Nice to find knowledgeable people.:thumbsup

I know my shit.


If i don't know, I don't pretend and if I'm not sure but read it somewhere, i will state that as I pass off the information.


So many good shooters and Webmasters on this board have helped me along the way, I always feel that I should always pass it on and help others along the way.


I will always give out all of my tips and tricks to anyone who asks. I don't keep secretes that i don't share. The better they get, the better I have to be! I Even share with people I compete with. Why? Doesn't matter what you know, its how you apply it and are you willing to put the time in as I did.


You can ask anyone in adult, I way put my time in. I put the time in that my competition wont put in. I treat learning and business like training for a Brazilian Jui-Jitsu fight. The more time in, the better you will be at anything and everything you do in life.



Just Dave

Dave is the guru the industry and has more equipment than anyone I have ever seen in adult. He can talk about gear for hours and he knows his shit. If you are on a small budget and want to run and gun get the Rode Video Mic Pro it has a +20 DB setting on the mic that allows you to turn you levels down to the lowest setting on your DSLR but you still get a good signal with plenty of headroom for post while maintaining a clean signal to noise ratio. I shot this short in one day run and gun style with a manfrotto monopod and a Video Mic Pro. http://vimeo.com/61293675

Im sure the audio could have been better with a boom operator and a dedicated audio recorder, but we didn't have a production assistant or the time since we did it with a $0 budget and one camera. You can hear it when the camera is closer the audio is more intimate. A boom operator would have made the sound twice as good but it was still usable for not having an audio guy.

Dave post some of your music video work the stuff you and Craven did for Hollywood Undead was sick!

Bump this back up, because I like a good camera thread.

this week's shoot was yesterday.

i stayed with my original plan of using the dslr on a tripod to capture an overview while i shot the handheld.

i did take the dslr off tripod and shot some handheld and it didn't turn out too good, i am not used to shooting video without an articulated screen.

i'm going to work on it though, i'd like to take advantage of the camera's ability to record vid.

nevertheless, we did use the headphones as an extra prop! :upsidedow

http://i.imgur.com/oPND19H.jpg

Get yourself a magnetic magnifying viewfinder and that monopod. I promise it will make all the difference in the world.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-B...933939501.html

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/LVF-4...685861995.html

spot on.

i was thinking i definitely need that monopod,

was also figuring a monitor mounted on the hotshoe, i do have an hdmi-out on the cam body.

you recommend an mmv over a monitor?

For what you are doing, yeah. You'll be more mobile for sure.

I have a 7'' Lilliput monitor, and it looks ridiculous and is pretty unwieldy mounted on the camera on the monopod.

I think you'll see a HUGE difference in what you can do with the viewfinder and a monopod with a fluid head on it.

hah, that lilliput is the monitor i have in my shopping cart! i think i will pick up both the monitor and the viewfinder, it would be much better if the viewfinder works out, i need to have a pretty lightweight rig.

For the price, it's a great monitor. It works well with my main camera, and doesn't look like a huge eyesore. :winkwink:

you know what, i was looking at it wrong, pun intended :winkwink: i was looking at it like how i currently shoot video- live view, hold the camera out away from my eye.

but with the viewfinder, i can shoot video holding the camera up to my eye!

that's pretty huge right? hmmm.......

Yeah, it's an extra point of contact. Helps keep your movement stable.

Thanks.


Your work has always been top Notch! You have always been on point with what you do. Turning out Great things on a budget, is key. Thats where I think Porn Shooters are really good at. Good content on a budget.


HAHAHA! Funny! Me and Craven are pulling the permits and prepping for another Hollywood Undead Music Video shoot this Tuesday. Got the Kid from Breaking Bad in it.

Seems like every time we do these, we are in some kind of competition with some Big Name music video director.


Our 10K budget versus the other guys 250K Budget. Funny shit!!!


Just Dave

Last time we got tried out this is how it went down:

Craven called me up and said that the Record Label doesn't think that we are any good because we are porn shooters. We got no budget and they guy who shot their other video for 650K had a bigger lunch budget than we have as a Video Production budget.

Me: Fuck Em All! Bring it!!!! Im in!!!

650K Video Production cost shot on film:



Ours for 5K Production Costs shot on MK2s and a lot of favor cards we pulled



Once again we are up against a big-time Music Video director, but at least the Music Label knows we are capable and we have a way better budget and a pretty sick concept. Being friends with the band is a big Plus and Craven being super tight with all of the members of the band and the time he spent on the road with them is also a huge advantage for us.Shit!! I would do this stuff for nothing!


Fun Stuff!


Just Dave

Very very special. :2 cents:

Excellent :)

Great info in this thread :thumbsup