By Frey, on July 10th, 2007%
The news yesterday morning had something that really intrigued me; the new Boeing 787 was shown yesterday to a lot of hoopla.
It didn’t catch my attention so much because it was Boeing’s newest airplane in 10 years, but because this one was made almost entirely of plastic composites (on the news, they described it as “plastic composites” – but they probably should have said “carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites“). They Continue reading Carbon Fiber Rods Tough Enough For Film Work? Heck Yeah!
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By Frey, on May 21st, 2007%
I bought a Zoom H4 for doing my sound recording last week and so far I gotta say that I’m pretty happy with it. The buttons and interface are a little weird, and not very easy to get used to, but other than that, it’s not a bad recorder. I like being able to record wav files anywhere from 24-bit 96khz to 16-bit 44.1khz, or even MP3. It’s really nice, since you record to an SD card – so, you can swap out SD cards as they fill up (and 2Gb SD cards are pretty cheap – you can find them for under $20 apiece). The Zoom H4 is also smaller and easier to work with over the larger DAT recorders, since all you really need is the Zoom H4, a set of headphones (with a long enough cord), and a boom pole (you can even skip the boom pole if you’re just recording VO). Just mount the Zoom H4 on the boom and hit record. Be sure to change the SD cards out when they fill up…
It’s small enough that people think it’s a cell phone or some kind of “iPod-like” MP3 player (which, if you think about it, I guess it is an MP3 player). Here’s a pic with the Zoom H4, a 75mm Lomo lens w/OCT18 mount, and my LG 8100 cell phone as a size reference:
Use it with a pair of those Continue reading Review: Recording Stereo Sound With the Zoom H4
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By Frey, on March 19th, 2007%
It’s a slow news week, so I figured I’d take a few minutes to write about three of the best kept filming secrets of Maryland.
Frederick, MD is the second largest city in the state and the capital of Frederick County (which happens to be the largest county in Maryland). Located 1 hour west from Baltimore and 1 hour north of Washington DC, this decently sized city still has that small town feel – the people are very friendly and more than approachable. It’s a great place to shoot your film. It has some beautiful backdrops – since the Allegheny mountains can be seen off in the distance. The Hollywood film Continue reading Frederick, Westminster, & Mount Airy for Film Makers
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