  • Mathews  Baby 9' with casters
  • Aluminum  Baby 8' with casters

 

Greenscreen & Diffusion

  • (8)  5' frame sections Schedule 40 1.5" aluminum pipe
  • (1) 10' x 9'  green screen
  • (2)   5' x 5'  PolySilk diffusion
  • (1)   5' x 5'  Ultrabounce
  • (1)  12' x 6' black duvetine

 

Apple Box Set

  • full, half, quarter and pancake

 

Electrical/Stingers

  • (2) 50'
  • (4) 25'
  • (1) 12'
  • 12V marine deep-cycle battery with 700W inverter and 30 amp charger
  • 12V 150W inverter on Ford Transit Connect battery
  • (2) 1K dimmers

 

Clamps/Clips

  • Mafer (super clamps)
  • Pony clamps with 5/8" Baby Spud
  • Pony clamps
  • quickgrip clamps
  • C47's

 

Misc

  • wet weather/sunscreen canopy (10' x 10'
  • 4" baby plate
  • Foam core: (4) 4' x 4' white, (4) 4' x 4' black
  • (4) sound blankets (78" x 72")
  • Tool Kit
  • 6' step ladder
  • (1) slate
  • Fog effect spray
  • Orange traffic cones

 

Expendables

    • Gels/Filters  [show current list]
    • Gaffers tape
    • Chalk
    • Dulling spray
    • Coffee