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also this month The official publication of the Institute of Videography Filming in Church... Fact & Fiction By Phil Janvier Video Artisan - The Business of Videography By Kevin Cook Issue 139 - August 2006 - £3.50 Mac Move Part Two By Mike Hughes INSTITUTE OF VI DEOGRAPHY Foreword Learning a Living INSTITUTE OF VIDEOGRAPHY Contacts Administration & Membership Enquiries PO Box 625, Loughton, Essex IG10 3GZ United Kingdom e: [email protected] t: 0845 741 3626 (UK) t: +44 (0) 20 8502 3817 (Int.) Executive Administrator Kevin Cook F.Inst.V. e: [email protected] t: 020 8502 3817 Membership Secretary Martin Baker e: [email protected] t: 020 8502 3817 Executive Chairman Steven Abrams F.Inst.V. 2 Ingledene Road, Liverpool L18 3HJ e: [email protected] t: 0151 722 6692 Treasurer Steven Abrams F.Inst.V. 2 Ingledene Road, Liverpool L18 3HJ e: [email protected] t: 0151 722 6692 Arbitration Officer Ron Lee F.Inst.V. 13 Coleridge Avenue, Dentons Green, St Helens, Lancashire WA10 6RN e: [email protected] t: 0871 8713112 (Calls to this number cost 10p per minute) Assessment Administrator Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V. 78 Portland Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 5AZ e: [email protected] t: 020 8851 0105 Institute of Videography Ltd Executive Committee Derek Latimer F.Inst.V. Ron Lee F.Inst.V. Steven Abrams F.Inst.V. Robert Scarfe F.Inst.V. Peter Snell M.M.Inst.V. Mark Quinn Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V. Published By: IOV FOCUS Ltd 174 Roding Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3BS United Kingdom e: [email protected] t: +44 (0)20 8502 3817 Editor: Kevin Cook F.Inst.V. News Editor: Martin Baker FOCUS magazine contents, and its logo, and the Institute Logo, are copyright of the Institute of Videography Ltd. While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, we cannot take responsibility for losses resulting from publishing errors of any kind, howsoever caused. IOV2006, IOV2007 and IOV2008 are trading names for IOV Focus Ltd No, the above is not a typographical error. I feel the need to draw some people’s attention to the reality that if you want to get on in this world you have to put time into studying whatever enterprise you have decided to embark on. As Francis Bacon used to say “Knowledge is Power”. You can occasionally spot the guilty ones within the IOV forums. Those that continually look for the quick fix on a problem rather than working out why the problem has occurred. This industry in particular has so many things that one should understand - technical, creative and commercial issues which are absolutely ‘key’ bits of information that you will need at some point or another in your business. The tricky bit is establishing exactly what it is you’ll need to know before you find yourself challenged and looking for an answer. Having said this, the answer might be just around the corner and in the form of the proposed new qualification system within the IOV - more precisely the core competencies exam which is currently being tried and tested at local IOV meetings throughout the organisation. This is far from the completed document, but this mock exam paper includes 100 questions covering camera, sound, editing, lighting and business issues (including health & safety) which the IOV believes are the fundamental bits of information that a professional videographer should know. And we’ve not just plucked these out of the air. They are the result of The Cook Retort a year’s worth of engaging with a broad cross section of the industry and extracting the information which - as a professional - you really should know. The research has now reached a more public platform. The IOV Reps are now armed with the mock exam paper and will be getting their members to complete it - not only by attempting the answers but also by scoring the questions according to their relevance to the industry - and in particular the work of a professional videographer. Once this feedback has been consumed and the papers amended and added to, the result will be a basic test of knowledge that IOV members can undertake in order to progress along a path of qualification within the IOV. The entire qualification system is still in its embryonic stage, but getting this initial knowledge-set established will be a huge leap forward. At the very least it will provide a comprehensive road map of what any professional should know - especially if they are a newcomer to the industry. So, if you notice that there’s a mock exam taking place at your local IOV meeting - get along. Better still, contact your Rep and ask them when its being done in your area (see page 10 for contact details of your local IOV Rep). Kevin Cook This Month FEATURES 14 Mac Move 18 Premiere Pro 2.0 20 Filming in Church… Fact & Fiction 23 Video Artisan - The Business of Videography Part two of Mike Hughes’ article on the move from PC to Mac A combined review by Stuart Little and David Brindley Phil Janvier looks at the thorny subject permissions and fees when filming in Church of licences, Things to consider when you are thinking of going professional REGULAR ITEMS 5 IOV News IOV and Industry News plus Local IOV Meeting reports 12 Mail Box Reader’s Correspondence 24 Audio File Phil Janvier’s column on all things audio 25 Classified Ads Sales & Wants / Products & Services 27 Trade Directory Subscribing Manufacturers & Suppliers www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 3 Industry News IOV Awards Tickets IOV News Industry, Technology & Regional News sessions and screening of the IOV awards showreels - whilst the other (Wedding & Event Theatre) will be dedicated to wedding videography and screening of the best wedding video from the IOV Awards (showing the 2005 Awards winners on 18th and the 2006 Awards winners on 19th). The line up of presentations in the Production Theatre will include subjects such as Lighting, Tapeless Production and how to produce broadcast programme content using DV/DVCAM and Adobe Premiere. The Wedding & Event Theatre will include presentations from leading lights in the business on ‘The Same-Day Wedding Edit’, ‘How to Produce the Ultimate Wedding Montage’ and ‘How to make your Wedding Video Business look Attractive’. Entry to the sessions will be free to current IOV members, and £10 per session for nonmembers. However, as in previous years, those nonmembers who join the IOV at the sessions - with two smaller Convention can get their £10 theatres holding panel sessions refunded on the day (please note and presentations. Whilst this - no refunds will be available worked well, the most popular after the event). Tickets will be sessions were over-subscribed on allocated on the day on a firstcome, first-served basis. both days - resulting in some With registration already ahead delegates being disappointed on previous events we are sure especially on the sessions in the that IOV2006 is going to be a great smaller theatres. place to network, get some great At IOV2006 we will be installing two large purpose-built deals on the latest equipment and to pick up some valuable seminar theatres geared up for information on the business and both screening and presentation craft of videography. sessions - with sufficient room to house 150 delegates in comfort. Kevin Cook F.Inst.V. IOV Executive Administrator The ‘Production Theatre’ will be [email protected] dedicated to general production Being held on the evening of 18th October at the Chesford Grange Hotel (only 5-minutes from the exhibition hall at Stoneleigh Park), tickets for the 2006 IOV Awards are now available, and once again the event is set to step up another notch in both prestige, entertainment value and as a dining experience. Learning and Networking at IOV2006 After analysing the feedback and success of previous IOV Conventions, the finishing touches are now being made to the seminar line-up at IOV2006 (18th & 19th October - Stoneleigh Park, nr Coventry) - and a full schedule will be available on the IOV website towards the end of August. The IOV has tried to reflect the needs and desires of delegates attending the convention each year, and IOV2006 will see yet more improvements in the training and development sessions which makes this event simply unmissable for the serious videographer. More Room - Less Hassle One of the main changes this year will be in the layout of the theatres. Last year there was one main theatre for screening Apart from being the very first time the 2006 IOV Award winners are announced - which in itself creates a wonderfully exciting atmosphere for the short-listed entrants - we also have Debbie Greenwood as our celebrity presenter to give the evening a little extra pizzazz! Once the awards presentations are complete we will once again be holding a charity casino for your enjoyment and to raise funds for good causes. Tickets are available from the IOV Awards Festival Team (which includes Karen Snell and Dave Parkhouse) at a cost of £55 per person. This includes a 3-course meal (with vegetarian option) and wine/soft drinks. To book your tickets contact Karen or Dave on 01634 723838 or by email - [email protected] (black-tie optional). IOV2006 Hotel Bookings The Chesford Grange Hotel will also provide the main hotel accommodation for the IOV2006 Convention and Awards Dinner. A special rate of £120 per room (twin or single occupancy) on a B&B basis has been negotiated. A list of local alternative accommodation is also available from www.iov.com/convention. To book rooms at the Chesford Grange please contact Kevin Cook on 020 8502 3817 or [email protected]. www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 5 Industry News Latest addition to ProHD series... …while ProHD 100 Evolves JVC has announced it’s latest HD product to market with the unveiling of the new GY-HD250U high definition camcorder, during NAB, Las Vegas. As part of its ProHD line, this next generation full HD resolution camcorder is the first HDV model to offer studio capabilities, and features 720/60p capture and recording for Electronic News Gathering (ENG). Responding to demand for an affordable studio-capable HD camera, JVC developed the versatile and compact GYHD250U to ease the transition from SD to HD, allowing customers to utilise much of their existing infrastructure (including cabling) while providing robust performance in both standard and high definition. In addition to its studio capability, the GY-HD250U offers the comfort and stability of a shoulder-style camcorder with a full complement of features needed for ENG, and cinematography applications. “We designed the GY-HD250U with multiple applications in mind,” said Craig Yanagi, National Marketing Manager, Creation Products. “The fact that the camera has flexible connectivity, is lightweight and can record in multiple progressive formats is certain to meet the various needs of the professional industry.” The GY-HD250 records true 1280 x 720 progressive at 60 frames per second thanks to a new advanced codec that provides ultra efficient compression without visible motion artefacts. It has built-in genlock capability, component and HD-SDI output, with professional connectors mounted on a magnesium die cast chassis. The GY-HD250U also features the choice of several interchangeable lenses, enhanced cinema gamma, external timecode synchronisation, BNC connectors, built-in mount for a 14.4V professional battery, and the patented focus assist feature. The GY-HD250U offers flexible recording options for any production environment. The camera’s built-in HDV recording system records full raster highdefinition video on inexpensive MiniDV cassettes. With the optional DR-HD100U Direct-toEdit recorder, a hard disk workflow can be achieved, while simultaneously creating backup material on digital tape. JVC has introduced its new GYHD110 and 111 camcorders superseding the 100 and 101. The evolution from the GY-HD100 to the 110 was based on feedback given to JVC by users worldwide, with most of the enhancements taking the form of additional menu functions, increasing the appeal of ProHD to cameramen. Developments include simultaneous use of both eyepiece viewfinder and tri-mode LCD display, the option of switching the viewfinder to black and white display, and a selectable mirror mode on a vertically flipped LCD display. Additional changes have been made to facilitate more accurate audio monitoring and a choice of three image formats for composite monitoring is now available. The HD111, like its predecesor the HD101, has the 6 August 2006 The GY-HD250U can easily be converted to a cost effective studio camera with the KY-HD250 studio adapter, following the tradition of the popular GY-DV550U professional DV camera. The camera’s optional CCU provides connection to industry standard 26-pin multicore cabling for power, genlock, R/B gain, black level and intercom up to 330 feet. An optional pan and tilt head and 16:9 LCD studio viewfinder make it ideal for educational, cable and broadcast studios. For ENG, the GY-HD250U is an affordable choice for news organisations migrating from SD to HD. It's superbly balanced for stable shoulder-style shooting, with operation controls placed in positions familiar to electronic photojournalists. Its 60 frame progressive capture and recording provides high resolution and smooth motion, necessary for news and sports field production. The built-in Anton-Bauer battery bracket provides compatibility with the most popular battery systems for ENG. When equipped with the optional DR-HD100U, editing can be performed immediately from the hard disk without time-consuming transfer to the NLE. Other attributes for ENG include lens interchangeability and a pool feed input. For cinematography applications, the GY-HD250 captures real 24p and 30p acquisition that produces polished, film-like quality HD recordings. The timecode is recorded in native 24p mode, enabling the user to transfer recordings to film for theater distribution with ease. The camera allows for extensive user customisation with additional gamma settings for cinema applications. Its 1/3-inch bayonet mount allows the use of various interchangeable lenses from Fujinon, Canon and other third party lenses and accessories. The European, 50 fps version of the GY-HD250U will be showcased during IBC, Amsterdam in September. Delivery is expected to begin in October 2006 - price to be confirmed. For further details contact JVC Professional Europe direct - see Video Manufacturers in Trade Directory on page 29. Focus Magazine www.iov.com same specification but includes DV and HDV inputs, whereas the HD100/HD110 features DV and HDV output only. Nick Fletcher, Marketing Communications Manager, said: “We listened to what cameramen wanted before we built our first ProHD camcorder and we continue to listen and respond.” For further details contact JVC Professional Europe direct - see Video Manufacturers in Trade Directory on page 29. Keeping it Sync’d Edirol has announced the R-4 Pro, a brand new four-channel portable field recorder based on the popular R-4. The R-4 represented something of a milestone for Edirol, featuring up to four simultaneous channels of quality recording, an on-board hard drive, built-in effects and an intuitive user interface. The R-4 already has many admirers, but now Edirol has released a Pro version with added video sync appeal. The new R-4 Pro accepts SMPTE timecode meaning that it can easily be sync’d to video equipment as the slave device, so as many as four channels of high quality audio (up to 24 bit/96kHz) can be fully synchronized with video. Selecting four channels rather than two gives users the ability to capture more ambient sound at a shoot, place mics on multiple participants and increase redundancy/backup in case of camera mic noise or drop out also, most video editing environments now support multichannel audio as a standard. In addition, the R-4 Pro can also act as the master, sending out timecode to slave devices. “The R-4 Pro provides the most affordable four-channel portable solution to users with timecode in their workflow. We’ve essentially halved the cost,” says Massimo Barbini, Managing Director of Edirol Europe. “It’s an ideal solution for the growing number of attractively priced HDV cameras equipped with timecode, such as the Canon XL H1 and the recently announced JVC GY-HD250U.” The R-4 Pro comes with an 80GB drive installed, which is enough for more than 100 hours of audio at 16 bit/ 48kHz. For back-up and more storage options, the unit is also USB 2.0 compatible so on board audio can be backed up to flash keys, memory cards or onto the drive of a connected PC or Mac. The unit is also equipped with a 4-pin XLR DC input to enable use of Anton-Bauer style external battery power. Like the Edirol R-4, the Pro features wave editing, recording resolution selection, pre-buffer recording, effects and limiter. At £1,099 (€1590) the original R-4 is still a most affordable and effective choice for the existing SD camera base and the growing number of HDV cameras that are not equipped with timecode. And it is still possibly the only fourchannel solution equipped with LANC capability as an alternative way to sync to non-timecode equipment. In fact, the new R-4 price point matches well with SD/ HDV cameras and even competes with many two-channel solutions with fewer features! The Edirol R-4 Pro is expected to ship in September, priced at £1,499 (€2,199) both inc. VAT. For further details contact Edirol Europe direct - see Nonlinear & Hybrid Systems in Trade Directory on page 28. Industry News Contemporary Themes Sounds Sweet AKM Music, producers of high quality copyright free music, has announced the release of its latest title - Contemporary Themes (AK065) - a varied and melodic collection of 10 themes by Cormac Dorrian, who has worked with Barrington Pheloung (composer of Inspector Morse and Dalziel & Pascoe) and has written numerous scores for the BBC. This collection aims to stands out, offering themes with great diversity and superb string arrangements. Light and shade, differing moods and moving evolving scores, similar in style and feel to the work of Craig Armstrong and Avro Part, gives a rich instrumentation. It also features strong emotional themes ideal for documentary, historic and scenic productions. This music will make your audience ask - “where did you get that music from?” It’s beautiful and original. The tracklisting of Contemporary Themes comprises: Life on Earth; Prayer for the Fallen; My Place; Myths and Legends; Angel's Response; Happy Sunday; Cradling Ashes; Trance no. 3; Spooks; and Ghost Waltz. Until 1st September 2006, Focus readers can purchase this CD at the discounted price of Thanks to three triple-platinum UK albums, four number one singles, a Brit Award, a Q Award, a Smash Hits Award and two Elle Style Awards, the Sugababes have already secured their place in British music history. The quality of their music has allowed them a level of success beyond their rivals, a fact that was proved beyond doubt when they became the first pop group ever to grace the main stage of Glastonbury in 2003. Promoting their current album ‘Taller in More Ways’, the girls have recently completed a successful UK tour using Sennheiser’s SKM 935G2 wireless mics supported with Evolution EW300G2 IEMs. The cardioid SKM 935G2 features nine frequency banks each with up to 20 directly accessible presets. Sugababes Monitor Engineer, Chris Trimby, said: “The SKM 935 vocal mic has proved to be an excellent choice due to the usual Sennheiser RF reliability, and it also provides a very high rejection level within the mix." Sennheiser's EW300G2-IEM system is Trimby's wireless monitoring preference for the Sugababes. "The Sennheiser G2 system is currently the most reliable,stable and clean sounding IEM system at the only £29 - inclusive of VAT and delivery. For overseas orders please add £2 to cover postage. After 1st September the CD will return to the normal price of £32.95. To preview this CD visit www.akmmusic.co.uk/catalogue.htm and scroll down to AK065 Contemporary Themes. Click on the CD and you can listen using Real Player or Windows Media Player. AKM has also released a new edition of its popular ‘Cut to the Beat’ series. Cut to the Beat vol. 4 (AK064) is also now available to Focus readers at the reduced price of only £29. To take advantage of this offer call 01926 864068 and quote this article. All AKM Music's tracks can be previewed and purchased at www.akmmusic.co.uk. www.iov.com moment. The tone and clarity allows me to provide the girls with exactly the mix they want to hear. The extremely compact size is also a convenient factor with several costume changes throughout their act." As well as the technical benefits, Chris Trimby also praised the back up that Sennheiser provides, and adds: “On the rare occasion we have had any issues with the equipment, Sennheiser have provided a very high level of support and have resolved things very quickly.“ For further details contact Sennheiser direct - see Radio Microphones in Trade Directory on page 29. Focus Magazine July 2006 7 Industry News At Ease with Flash Mic Now shipping in quantity, HHB’s FlashMic Digital Recording Microphone is already hard at work capturing news from major events around the world. Stuart Alexander, Yachting Correspondent for British newspaper, The Independent, is using a FlashMic to cover the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. Primarily a print journalist Alexander is, like many, experiencing a growing requirement to produce audio clips for web content, making the case for FlashMic all the more compelling. “The quality of sound is excellent and the download is very fast,” reports a delighted Alexander from the New York pitstop. “The FlashMic is also both easy to use and authoritative in appearance which makes the interviewer feel better and the interviewee more comfortable. A conventional recorder draws attention to the recording process, which can make the subject more cautious. What’s more, I rarely have to replace the batteries and there’s no more peering at the tape footage counter.” Back on dry land, this year’s Classical BRIT Awards took place in May at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Classic FM Magazine journalist, Sarah Kirkup (pictured), used the FlashMic to capture interviews with the stars of the classical music world including Plácido Domingo and Lesley Garrett as they arrived at this prestigious event. “The FlashMic was so easy to use,” comments Kirkup, who also picked up on the effect that the FlashMic’s physical presence had on potential interview subjects. “Everyone on the red carpet seemed happy to stop and speak into the FlashMic and I’m not sure that that would have been the case with a typical portable recorder set-up.” "The sound quality of the FlashMic is so good that, generally, I only had to listen to each interview once when transcribing. On a tape, I would usually have to rewind several times in order to catch the bits I missed. Even with Hayley Westenra, who I spoke to as a band of Scottish pipers arrived making a terrific racket, the sound quality was perfect and I could hear every word.” Combining a highquality Sennheiser omnidirectional microphone capsule with an in-built broadcast quality Flash recorder, FlashMic provides an easy-to-operate, all-in-one recording solution with simple ‘drag and drop’ file transfer at up to 70 times faster than real time. Eight hours of continuous power comes from a pair of AA batteries and the included FlashMic Manager software supplements the FlashMic's 'straight out of the box' operation with more sophisticated pre-configuration and file naming protocols. For further details contact HHB direct - see Audio Equipment Supplies in Trade Directory on page 27. Vinten support the World Cup Vinten provided vital support for the FIFA World Cup television coverage. With its head office in the UK, Vinten has made many of the tripods supporting the TV cameras that captured the action throughout the tournament. Well known within the broadcast market, Vinten has found that orders to buy or rent its products have soared. "This year it's been great for us," said Peter Harman, marketing manager at the firm. "It's not unusual for us to be selected to cover these major events. We are considered the standard product worldwide for broadcast, providing support both live from the pitch and within the on-site studios. Whenever these large events come along, we always see an increase in both bought and rental equipment." With eight outside broadcast trucks covering events at the 12 World Cup stadiums, the company estimated it had around 200 pieces of its equipment out in Germany. “Because of the demand, we had to bring in resources from the US," said Mr. Harman. Another factor was the use of high definition television equipment at the event, he said. "You have got much longer, larger lenses, so you need a much more stable base for the camera. It's exceptional. We had a very good year last year and with the takeup of high definition, there has been even more of a take-up of the product." For further details contact Vinten direct - see Tripods & Camera Supports in Trade Directory on page 29. New Verbatim Printable DVD’s Penridge Multi-Media Ltd is pleased to announce the introduction of Verbatim Glossy Photo Printable (16x) DVD-R to their range of quality DVD's, this new product is the nearest thing to printing photo paper on a disc. Features of the new Verbatim minus R range include: 16x speed; photo-printable; glossy inkjet full-colour, high resolution, photo-quality printing; fast ink drying; longer lasting colours; superior ink absorption on high-resolution 8 August 2006 5,760 dpi printers; crisp and clear text reproduction; and qualified for use with CD/DVD inkjet printers from Primera, Microboards, Epson and others. The new glossy discs feature an exceptional inkjet-printable surface that provides superior ink absorption and excellent drying properties. When combined with any colour inkjet printer, users can print photo-quality images directly to the disc surface to customize their CDs and DVDs. The new media will meet the needs of individuals and businesses that Focus Magazine www.iov.com want to produce professionallooking one-off and limited run video, photo, music, and/or data discs for sharing with friends and family or sales distribution. By combining the ultrareliability of Verbatim's advanced CDR and DVD+/R technologies with an innovative glossy inkjet-printable surface, users have the highest quality in both recording and print performance. For further details contact Penridge Multi-Media direct - see CD & DVD Recordable Media in Trade Directory on page 27. A Lifetime’s Achievement The Graham Fenton Experience Limited has great pleasure in announcing its most recent award - The Event DV25 Award. The award was presented in Orlando at the 4Ever Group Convention. The Event DV25 Award recognises the twentyfive most influential videographers, worldwide, and those who have brought special talents and innovations to the industry; and The Graham Fenton Experience won this award on both counts. Managing Director, Janet Fenton (pictured), said: “This latest award honours the company as one of the top twenty-five worldwide who have had the most impact on the industry in recent years, and as such is a ‘lifetime achievement’ award, accrediting us for our flare, talent and excellence in all fields.” Event DV25 cited the following in their decision to award The Graham Fenton Experience: introduced the MTV-style ‘pop video’ concept in wedding videography at WEVA 2001; Corporate Member, Institute of Videography, UK; helped create the IOV’s Wedding & Event forum; speakers at WEVA Expo, 2001–5 and IOV Convention 1999–2005; presented with the WEVA Special Award - ‘The Ambassador’ - at WEVA 2004; Won WEVA CEA Gold, 2001 and Bronze, 2002–3 and Finalist award, 2004; and their work featured in many UK wedding publications and on major UK television channels including BBC ITV and Sky. Event DV25 organisers said: “Graham Fenton’s company continues very strongly. Janet has a great business sense and builds on Graham’s memory while expanding the company, and they are still changing the landscape across the pond.” Janet concluded: “By challenging stereotypes and helping others learn how to raise the bar that little bit further we can maintain a high standard of work produced by videographers not just here in the UK, but internationally.” For further information on The Graham Fenton Experience, visit www.thegrahamfentonexperience.com. Industry News Local IOV News Find out about Local Meetings in your Area... North Wales & Borders Keane from Panasonic along to By Rowland Barker give us a run down on the P2 The weather has only just been Tapeless system and the HVX 200 back to what we all remember as Camcorder. Dave Clark of Mitcorp being proper summer time, also came along to help Jill. Dave which makes a change from has been to our group before and some of the recent cold and is well known by many members. miserable stuff we’ve been The presentation was excellent experiencing in my part of Wales. with Jill and Dave managing to So on to the meeting. We progress seamlessly through the have changed the day of our talk in a great double act. meetings to Wednesday and we Without going into too much are now beginning to get a techie stuff (well, none really as I regular bunch of guys and gals am useless at recounting that turning up. So, lets hope we can stuff accurately) the camcorder keep them coming back. was one of the most tactile and Most recently, we had Jill best looking pieces of kit I’ve North East England By Mark Williams We had a good attendance for our June meeting. This was intended as Scotland North & South By Brian Rae & Tony Nimmo IOV Chairperson, Steven Abrams, completed the normal pilgrimage of the Chair by doing a double visit to both the Scotland North and South meetings on consecutive evenings in June. The purpose of these visits is more social than formal, but it does give local members the chance to quiz the Chair on aspects of IOV management and its further development. Steven was given a very warm welcome at both meetings, and was particularly honoured by a general meeting and we had a good discussion about several topics such as the current state of music licensing and how do be creative in video production. I also showed the Joel Peregrine training DVD for those who were not able to attend the May meeting and everyone who watched it found it very useful in terms of what can be achieved in terms of creativity in Wedding Videos. Many thanks for an enjoyable and informative evening and I hope to see you all at future events! the great turnout at Tony Nimmo’s meeting in Lanark. Steven commented: “These visits are vital for the IOV’s Executive to help us ensure that we understand the needs and desires of members at local and regional level. I’d like to thank both Tony and Brian Rae (who was unable to be at the Scotland North meeting due to holidays) for making all the necessary arrangements for my visit. I’d also like to thank all the members for their hospitality and warm reception. I’m sure that future IOV Chairs will enjoy the same welcome in years to come.” Apart from bringing members up to date on key issues, Steven also came away with a few ideas and comments from members regarding promotional items for the IOV shop and also literature that will help members to benefit from their membership even further. Much to his surprise, Steven discovered that one of the shop items that has been dropped recently - namely the IOV carrier bags - are still very much in demand. This will be rectified in the very near future and made available to members from the IOV shop at the convention. tomorrow as more and more of our clients start to own By Peter Snell compatible viewing equipment. Clearly I am in John just had time to briefly good company touch upon the world's first in my three-in-one video recorder - a enthusiasm for deck that records and plays from the IOV and our DVD, MiniDV, or hard disk in a local meetings. This month we compact, easy to use package. had a good turn out for John Dubbing, editing, archiving, Kelly of JVC, including one duplication or presentation, the member all the way from SR-DVM70U simplifies and Lincolnshire. speeds up the process, while After a brief ‘PP’ John went maintaining the highest, allthrough the features and benefits digital image quality… (see web of the HD100 camera in detail. site - http://pro.jvc.com/prof/). Offering true high definition 16:9 I mean, unless you are at recording onto existing the top of the tree already, inexpensive and reliable tape where else but at an IOV local stock, and/or hard disk, makes meeting are top companies like this a camera for today and JVC going to bring their latest Kent & SE London 10 August 2006 seen in many a long year. It gave me the longing that I had for the first Betacam kit I saw and my Alfa Romeo Guilietta. I would recommend all Area Reps to contact Panasonic and get Jill or the local Panasonic rep along to give a talk on P2. The meeting ended between 9.45 and 10.30 - it just sort of drifted on and on. Much of the last half hour was spent talking in the car park (well, it was a beautiful warm evening!). The next meeting will be on Wednesday, 13th September at Holt Lodge. See yah there! Focus Magazine www.iov.com equipment direct to our doorstep so that we can get a chance to have some hands on experience? I could also go into one about the projector John used suffices to say everyone was impressed. As the meeting ended, three visitors asked for membership information packs and two signed up there and then. Surely this is something we can all get excited about and we look forward to helping them achieve everything they want from IOV membership. A sincere thank you to John for his time an effort and I look forward with anticipation to next month to find out what Chris Waterlow has in store for us. The IOV holds meetings on a local basis throughout the year. If you would like to receive notification by email of when your nearest meetings are being held, simply register on the IOV’s website. You can then subscribe to receive automatic emails when new meeting notices are posted by the Area Rep. Existing members can edit their subscriptions using their normal IOV username and password. Full details of how to register and subscribe can be found in the ‘Using this Site’ section located in the upper main menu of the website. Scotland North Brian Rae - [email protected] 01224 313137 Scotland South Tony Nimmo - [email protected] 01555 661541 North East England Mark Williams - [email protected] 01642 651862 North West England Phil Janvier - [email protected] 0151 487 9338 S. Yorks, Humberside & Lincs. Jim Panks - [email protected] 0845 838 1519 North & West Yorkshire Roger Staniland - [email protected] 07970 235156 North Wales & Borders Rowland Barker - [email protected] 01490 430507 Midlands Bob Langley - [email protected] 0845 606 6593 East Anglia & A1 Corridor Bill Platts - [email protected] 01733 370922 South Wales & Bristol Channel Jack Tristram - [email protected] 01792 816688 West London, Middlesex & Herts. Emerson Bovell - [email protected] 020 8575 2842 Oxfordshire, M1 Corridor & NW London Anthony Barnett - [email protected] 01536 526126 Essex, Herts, N, E & Central London Zulqar Cheema - [email protected] 01279 413260 West Country To be announced... Dorset, Wiltshire & Hampshire Colin North - [email protected] 01725 511688 Sussex, Berks, Surrey & SW London Mike West - [email protected] 01903 892951 Kent & SE London Peter Snell - [email protected] 01634 723838 Northern Ireland John Doran - [email protected] 028 902 00736 Republic of Ireland Mark Quinn - [email protected] 01 835 3389 If you would like to present your products or services at local IOV meetings - please contact IOV Rep Coordinator, Peter Snell, on 01634 723838 ([email protected]) Mail Box [email protected] - PO Box 625, Loughton, IG10 3GZ, United Kingdom Anti-Dumping Issue Following on from my foreword in the July issue, I’ve published this subsequent chain of correspondence with Tim Felstead at Grass Valley (Thomson) and further comment from Ian Scott of JVC and Olivier Bovis from Sony… ED. Tim Felstead - Grass Valley The headline of your “Cook Retort” in the July issue was certainly eyecatching, but I fear it is completely untrue. I think our rivals among the non-EU manufacturers are spreading misinformation and mischief, so let me try to put the record straight. The proposed European Union investigation is about broadcast system cameras. It is nothing to do with the sort of pro-AV camcorders your members rely on for their livelihoods, and it is most certainly not about consumer products. We are talking about an EU ruling that has been in place for more than a decade, and it exists because the EU found clear evidence that manufacturers were attempting to dump broadcast system cameras - sell them at uneconomically low prices to buy market share. What we are now suggesting is that the ruling is updated, because of HD, because broadcast system cameras can now produce good quality images from smaller sensors, and because fibre optic connections now exist alongside triax. But the key point is that this investigation will be carried out by the EU – not Thomson, not anybody in the industry – and if they find any evidence of unfair competition they will try to rectify it. Where there is no European manufacturer in a sector of the market – the sort of camcorders used by readers of Focus, for example – there can be no unfair competition because there is no European manufacturer to compete with. So anyone who believes that this action will double (or triple or whatever the current hype is) the price of camcorders for videographers is simply falling for scare tactics. Let me say that once again. There is no European manufacturer of camcorders for videographers, so there cannot be any unfair competition against them. And if there is no unfair competition the EU has no reason – or power - to act. It really is that simple. Kevin Cook - Focus You say that its about broadcast camera systems, but the Notice of Initiation under '2. Product' seems to describe the very same HD cameras that our marketplace will be using for predominantly nonbroadcast applications. How will the EU differentiate between a broadcaster using a specific camera and a wedding videographer using the same? Taking the Canon XLH1, Sony Z1E, Panasonic HX200, 12 August 2006 JVC HD-101 and Sony DSR-450 as examples - are these considered to be typical of the cameras that would attract import duties? If so, my educated guess would be that our market is responsible for a considerable, if not the majority percentage of overall sales in the UK and Ireland of these cameras. They are professional cameras that happen to be used in the broadcast production chain. Perhaps you can confirm your understanding of whether the cameras mentioned above would fall under the description. If not, then we would certainly like to put that on record with our readers. We have of course heard comment from other manufacturers and suppliers who operate in this part of the industry - but this has not affected our judgement on what we believe could be a potentially disastrous outcome for our industry and our members in particular. It would have been favourable if someone from Thomson could have pre-empted this situation and explained to us beforehand the impact, if any, this action will have on our industry. Tim Felstead - Grass Valley No, the models you mention and others like them -- the camcorders that your readers rely on for their livelihoods -- would not be covered by this action, because of the simple fact that there are no competing products manufactured within the European Union. We are talking about fair and unfair competition here. Our concern is about the broadcast system camera market. By this I mean a camera used in a studio or on an outside broadcast, which is plugged into a production switcher and either broadcasts live or is recorded somewhere downstream. We believe that some non-EU manufacturers have tried to distort this market in the past by dumping products, and the EU has rightly used tariffs to stop this happening, just as it has done in literally thousands of markets from machine tools to T shirts. But I say again: there are no European manufacturers of the camcorders used by your readers. All the models you quote are made in Japan. That means that, in EU terms, there can be no unfair competition because there is no EU manufacturer who might be disadvantaged. So to reiterate, I can clearly state that our understanding is that the models you quote and others like them would not be covered by the proposed modifications to this long-standing anti-dumping regulation. Ian Scott - JVC Professional Nice words from Mr Felstead, but they don't make me feel much better. If Grass Valley did not intend for products such as GYHD100 to be included within the Focus Magazine www.iov.com EC's investigation, why does their complaint specifically mention cameras and camcorders with CCDs of 1/3" and over? Part of the basis of their complaint is that broadcasters are using products designed for non-broadcast applications - how do they expect the EC to differentiate between a GY-HD100 sold by a dealer to a wedding videographer and one sold to the BBC? (pay duty retrospectively?) In other words, the response from Mr Felstead simply does not tally with the facts of Grass Valley's complaint. Olivier Bovis - Sony Broadcast While the claim was raised by Thomson probably thinking studio camera (I will assume here generously that they do not want to "cleverly" anticipate Infinity introduction.... as said "generously") it is a clear fact that at present and from July 2006 until February 2007 the investigation is based on the clear definition provided by Thomson in their original claim: “The product concerned is susceptible for use in broadcast, news gathering, digital cinematography or professional applications. Professional applications include (but are not limited to) the use of these systems for creating educational, entertainment, promotional and documentary video material, both for internal and external distribution." Now at a practical level the definition in this listing is so vague or open that as a matter of fact EU AD Commission is investigating all camcorders and cameras, SD and HD, with all size of CCDs, and this is an actual fact. We can of course expect that as explained in the mail from Tim Felstead that the EU recognise that Thomson is not in a position to propose an alternative solution to some product categories (i.e. Canon XL-H1, Sony Z1E, Panasonic HX200, JVC HD-101 and Sony DSR450 as examples) and therefore decide to take it out of the final scope of investigation: but simply at that stage, it is not the case and we will only know the outcome toward may be the end of the year and at the latest in February. But again today these are part of the investigation ! Now if I want to add a personal comment to all of this I would like to remind also that the all current Studio System Cameras from Sony are manufactured in Europe, so whatever the outcome on this AD issue is, these products are "not concerned" by the enquiry. Closing comment The only thing that is clear from all this is that nothing is clear. Personally, I’ve already written to my MEP and we hope that the industry will respond likewise. There will be more on this later once we have our plan of action! ED. Forthcoming IOV Events Calendar... August 2006 10th - SE London & Kent Meeting ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Peter Snell 01634 723838 15th - S. Wales & Bristol Channel Meeting ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Jack Tristram 01792 816688 17th - W. London, Middx & Herts Meeting ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Emerson Bovell 020 8575 2842 29th - North East England Meeting ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Mark Williams 01642 651862 29th - Scotland South Meeting ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Tony Nimmo 01555 661541 30th - Scotland North Meeting ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Brian Rae 01224 313137 31st - Essex, Herts & N. E. London Meeting ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Zulqar Cheema 01279 413260 September 2006 12th - Dorset, Wiltshire & Hampshire ‘Open Evening’ For details contact: Colin North 0845 230 4077 13th - North Wales and Borders ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Rowland Barker 01490 430507 14th - SE London & Kent ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Peter Snell 01634 723838 19th - S. Wales & Bristol Channel ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Jack Tristram 01792 816688 19th - Surrey, Berkshire & Sussex ‘Camera Craft Workshop’ For details contact: Mike West 01903 892951 20th - North West England ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Phil Janvier 0151 487 9338 21st - W. London, Middx & Herts ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Emerson Bovell 020 8575 2842 26th - North East England ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Mark Williams 01642 651862 26th - Scotland South ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Tony Nimmo 01555 661541 27th - Scotland North Meeting ‘Chris Waterlow - IOV Assessment’ For details contact: Brian Rae 01224 313137 28th - Essex, Herts & N. E. London ‘Subject to be confirmed’ For details contact: Zulqar Cheema 01279 413260 This month, Mike looks at the complete package - including Compressor, Soundtrack Pro, Motion 2 and DVD Studio Pro plus gives his overall Summary… Compressor When you want to export an Final Cut Pro project to a video file you are presented with the Quicktime format but also ‘Export via Compressor’. If the latter is selected, Compressor opens its window within the FCP work area. Compressor is actually a stand-alone application in its own right and is a video and audio format converter - rather like ProCoder. At first glance it might appear that it has fewer options than ProCoder but that would be a mistake. It is capable of accepting plug-in CODECs to extend its range of formats and carry out many other processing operations. In its native role it will convert to MPEG 1, MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 formats and, as well as WAV audio, it will convert to AIFF or AC3. It is said that with plug-ins it will transcode to AVI, Windows Media and RealPlayer formats (but I was not able to check these). It can also create ‘droplets’. These are small programs that can be used on their own (without opening Compressor) to carry out preset format conversions with minimal intervention by the user - very useful to have as a set of tools to be used for standard repetitive work. If one dives deeper within its user interface it can carry out a range of modifications to media during the conversion process for example adjusting colour, gamma, interlacing, image cropping, letter-boxing and many other options. It also has its own display window with a split screen that gives an indication of ‘before and after’ quality so that settings can be optimised prior to starting conversions. Compressor would probably be most used to create material for later use in DVD Studio Pro. To this end it will output at various qualities in single or twopass VBR - either as a multiplexed MPEG2 or as 14 August 2006 elemental streams of M2V with sound in either WAV, AIFF or AC3 formats. If required, several different format options can be selected and all will be created in the same operation. The conversion rate to an elemental MPEG2 stream with AC3 sound was much the same as ProCoder on a 3GHz PC. Compressor is a complex application in its own right with many other features that I did not have time to explore. For example, it will convert between international TV standards - PAL to NTSC or vice-versa, convert HD to SD and even SD to HD! It will also convert Interlaced to Progressive and Progressive to Interlaced. Suffice to say it is easy to use for basic conversions and produces excellent results. It would, however, require a bit of time to get used to all the image adjustments and conversions that it offers. Pro is actually a very powerful stand-alone audio handling package in its own right. It very closely resembles Adobe’s Audition (formerly Cool Edit) and anyone experienced in using the latter would have no difficulty in converting across as it is controlled in a similar manner. It operates either as a single stereo wave capture and editor Soundtrack Pro device or as a multi-track FCP will handle and mix up to 24 compositor. When exporting to it audio tracks with a large number from FCP you are given the of effects filters, but sometimes choice of going directly into the it is necessary to carry out more wave or multi-track mode. Any complex processes. Whilst parameters or keyframes that working in FCP one can export an have been set in FCP will be audio track (or set of selected transferred across and, if tracks) directly into Soundtrack necessary, can be further adjusted or added to within Pro where they can be reSoundtrack Pro. processed or have features As a wave editor a track can added to them before being be cut and pasted, have spikes returned directly to FCP in their or noise removed or have its modified form. dynamics altered using various As well as having this direct preset or user defined interface with FCP, Soundtrack Focus Magazine www.iov.com algorithms. Levels can be altered or normalised and many effects filters applied - from normal equalisation and parametric filtering to reverberation and way out space age sound effects. The number and types of filters are too numerous to mention but are on a par with those found in Audition. If a video soundtrack has been exported the video image is displayed in a small window where it plays in sync with the waveform on the timeline. As its name implies the multitrack mode handles sets of stacked tracks - each containing its own wave file - that when played together will output a composite mix of the tracks. If a video with several audio tracks has been exported to it all the individual tracks are shown together with any rubber bands and keyframe markers that might have been set in FCP. Like the wave editor the video is also displayed and plays in sync with the audio. This is very useful for accurately adding synchronised sound effects on extra tracks. Effects can be added to the individual tracks but the prime function of the multi-track mode is to add material and create accurate mixes. There are many permutations in which this can be done and for complex projects selected tracks that have had their individual parameters adjusted can be assigned to a busbar as a pre-mix, and separate busbars mixed to create an output. Review If required, the final mix can be dubbed onto a new track and returned as a ‘fait accompli’ to FCP. The multi-track mode will also act as a musical compositor in its own right (for those who have the necessary skills) and Apple has supplied a large library of ready captured sound effects including rhythmic and musical loops. Soundtrack Pro is a very powerful piece of audio handling software that has many more features than most of us would ever need to use. to the screen, 3D rotations, perspective distortions, fade-ins plus many other effects can be applied and all have user adjustable properties. Motion 2 also has a basic sound capability that is useful to help synchronise animations. There is a set of built in particle generators that are especially effective - creating very realistic firework displays, sparklies, auroras and some very nice swirling fog and smoke effects - all achieved by simply dragging and dropping. It took no more than a minute or two to create a sinister talking head that Motion 2 materialised from a swirling mist Motion 2 is a video compositor by stacking a smoke generator and, like Soundtrack and Compressor, has hooks linking it that was blended over the ‘keyed’ head as it zoomed in with to FCP meaning that video a fade. material created in FCP can be There is a huge library of sent to Motion or received back over 500 effects and behaviours. from it. As a production tool its Some are pretty basic like colour role is to create animations and correction, 3D rotation, keying, complex screen layouts of many extrusion and opacity but other types of objects - videos, more interesting ones include graphics, text, etc. in much the same manner as After Effects, but ‘gravity’ that gives a realistic falling effect (used to good effect I found it much more intuitive to in the showers of fireworks) and use than its competition. ‘magnetism’ that causes objects Its ease of use comes from to fly together or fly apart. The the inbuilt set of pre-defined ‘Replicator’ behaviour makes objects, effects and behaviours multiple copies of any type of all of which can have their object that can then be animated properties ‘tweaked’ and all being to create a multitude of key-frameable. fascinating swirling effects. For example. To add a As well as moving, zooming, motion path to any object rotating and distorting blocks of video, text or otherwise - it is text there are behaviours that simply a matter of dropping the work on the individual letters object into the work area and within a text string. By simply then dragging and placing a typing in the required text one ‘motion behaviour’ from the such behaviour makes the library on to the object. The individual letters bounce into object gets a linear motion path their positions on screen without assigned to it and this is drawn in any complex time-consuming the work area. The path can user intervention. then be adjusted by dragging its Like everything in the FCP start and end points to the suite the versatility and flexibility required places. Extra drag embodied in Motion 2 makes it points can then be added along impossible to review it in its length and used to create anything other than a superficial complex Bezier curves. manner. This is a shame Multiple behaviours can be because it is a most powerful added to an object in this application and, amazingly, easy manner so, as well as flying on to get into and use. ) www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 15 Review Its power and functionality can best be described by saying it takes a 999-page manual to cover all its features. Sadly, I was only able to scratch the surface in the time available and, as just one example, wish I had had time to play with the MIDI interface that allows ‘playing’ effects in real time! DVD Studio Pro The fifth and final package in the Final Cut Studio suite is DVD Studio Pro. As its name implies, it is a stand-alone high end DVD authoring and encoding package. It will handle both SD and HD material encoded as MPEG 2 or the H.264 format (Compressor will create either) so is ready for the arrival of the next generation of HD-DVDs and associated burners. At the risk of being repetitious, the manual is much more than a guide to the program - it describes in great detail the principles of DVD structure and the up-to-date variations brought about by the advent of HD in its various forms. DVD Studio Pro has a very neat and uncluttered default screen layout with a pane that shows available assets, another shows the assets that are actually in use (called the ‘Outline’). There is a library pane of in-built templates, buttons and images, a properties pane, a timeline and a tabbed viewer pane that is used to create menu layouts, display navigational links and act as a preview monitor. Several of the other panes have tabs that cater for other functions. Like Encore 2 it takes a little time to get used to the way links and object properties are handled and I did not find it quite so intuitive as the other packages. For speed I again resorted to the LA User Group’s tutorial examples. However, once I had overcome this initial hurdle, it became relatively straightforward to create menus for both multi-track video and audio applications and slideshows. As is usual it is important to rough out a list of all the required assets and navigational structures before embarking on anything but the simplest project as it is all too easy to become lost within one’s own spider’s web or to forget to set properties correctly! Video and audio assets first have to be imported and transferred to the timeline to which extra audio tracks can be added for multi-lingual applications. Each video can be played from the timeline and, if necessary, chapter points added. As this is done the used assets together with any chapters are shown in the Outline pane. A click on any asset shown in the Outline will then open a corresponding properties pane. Menu creation is simply a matter of dragging and dropping assets into the working pane and their properties set. If required motion can be applied to menus and buttons that use video assets. Duration and looping points can be applied to any motion menu items. Navigational paths are created by selecting a menu button and this opens its property pane. It is then only necessary to select the name of the destination from a drop-down menu of used assets in the button’s property pane. This became a very simple and quick process once I had got to grips with the technique and it was relatively easy to create quite complex interactive menu structures using this simple technique. I cannot claim to be anything but a novice to all the features within DVD Studio but my first impression is that it is more than capable of handling any project Review that I am ever likely to handle and, on balance, I found it much easier to use than Encore 2 and as easy to use as Ulead’s DVD Workshop (but with much more latent functionality). With hardly any effort it should be possible to produce work that easily equals the functionality and appearance of some of the Hollywood blockbusters - subject, of course, to the quality of the content! constantly having to think about which program would be best to do this or that, and then chop and change between programs with little common uniformity in their interfaces - and sometimes having to change formats! During a long stint at the keyboard and switching between applications I, once again, had to be constantly thinking about saving and re-booting to prevent memory overflow and the inevitable crash - there were no Summary such worries when using the Mac My brief was to look at the system. system as a total newcomer to In order to get close to the the Apple range of video total functionality of Final Cut products and to convey my Studio I would be using a impressions. I must, therefore, apologise to the Mac experts out combination of Premiere Pro 2, Audition 2, After Effects, Encore there if this review lacks depth 2, ProCoder and, probably, but, if it is of any consolation to them, I openly acknowledge that Imaginate 2. Even then I doubt if I would be able to achieve this ‘dyed in the wool’ PC some of the superb features merchant has now had his eyes offered by the Apple package well and truly opened. that is also HD compatible The combination of the MacBook Pro and Final Cut Studio throughout the suite. Although relatively expensive is an incredibly powerful and at around £900 (incl. VAT) the comprehensive arsenal for software package is extremely anyone who wishes to vie with good value for money if you are the best in the video business. Apart from its lack of a top of the looking for a complete state-ofrange graphics handling package the-art package. It is, however, considerably cheaper than the it is difficult to think of anything individual prices of the PC that one could not do with this formidable set of tools. I assume equivalents I have mentioned. The MacBook Pro is a that Apple has not included a beautiful piece of equipment graphics program because most people contemplating something although I do not think that the 15.4” screen version is really as sophisticated as Final Cut suitable for working at for long Studio would already have periods. It is, by PC standards, PhotoShop or Aperture. quite expensive - costing around I have had to ask myself if my all too brief experience would £1,800 (incl. VAT) but, maybe, worth it if you want to get the persuade me to scrap my PC benefit of Final Cut Studio. systems with the plethora of The total cost of around assorted software in favour of £2,700 is less than the cost of a the integrated approach offered half decent camera and for this by the Final Cut suite. The price you would have studio answer would have to be an facilities to equal those of many unequivocal ‘Yes’ (finances high definition broadcasters. permitting!). When I later reverted to my PC system it felt ‘clunky’ and old Mike Hughes M.M.Inst.V. fashioned in comparison. I was Pic Productions www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 17 Stuart Little writes: As a long time heavy user (and fan) of Adobe Premiere I guess that I'm a good choice to review the latest version. Since version 6.0 I have been purchasing upgrades as they are released and was up to Premiere Pro version 1.5.1. But for this review those nice people at Adobe provided me with a fresh box enabling a full pristine install of Premiere Pro v2.0. In this review I propose to cover just three major features which are new or significantly changed from the previous version of Pro. These are: native HDV capture; multi-camera editing; and the titling system. Additionally my Swanrose colleague David Brindley will later on in this article be looking at Adobe Bridge. Install Hitherto I have never had a problem loading Adobe products but my initial attempts to load Pro v2.0 met with a stubborn refusal from my souped-up Dell computer. Eventually, on advice obtained from the Adobe Support Knowledgebase, I was able to load up the software by disabling Windows start up items and services via the msconfig utility. However, I have to say that I felt somewhat nervous about doing this and was unhappy that it was necessary to resort to a procedure that I didn't fully understand the reason for. multi-camera edit facility in Pro v2.0. The concert that we recorded with three cameras lasted an hour and a half but there were various bits of the concert that I wished to edit out and I wanted to cut down the final programme (to be distributed on DVD) to about an hour. Having captured all the material (i.e. 90-minutes per camera) I placed the clips on the Premiere timeline with the clip that was to include the master soundtrack on Video 1/Audio 1 and the other two clips suitably synced up on tracks 2 and 3. In order to use the multicamera facility this timeline ('Sequence 1') has to be nested into a new timeline ('Sequence 2') and this I duly did. When I played the programme from the multi-camera monitor window I was duly presented with a view of cameras 1, 2 & 3 playing (a further sub window for Camera 4 was blank there being no Camera 4 in our production) plus a larger view of whichever camera was ‘live’. To my delight during playback within the multi-camera monitor I was able in real time to click on a camera view to make that camera 'live' and each change was reflected in the Sequence 2 timeline. Dissolving from one camera view to another was no problem as I could go back to the timeline and simply add a dissolve at the appropriate point. This is great, Handling HD Since as long ago as March 2005 Adobe has been claiming that Premiere will capture HDV material derived from both Sony and JVC camcorders (at that time via a free download third party plugin for v1.5). But, in practice, whilst the plugin, which upgraded v1.5 to v1.5.1, could be used with both the UK and US variants of the HDV2 (Sony) system, it could capture and play only the US variant of the HDV1 (JVC) system. For the latter an expensive was required. With the advent of Pro v2.0 and the incorporation therein of native HDV capture (i.e. not reliant on a third party plugin) I confidently expected that capture of HDV material Delivery of the software coincided with a multi-camera shoot that my company was undertaking (an annual concert that KLA has covered every year since 2000) so I was naturally looking forward to using the new August 2006 on the audio track in the Sequence 2 timeline ceased to bear any relationship to the actual sound at any given point. I should emphasise that the actual sound remained in perfect sync with the picture - it was just that the waveform ceased to represent that sync sound. Unfortunately I was never able to get to the bottom of why this was happening (I had a concert to edit to a tight deadline) but I guess that with foresight a quick fix would have been to have made the deletions prior to creating Sequence 2. Using this new facility undoubtedly aided me in meeting the deadline and I am hopeful that Adobe will continue to develop this particular facility to eliminate these problems as it really does increase work flow and is otherwise fun to use. third party software purchase Multi-Cam Shoot 18 I thought. But what if I wanted to re-balance the colour between the clips? In Sequence 2 the three clips are integrated together onto Track 1 but by going back to Sequence 1 I could adjust the colour (or make any other changes I wanted) to the relevant clip and this would be reflected in that clip in Sequence 2. Additionally, had I wanted to 'follow sound' by playing each camera clip's own sound as I cut to that camera view rather than sticking with a single sound track this is also possible by selecting the 'Follow Sound' option. So far so good - but I now discovered a couple of problems. The first problem was that whenever I stopped the multi camera window from running the programme I ran the risk of inserting a cut in the timeline regardless of whether or not I wanted to make a change at that point. This occurred only intermittently which in some ways was worse than if it had occurred every time. But the second problem was even more irritating. As I previously mentioned it was always my intention to remove some portions of the concert and this presented no difficulty in itself; in the Sequence 2 timeline I simply used a razor to cut out the unwanted material. But I discovered that at a point beyond the first excision the waveform Focus Magazine would now encompass the UK variant of the JVC system. But to my disappointment this is not the case. I cannot imagine why Adobe continues to drag its feet over this but let's hope that they catch up soon! www.iov.com Review Fortunately KLA has both types of camcorder so I was able to test the HDV feature with a Sony HCR1 camcorder. I logged a number of clips using the capture screen and then asked the system to batch capture them. This worked perfectly - as I expected it would. But I was surprised at how smoothly I was able to scrub through the clips on the timeline given that they were native HDV (i.e. MPEG2) and not conformed to full 25 frame mode as per the v1.5.1 plugin. Similarly the addition of transitions produced smooth results even prior to rendering. Titling Experience The title system in v2.0 appears at first glance to be pretty much the same as that in earlier versions (going back as far as v6.5). But although the actual process of adding a title is the same, the way that titles are saved is fundamentally different. In the earlier versions you created a title and saved it as an individual file which you could use in other projects. In v2.0 when you create a title you are invited to give it a name but once created it simply becomes integrated into the project file (i.e. when you go to save your title it's the project file that you save); each title you create will be individually listed in your project assets as a still image but you will search in vain for any title files in your Windows management system. So how do you export a title to another project? Fortunately you can highlight a title in the list of project assets and use File/ Export/Title to create a Windows file. Having now got used to this system I find it perfectly okay. management. Then I bought Adobe’s ‘low budget’ package of Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements and, guess what! Yes, they both come with Adobe Bridge’s beautifully integrated file management. And now, at last, Premiere Pro 2 has caught up. Bridge is accessed from the File menu. Click on Browse and the main window is displayed. This can be sized to sit alongside Premiere’s Project window and files can be dragged from Bridge into the current project. It can also be displayed in full screen or compact mode. With Bridge, you can view your entire computer filing system displayed in typical ‘browser style’. In the illustration here you can see selected folders in the left panel displayed on the right in filmstrip mode. Also on the left of the Bridge main window are two other panels: one is a preview window to display stills, or play videos and animations; and below that, a panel containing tabs for Metadata and Keywords. wedding) or graded ratings to indicate the quality of the clip. In addition to the star rating, clips can be colour coded and allocated Keywords allowing for quite sophisticated searching. And searches themselves can be saved into ‘Collections’ so that they can be easily repeated. In addition to all this is a facility to add a mass of metadata to each clip. purchasing online. The blurb from Adobe says that these are all at ‘reasonable prices’ but you may not agree with that bit. Nonetheless, if you do wish to buy the rights to use some of these brilliant images then the option is there. Stuart Little writes: There are a number of features of v2.0 which I haven't covered such as the dockability of different work areas enabling the re-sizing of one window to be reflected in other docked As a clip is reviewed it can be given a Star Rating (one to five stars). A typical use for this might be a 5 star rating for all clips that MUST be included in the edit (e.g. key guests at the Listed in the Favourites panel is another welcome new addition. This is the link to Adobe Stock Photos which, assuming you are connected to the Internet, will display a search panel providing access to over 200,000 stock photographs. You can view these and even download a ‘comp’ (a low resolution copy) of the image and drag this into your project to evaluate its suitability before David Brindley writes: On The Bridge At last, real media management within Premiere! My earliest relationship with Premiere was v4.2 and since then I have yearned for some better file management facility within Premiere itself. Each time I paid a vast sum of money to Adobe for yet another ‘latest’ version I again cursed the lack of file windows (i.e. make one work area bigger and the other(s) get smaller to accommodate it) and the creation of simple menus for DVDs both of which were first featured in Adobe Premiere Elements. But I have chosen to concentrate on features which are of vital importance to my particular working pattern. Overall I feel positive about v2.0 but look forward to further improvement of the multicamera feature and the incorporation of capture and playback of native HDV from JVC camcorder-derived material. Stuart Little & David Brindley Note: Stuart Little is a director of KLA Film and Video Communication and is an approved trainer for Swanrose courses in London. David Brindley is the proprietor of Swanrose Video and New Media Training - www.swanrose.com. www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 19 As a Church of England Team Rector, as well as being a Master Member of the IOV, I have read with interest the many questions posed on the IOV website by videographers who have been required to sign a contract to video a service in a Church of England church, chapel or licensed place of worship. Questions have ranged wide both in content and passion, but at heart many videographers are asking - “Why do we have to sign a contract to video in church when we already have paid for our MCPS and PPL licences?” To add to the confusion many are asking “Where does the church’s CCL licence come into this?” The beginnings of this story date back to the 1980s before the word ‘videography’ was part of our working language, cameras were big, heavy and expensive and video camera operators were springing up all over the place. There was no regulation and due to the linear method of editing much was done in camera and ‘on the hoof’. Many of our premier established IOV members cut their ‘video teeth’ in this environment, and some now look 20 August 2006 back with a nostalgic smile and, if they are honest, a slight shake of the head at the quality of the work they produced. However, if it was a time of innovation and challenge it was also a time of ‘cowboys’ and some saw this period as opportunity to ‘make a quick buck’ and move on. Issues of copyright arose that effected both the Church and the videographer alike, and as a result the Church of England took legal advice from the Legal Advisory Commission and then duplicated that advice to its Dioceses and Churches. generated from the use of their music in a variety of productions, which includes video production. PPL The Phonographic Performance Limited company collects licence fees for over three thousand record companies for the public performance of its member’s material; this licence fee is then distributed to the record company members and performers. Do we Need to have these Licences? The simple answer is “yes” - the law requires that if we want to record copyrighted material or The Legal Advisory Commission copyrighted pre-recorded of the Church of England gives material that permission is advice on legal matters of obtained from the copyright general interest to the Church holder or a licence is obtained which are referred to it by the from either MCPS or PPL. Archbishops’ Council, the General Wedding services are no Synod, the Church exception; whenever they are Commissioners and the Church filmed or video-recorded a licence of England Pension Board and by must be gained. In most diocesan clerical and lay office weddings a MCPS Limited holders. The opinions of the Availability Product Licence (LAPL) Commission on matters of is all that is required and, at general interest are published present, for reproducing 1-100 under the title Legal Opinions copies of a wedding with less than Concerning the Church of 30-minutes music a fee of £17.63 England (© The Central Board of (£15 + VAT) is all that is required. Finance of the Church of England A PPL Private Function Video/ 1994 - Church House Publishing DVD Dubbing Licence is what is ISBN 0 7151 3756 5). It is from required if your planning to rethis source that the permission to record recorded music and their record comes from. rates are not only more However, before we look at complicated to use but their guidelines we need to have substantially more expensive a quick look at MCPS, PPL, than MCPS. At present, if you go www.videolicence.co.uk and CCL to PPL direct their prices are: 5 to and what areas of copyright they 9 copies £8.39 (including VAT) cover. each, 10 to 24 - £7.41, 25 to 49 £6.91, 50 to 99 - £6.79, 100 to MCPS 199 - £6.48 and 200 plus - £6.18. The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society exists to act The IOV on behalf of its composer and publisher members. It negotiates PPL Licence Scheme Although not yet in operation, the agreements on their behalf and IOV Executive has arranged, on collects and distributes the ‘mechanical’ royalties for the use our behalf, a deal with PPL (extract from June issue of Focus): of their music which are The Legal Advisory Commission Focus Magazine www.iov.com “Hopefully, we are now in the final stages of entering into a formal agreement with PPL to sell their stickers. For those that missed the announcement in Focus, after many months in negotiation, the IOV will be selling the PPL stickers for a much-reduced rate compared with those available through www.videolicence.co.uk. Members will be able to buy 50 stickers for £235 inc. VAT – compared to £339.50 inc. VAT from www.videolicence.co.uk. Additional stickers will be available in units of 20 at £58.75 inc. VAT.” Hopefully, the final arrangements will be sorted out soon. If you are out of stock of these stickers now I suggest you hold on for a few more weeks until the IOV will be in a position to process your orders. www.videolicence.co.uk www.videolicence.co.uk offer a service that allows you to purchase on-line MCPS and PPL licences and many videographers have found it convenient, especially for the MCPS licence that can be obtained immediately. Hopefully, the IOV will be able to negotiate on our behalf in this area also. CCL The Church Copyright Licence cover is a scheme designed for churches to cover them for any recordings made on their premises for non-commercial use. The CCL does not cover any post-productions rights, be that dubbing or recordings made from commercially recorded sources and certainly does not cover anything recorded outside of the church such as at the reception. Therefore videographers should make their own MCPS and PPL arrangements as the CCL cover is essentially just for the churches’ protection. Article Permission to Record and Video in the Church of England However, if that is what MCPS, PPL, www.videolicence.co.uk and CCL do, what additional permission is required or recommended by the Church of England? The Legal Advisory Commission have stated the following: a. Professional recordists should hold a current licence issued by the MCPS. The responsibility for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the law rests primarily with the professional recordists. b. The incumbent has no authority to give a copyright licence for a recording to be made in church; authorising or permitting the recording or public performance of a copyright work in a church may put him at risk of being sued for an infringement. Nevertheless, copyright aside, no recording can be made in church without his permission. c. If the incumbent gives permission for recording equipment to be brought into a church he is at liberty to impose conditions concerning the manner in which the recording is to be made, for example: i. The number of cameras to be used in a church; ii. Whether only fixed camera positions may be used or whether mobile cameras will be permitted; iii. Whether extra lighting will be permitted and, if so, where it is to be sited; iv. Any directions for turning on and off of extra lighting; v. Any directions for recording specified parts of the service or event, e.g. the signing of the register; vi. Any necessary licences, e.g. from the MCPS or the PRS, and consents of performers, to be produced before the day on which the recording is to be made. d. Similarly, copyright aside, no recording may be made in a church without the permission of the Parochial Church Council (PCC). e. Certain ‘blanket’ arrangements have been made to facilitate the recording in church of the text of marriage and baptism services from the Book of Common Prayer and the Alternative Service Book (and for ease I have abbreviated these conditions): i. Apart from the original recording sold to the couple or parents no copies may be sold commercially ii. No more than three copies may be made. iii. Neither the recording nor any extract from it may be exhibited in public. f. If a professional recordist is employed to record a wedding or baptism then it is for the couple to ensure that the professional recordist complies both with the three conditions (above) and with any directions of the incumbent. g. Notice that the incumbent has no authority to permit the lawful recording of any copyrighted work other than the works covered by the blanket permission. h. Generally neither the recording nor the copyright in it would belong to the incumbent or the PCC and certainly would have no claim in the copyright of the works recorded. i. Parochial Fees Orders made under the Ecclesiastical Fee Measure 1986 do not prescribe a fee for granting permission to record a wedding or baptism. It is for the PCC to determine whether a fee should be charged for using audio or video recording equipment inside a church, but the incumbent retains the right to refuse to allow a particular service to be recorded. Any fees paid by either the couple or the recordist are payable to the PCC and not the incumbent. As a consequence of all this advice the Legal Advisory Commission produced a ‘Model notice to permit Use in Church of Video Recording Equipment for Marriage and Baptism Services’, it is this model that has formed the basis of the so-called church video licence, which is not a licence but ‘permission’. However, from the formal advice given, even in my cut down version, the advice is detailed and complicated but it does break down into two distinct parts - ‘Permission to record video in a church’ and ‘Permission to use liturgical texts’. ) www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 21 Article The Next Step? A lot of videotape has gone through our cameras since the above advice was given and while the industry has forged ahead in leaps and bounds, and our customers’ expectations have grown, the legal advice given to the churches has not kept up with the developments in videography. In an effort to address this Ron Lee and I went to see Christopher Tyne, the Registry Clerk, at the Diocesan Registry for the Diocese of Liverpool to see if we could discover what the ‘next step’ would be. Chris was immensely helpful and it was he who pointed us to the Legal Advisory Commission documents. In a letter following this meeting he wrote: and if I understand it properly it should be possible to negotiate more with the owner of the liturgy not the local church! Simply the restriction to three copies is a waver given by the copyright owners to save undue paperwork if you want more you have to deal with the copyright owners direct. It may well be the IOV could work out a deal direct with copyright owners. Also the local church cannot claim the copyright of the works recorded.” A Brief Guide to Liturgical Copyright The authorised texts of services has been updated to include all the latest liturgical texts including ‘Common Worship’. The copyright owners have also agreed that the agreed material may be recorded on either video tape or audio tape without any application for copyright permission and without paying a fee to the copyright owners, provided certain conditions are observed: a. No more than 25 copies may be made of the recording. b. No rights in the recording and no copies of it may be sold or transferred in return for a money It has become clear that if we payment or anything else of want to move forward on the value (a professional recordist copyright aspect of the permission to record and video in who has been commissioned to make the recording by the church then we needed to go couple/parents, etc. may sell directly to the copyright holder “As mentioned, the policy which is which is The Archbishops’ copies to the persons who still in place here is that which I Council, administered at Church commissioned it, but apart from inherited nearly 18 years ago, so a House, London. that neither the person making review would be more than The copyright holders have the recording, that person’s timely… The Opinion which I produced a document - ‘A Brief employer (if any), the couple/ copied to you and your colleague Guide to Liturgical Copyright – parents, etc., nor anyone else, dates from 1997 and the form of Third Edition’ - which is available may sell copies or transfer them agreement was last updated in for viewing at www.cofe.anglican.org/ in return for something of value). 1994 - on any view therefore, a worship/downloads/litcopy.rtf. While review would not come amiss… their advice is similar it has been c. Neither the recording nor any extract from it may be exhibited Whilst I accept entirely that events updated and amended. In a and practices have moved on or played in public. section marked ‘General greatly over the past ten years or information’ it states: so, it is arguable how much the These arrangements do not “If a video or audio recording is to extend to any part of the service Church should move to meet secular expectations. Marriage is a be made of the whole or part of other than the text of the any service, it is essential to obtain authorised services and psalms Sacrament and I personally have the permission of the incumbent or from the Psalters indicated. Thus misgivings over the relaxation of priest-in-charge and of the rules which you seek.” biblical passages (even if they minister who is to conduct the are recommended readings), service (if that is someone other Ron and I also ran past him a other prayers, hymns, anthems, than the incumbent). It is within ‘Best Practice Document’ to see music, etc. are not covered. the complete discretion of the what he thought, to which he Finally, the document when incumbent/priest-in-charge/ replied: referring to obtaining copyright minister whether or not to allow permissions and licences makes “As regards the Best Practice the recording to be made, and if the following observation: Document you left with me, I recording is permitted the should be uneasy over the two “The person who wishes to make incumbent/minister may impose points as follows: unlimited conditions, including conditions as the recording is normally number of copies of the final to the manner in which the responsible for applying for and video; promotional use, which in recording is to be made (e.g. the obtaining the necessary my view would amount to number of cameras to be allowed, permissions and licences. advertisement. I am not sure that whether they are to be fixed or However, in the case of, for you would be able to prevent so mobile, and whether additional example, a wedding or baptism, if called "unreasonable" clauses, as lighting is to be permitted). A fee, the couple/parents, etc., the church is the property of the payable to the parochial church commission a professional firm to Vicar and with his Churchwardens council, may also be charged for may withhold or grant conditions make the recording, the recording the permission, and this is a under which licences are awarded.” firm is considered to be their matter for the discretion of the agent, and the firm is responsible parochial church council; there is In an email to Ron shortly after for ensuring that the necessary no nationally recommended scale this meeting I noted a few issues permissions are obtained and any of fees. The incumbent/priest-inthat had become apparent from conditions are complied with. charge/minister is recommended the interview and my subsequent to give the permission in writing, Nevertheless, an incumbent/priestreading of the legal guidelines: setting out any conditions and the in-charge/minister who imposes fee to be paid, if any, and to obtain conditions on a permission to “I have read some of the relevant payment of the fee and the written make a professional recording of a pages in the legal advice book I agreement of the person who is to service is recommended to give a purchased and I have noted a few things of interest. For example the make the recording to comply with copy of the conditions to the the conditions before the service restriction to three copies of the recordist direct. In the case of final video only applies to takes place… It is also essential to weddings, baptisms, etc., the items which include copyright obtain the permission of the material managed by the owners organist/director of music/worship couple or parents should if necessary also make it clear to any of the Church liturgy (and even leader and any other musicians guest who might wish to make then it is out of date because it has whose performance is to be recordings on his or her own not been updated to include the recorded. Here again, fees or initiative that the guest in question new Common Worship liturgy), additional fees may be charged.” 22 August 2006 Focus Magazine www.iov.com must obtain the necessary permissions in advance, comply with any conditions and pay any fees involved.” Conclusion So where does that leave us? Well, to proceed from here I note that there are now two conflicting sets of advice, those published in the ‘Legal Opinions Concerning The Church of England’ originating from the 1980s and revised in 1994, which have not been amended, and those of the Liturgical Commission published in ‘A Brief Guide to Liturgical Copyright’ published in 2000. That's good news for us because it means we have a good case for it to be updated. We need to recognise that there are now three main issues that need to be addressed: a. Permission to record video in a church as it is still within the complete discretion of the minister whether or not to allow the recording to be made. b. Permission to use liturgical texts. c. What fees are necessary to be paid to obtain the permission of the organist/director of music/ worship leader and any other musicians whose performance is to be recorded. I am convinced that the General Synod will never allow the situation to develop where a minister is forced to allow a videographer to make a recording, therefore a) above will probably never change, but a professional, friendly manner can work wonders and it is more often the case that the younger the clergy are the more open they are in using/allowing modern multi-media technology in their churches. I feel unqualified to comment on c) as to what we should be prepared to pay a performer for their permission to record their work, as that very much depends on how good they are at their art and what the ‘going rate’ is. However, it is in b), the permission to use liturgical texts, that we may be able to make the most inroads and it is my hope that the IOV will be able to do a deal with copyright holders directly and in so doing we can move forward. Finally, I believe there is a place for producing a ‘Best Practice’ document that can be used nationally that tells the churches what we need and expect if we are to record in a church and, in turn, what the church can expect from us as videographers. Revd. Phil Janvier M.M.Inst.V. Article Golden rule number two - “Needs must when the devil drives!” Don’t look at these as compromises to your plan, but more of a ‘means to an end’. When you are simply stacked out with the type of work that you are aiming for, that’s the time when you can pleasantly say, “No, sorry, that’s not the kind of work we are prepared to do”. work as opposed to quality of work and I’m sure that its worked extremely well for them. However, to get the volume of work as a newly formed business it is going to take a considerable amount of start up capital to fund the marketing and promotional resources that this requires. So, despite all the words of business can exist quite happily There is obviously that warning from your friends alongside other sources of slightly sticky point in a and family, your accountant’s income or even a full-time job. First Steps videography business where you dire projections of cash flow The only exclusion to this is the are trying to establish yourself It’s not always that easy to plan and life-style changes – and corporate video market where and form your portfolio of your own niggling thoughts clients will simply not understand the stages between being a serious hobbyist, to being a part- satisfied clients. Having a cheap and self-doubt – you’ve a videographer who says, “Oh, I time videographer, to going the price tag will obviously attract a decided to take the plunge can only do things at whole hog and setting up an wider audience as there will be and start up a videography weekends!”. exclusive business. However, a more people able to afford you. business. Well done – but its Weddings are predominantly retrospective look at anyone who However, one of the hardest going to take more than just weekends, and producing and has gone down this route and challenges will be to increase enthusiasm and a keen selling SIVs (Special Interest they will nearly always tell you your prices as essentially you’ll interest in making movies to Videos) can normally be fitted in have to re-establish your get the thing to work. Golden as and when you need. With the that had they been better businesses in a different market rule number one - “The only Internet now an accepted means informed, and more prepared, each time you try to creep your place where success comes of supplying and ordering things, then they would have done things a different way. prices up. The best work you before work is in the an SIV title (or preferably, a This phenomenon is not can get is that which comes from dictionary!” series) can easily be set up to exclusive to videography – but recommendation, but that Unless you are literally sell itself off a website. Come nonetheless learning from other recommendation is normally burdened with cash that you home from work, download the people’s mistakes is the cheapest qualified by how much they paid. simply don’t know what to do orders, process the payments and most realistic training you with, you’re first few years in and package the goods. You If all of a sudden you start telling business are going to be a could be sweeping the streets all can obtain. these recommended leads that Golden rule number three – struggle. It’s not the case with day for all the customer knows! your prices have doubled your “Start as you mean to carry on”. good reputation will be tarnished. everyone who embarks on this I can remember when I first Whatever avenue of adventure – but the norm is that started out in this business and Sure, do work at a production you are entering into, discounted rate just to get your most will fall by the wayside had the obligatory meeting with within 3-years. In fact, most our bank manager who told us to your ultimate goal is to get your foot on the ladder – but make businesses will fail within the first go away and prepare a cash flow potential market to think of you sure your customers know that first when they are thinking of year – normally through lack of forecast. What? How can we the rate they have paid has been buying, commissioning or using funding. In the second year possibly prepare a forecast for a heavily discounted. This way you’ll still be ploughing money business that doesn’t have a video. Envisaging yourself in this anyone they recommend to you into the business whilst it builds. trading track record and there’s position – where you can almost will also, hopefully, know the real In the third year you might break nothing out there to compare pick and choose your clients – is cost of employing you. Call it even. against? the frame of mind you need to what you like – ‘Special But once you break the 3This is the point where you adopt from day one. And there Introductory Offer’ or ‘Early year barrier you’ll be able to join need to forget all the hairy fairy is no more important part of your Booking Offer’ or any other that exclusive club of ideas about what a videography business planning than the way creative tag you can give it – but entrepreneurs who knowingly business might or might not you price your services. make sure that you know what laugh when people say - “Cor’ I turnover. What you have to do Too many videographers you will need to be charging in wish I had my own business!”. here is, as mentioned previously, start off by trying to attract order to return the profits your It’s not the ‘easy route’ – and its work out what you need the business by being the cheapest. business will need to survive. not going to be the bed of roses business to return. In turn this Make no mistakes, this policy will You’ll also get a whole lot that those in ordinary will then show you what business work. You will get business more respect from your fellow employment tend to think it is. you need to generate in order to because you are the cheapest – craftsmen if you are not succeed. It should also lead you but not because you are the undermining their efforts in Get a Plan on to think about what additional best, or the most innovative and attracting a fair reward for a No businesses plan to fail – but and associated services you need creative, or the most technically professional service. many fail to plan. Part of that to offer in order to reach the competent - or even because you planning process includes taking financial goals dictated by what provide the best value for money Next Month a course of ‘reality pills’ that will you need the business to return. (which are the reasons that you enable you to see exactly how I’m going to cover the pros and Hopefully, all this math will will eventually want to become hard it is to establish a business. tie up with your market research! cons of working from home successful for). You will need to know facts and You should by the end of this You will get the work because compared to working from figures of how much you will business premises - and the exercise know whether the you are the cheapest – and need the business to generate in market can sustain your variations in between. unless this is tied in with net profit in order to live the In the meantime, there are projected turnover and profit. producing the greatest volume, lifestyle you desire - or in the some people who you will need you are not likely to generate meantime, enough that you can complete understanding and sufficient profits to achieve the Open your Mind survive on. This will vary quite support from - and that’s your You will end up doing some work financial goals that you should considerably depending on family and close friends. have by now set yourself. that you originally had intended whether you are creating a fullSomething has to give when you I can honestly say that I to avoid. There are many time business that’s got to are putting all this extra time know of no example where videographers in the IOV who generate all of your income – or someone is both the cheapest into setting up your business - so a small sideline business that will would rather not do weddings or and the best. The two simply do these people will have to make duplication jobs – but if doing supplement other sources of not mix. these makes the difference compromises too. You’ll need income. I’m not saying that this is an them to be fighting on your side I touched on this last month, between your business dreams becoming a reality or not, then unviable business proposition. but the latter of the two - so start buttering them up! you’d be a fool to turn your back There are many videographers scenarios mentioned above is on them. out there who go for volume of common. A videography Kevin Cook F.Inst.V. www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 23 Microphones (Part 2) You are standing next to the A58 dual carriageway wearing your long sleeved yellow safety jacket trying to interview a traffic policeman about the dangers of driving in heavy traffic. The traffic noise is constantly loud but peaks to deafening as each lorry goes by. Which type microphone will give you the clearest results? Knowing the answer to this question depends on your understanding of the different types of microphones that are available to you and of the particular polar patterns associated with such microphones. So if polar patterns are to you the marks left in snow by a white fur-coated bear that lives on ice, or you want to a know a little more about the design of microphones, then read on. Directional Response Knowing that every microphone has a directional response or pattern is an important advantage that every videographer can have to ensure that they get the most effective and clean recording possible. It is essential that we use the design of the microphones we have to minimise the pickup of sound from sources other than our chosen subject. The directional response of a microphone refers to its sensitivity to sound in relation to its front and the angles of its central axis and the resulting output level. This sensitivity is known as the ‘polar pattern’ or ‘polar response’. In the diagram below I have roughly reproduced the polar patterns of the six main types of microphone - 24 August 2006 omnidirectional, bi-directional, cardioid, supercardioid, hypercardioid and shotgun. In preparing this basic diagram I am aware that the graph I have produced is not as accurate as it could be, partly due to my poor computer drawing skills, and partly because even the manufacturers of the microphones themselves will label a microphone type based around the closest pattern to their microphone. However, it does serve as a simple guide to polar shapes involved and that is usually adequate to be able to use your microphones effectively. In Scott Hunter Stark’s book - ’Live Sound Reinforcement’ - he uses three-dimensional representations of polar patterns provided by Shure and Sennheiser to illustrate the polar patterns of microphones. I found them so helpful that I have redrawn them from scratch and adapted them to match the previous basic polar diagram. and they do not suffer from the proximity effect. Also omnidirectional microphones do not add much to the sound as they have a smoother frequency response than directional microphones and are therefore considered to be the ‘purest’ of microphones in their ‘passing-on’ of original sound. Bi-directional Bi-directional microphones are often used in radio studios where there are two people involved in an interview one on either side of the microphone. Interestingly, most ribbon microphones have this type of polar pattern. Cardioid Of all the microphone pick up patterns available, cardioid is by far the most commonly used. Typically it gets its name from its heart shaped polar pattern. The cardioid microphone is sensitive to sounds coming in on its primary axis, or front, and it rejects sounds from the rear or sides. More often than not these microphones are used in live sound reinforcement as their directional attributes can cut down on feedback, however, they are more sensitive to breath popping and wind noise. Supercardioid The supercardioid microphone If you think of the polar pattern has a highly directional element of any given microphone as a that enables it to concentrate its balloon around the microphone reach farther than its cardioid that expands in all directions as cousin. As a result, it is often you increase the gain, or shrinks used in situations where the as you decrease the gain, then subject is further away and there you will see how external noise needs to be a rejection of side or interference can creep in. noise, however, in contrast to the cardioid microphone it does Omnidirectional pick up more sound from its rear Omnidirectional microphones, as pickup lobe and therefore care their name suggests, must be taken. The theoretically pick up sound supercardioid microphone is equally in all directions, although related to the hypercardioid in practice this is not the case, microphone and although not and more often than not they are identical it is similar. used in lavalier systems. The omnidirectional pattern for Hypercardioid lavaliers has several benefits, they can be clipped upside down A hypercardioid microphone is very similar to that of a cardioid without the sound quality changing and therefore they can microphone but with a closer area of front sensitivity and a cut out breath pops altogether Focus Magazine www.iov.com much smaller area of rear sensitivity, more often than not this is used as a speech microphone as it reduces or cuts out unwanted sounds from other directions. Shotgun Shotgun microphones are the most highly directional of all the microphones available to us and they are used to pick up sounds usually from longer distances particularly where it would be impossible to place any other microphone closer. Most shotgun microphones are distinguished by their long thin tube-like structure, featuring a series of calibrated holes designed to displace as much unwanted sound as is possible. Practical Applications You are once again standing next to the A58 dual carriageway trying to interview a traffic policeman about the dangers of driving in heavy traffic, which type of microphone will give you the clearest results? There are two possible solutions to this problem. I would use two omnidirectional lavalier microphones which I would clip as high up to the speakers’ mouths as is humanly possible I believe that it would be possible to keep the gain down and limit the sound lobe and as a result you would be able to distinguish the human voice from the environment. Alternatively, others I know would use an accurately aimed shotgun microphone. Phil Janvier M.M.Inst.V. CLASSIFIED SECTION CLASSIFIED SECTION CLASSIFIED SECTION CALL KEVIN COOK ON 020 8502 3817 FOR MORE DETAILS Equipment & Service Suppliers This space could be yours… Contact Kevin Cook 020 8502 3817 [email protected] SALES & WANTS Sales & Wants Rates All adverts are listed here and at www.iov.co.uk for up to three issues/ months. IOV Members £17.63 Inc. VAT per item (per 25 words or part thereof) Non Members £23.50 Inc. VAT per item (per 25 words or part thereof) Cameras/Camcorders Sony DSR300 DVCamcorder Good condition with low hours. 17x6.6 Fujinon lens, Sony mic, dual charger and 3 Li-ion batteries, battery belt, ac adaptor, camera/accessories carry case, Portabrace rain jacket, quick release plate, tripod and dolly, manuals. £3800. Contact Robin: 01952 825715 [141] Email: [email protected] JVC GY-DV500E 190 hours on drum. Brand new Canon YH16x7KRS zoom lens. For sale due to change of format. £1950 (no VAT) Contact Malory:01983 755265 Email: [email protected] [141] SONY VX 1000 Complete with carry case, 2 x batteries, battery charger and instruction manual. All in excellent physical and working condition. £600 ono. Contact Anthony: 020 8958 9838 Email: [email protected] [141] Sony DVCam DSR 250 Battery Power Belt - Radio Mics - 800 Series Mic - Tri Pod with dolly -Leads etc. All in excellent condition. £2700 ono.[140] Contact Matt: [email protected] JVC DY-90 Digital S D9 camera Only 90 hours from new comes with Fujinon 16 B.R.M. 3,900 pounds Contact Paul: 01269 860649 [140] Email: [email protected] SALES & WANTS SALES & WANTS CALL 020 8502 3817 OR ORDER ON-LINE AT WWW.IOV.CO.UK Panasonic Mini Cam With 12.5 & 6mm lens and camera control unit. £850. Contact Paul: 01269 860649 [140] Email: [email protected] DVCAM Equipment Sony DSR-400P Camcorder with Canon 19X Lens. As New Boxed, 12 months old, 33 Tape hours used. £5300 ONO. DSR-40P DVCAM Recorder. Used but in Excellent physical and working order. £1400 ONO Contact: Bala 07810-543146 day 020 8952 0599 evenings and Weekends. Email: [email protected] [140] Sony Z1 Low hours, plus Sony microphone, 0.8 WA attachment, shoulder support, Portabrace case £2850. (London) Contact Christoph: 07768 818643 Email: [email protected] [139] Due to retirement… The following kit is offered for sale. Panasonic AGDVC200 camcorder with Cannon 18x Lens(200 drum hours) 2x Pag 5ah infolithium Batteries & Charger, Paglight, Portabrace rain jacket & Tamrac Soft Case. £2,900.00. Vinten Pro-Touch Heavy duty tripod & Bag with adjustable spring for perfect balance suitable for cameras from 3-10kg, and incl Libec zoom control arm. Cost £1100 accept £550.00. Sony DHR1000 DV recorder very light use £700.00. Sony VX2000 DV Camera used as standby, very light use. £900.00 All boxed with manuals. Contact John: 01224 702263 Email: [email protected] [139] JVC GY-DV5100E Mint condition. Fujinon S17x6.6 lens, Tripod plate. IDX P-V Mount Battery Plate, Manual, Only 27 drum hours. £3250 ono. Possible part ex [139] Contact John: 07746-462695 (London) Email: [email protected] 3 Chip Panasonic DVX100 With low head hours this professional mini dv camera has been used to the win 1st place in a previous IOV best corporate video competition. In very good condition complete in its original box. Extras include x 3 of the highest capacity long lasting Lithium Ion batteries [5400 Ah each] and 2 chargers. This camera is particularly good at shooting in low light conditions, has a natural wide angle of view & includes XLR inputs for professional sound recording. I am looking for £1,650 + vat + postage for the camera and £390 + vat for the extra batteries and additional charger. Contact Simon: 0113 261 1688 Email: [email protected] [139] Computer & NLE Products Apple Mac Powerbook immaculate condition Apple PowerBook G4 - PPC G4 1.25 GHz 15.2" TFT. 1 gig of memory, 80 gig hard drive - with made to measure very heavy duty flight case. Photos available. £700. Email: [email protected] [141] 4 NLE Edit Systems + 4 x Velocity non linear editing system JL Cooper MCS - 3800 workstation controller Compatible 261, 536KB ram capacity 84.7Gb plus SoundScape SSHDR1. Offers!! Contact Keith: 07732616896 [141] Email: [email protected] (London) Canopus Edius NX card With Edius Pro 3 Software Brand New cost new £695 offers over £275 including Postage Contact Bob: 01438356409/07860522032 [139] Email: [email protected] SALES & WANTS New Sonic DVDit 6 Unresistered copy of sonic DVDit 6 RRP £199.99 - Selling for just £150.00 ONO. DVDit 6 is powerful software for creating professional-quality DVDs on your desktop. Its flexible and intuitive user interface and powerful toolset (including the eDVD web content integrator) enable complete customization of the authoring environment and produces a finished project that meets Hollywood authoring standards. Click here to find out more... Contact Andrej: 01223 573449 Email: [email protected] [139] Apple Mac G5, Final Cut Studio, Matrox hardware, Premiere Pro and Total Training CD/DVD's Due to re-location… Apple Power Mac G5, dual 2gig processor, 2.5gig RAM, 160GB hard drive, DVD±RW (+R Double layer), Gigabit Ethernet, MacOS X 10.4. Less than a year old, probably had no more than 20 hours use. Original box and all contents will be supplied. £1600 new, £1,200 ono. Final Cut Studio. Brand new and never been used, CD's are still in their shrink-wrap. £900 new, £650 ono. Matrox RT.X100 supplied in original box with all original cables (audio and video breakout, DV-1394), manuals and CD's including Adobe Premiere 6.5, Sonic Solutions DVDit! LE, Ligos GoMotion and Pixelan Video SpiceRack Lite. Again, used but less than 20 hours I expect perfect condition. £300. Premiere Pro upgrade. Boxed retail version with manual, as good as new. £50 Matrox Parhelia 128MB. Triple RGB, Dual DVI, TV output. AGP 4x. Supplied in original box with all original contents, perfect quality, as good as new. £100. Total Training for Adobe Premiere Pro 3 DVD set £50. Total Training for Adobe After Effects - 4 DVD set £50. Total Training for Adobe Photoshop 7 - 3 CD set, all unopened Free to good home - that's how I got them off a fellow IOV member! Contact Rich: 07811 010121 Email: [email protected] [139] Continued… Call 020 8502 3817 or order on-line at www.iov.co.uk www.iov.com Focus Magazine August 2006 25 CLASSIFIED SECTION CLASSIFIED SECTION CLASSIFIED SECTION CALL KEVIN COOK ON 020 8502 3817 FOR MORE DETAILS Voice Over Services Insurance This space could be yours… Contact Kevin Cook 020 8502 3817 This space could be yours… [email protected] Contact Kevin Cook 020 8502 3817 [email protected] SALES & WANTS Recorders/Players HDV VCR MV-10E Recorder Complete, boxed £1,275.00 Christoph 07768 818643 [email protected] [140] JVC BR 80E VTR Digital S D9 484 hours from new £3250. Contact Paul: 01269 860649 [140] Email: [email protected] Sony DSR 1500P DVCAM VTR. plays DVC-PRO. Component, Y/C Composite in/out can be fitted with SDI or Firewre card. Contact Paul: 01269 860649 [140] Email: [email protected] Miscellaneous Large Professional Luggy Camcorder Case/Bag Luggy LY21L9 with wheels, retractable handle, concealed padded Rucksack Straps and rain cover. Used twice and in new condition. For Sony DSR-250 / JVC 500 / 550 and smaller. £180 ono. Contact George on 01369 705665 Email: [email protected] [141] PANASONIC MX50 We have decided to offer for sale one of our MX50’s. This particular unit has been well used but is in excerlent electrial order but has signs of cosmetic deteriation, the paint has worn away and some of the audio slider knobs have been lost. Apart fron this, everything works fine. The asking price is £1000-00 ono. Contact Cam 3 Media on 01588650456 Email: [email protected] [140] Allan Heath GL 2200 mixer With Flight Case. £350. Contact Paul: 01269 860649 [140] Email: [email protected] SALES & WANTS SALES & WANTS CALL 020 8502 3817 OR ORDER ON-LINE AT WWW.IOV.CO.UK Various items PANASONIC BT-H1490Y HI RES 14" PROFESSIONAL MONITOR immaculate, with swivel turntable £400. PANASONIC VX100A PROFESSIONAL MINI-DV CAMCORDER immaculate, 100 hours on head, extra battery, Hoodman viewfinder covers, Tiffen filter, plus all standard accessories £1250. VARIZOOM STEALTH REMOTE ZOOM AND RECORD CONTROL £85. ACARD 3 stack DVD Duplicator (Pioneer dual layer DVDs, Hard disk drive) £120. KATA MC-60 MULTICASE, immaculate £85. SONY ECCM lapel MIC 77BC (4 pin connector) £70. MIC STAND £20 Contact Andy: 01622 204801 [140] Email: [email protected] "NEW" 1:9 STANDALONE DUAL LAYER DVD/CD DUPLICATOR 5 x "NEW" 1:9 STANDALONE Dual Layer DVD/CD DUPLICATOR AVAILABLE AT £620.00 each incl. VAT & UK delivery. Features tall 12 bay silver tower case configured with 9 x PIONEER DVR 110 Dual Layer DVD+RW writers, 1 x PIONEER DVD-ROM, 1 x 160GB MEDIA HDD & 1 x Duplication Controller. LIMITED OFFER OF £620.00 EACH INC. VAT & DELIVERY. Contact George: 01527 544883 [139] Email:[email protected] Lilliput Video Lighting kit Consists of two 650W video lights, two lighting stands and carry bag. These lights have had very little use and are in as new condition. Spare bulbs included. £295.00 ono Contact Colin: 01992 461858 Email: [email protected] [139] DVD Duplication Equipment Two drive DVD Producer II Protégé. Includes Protégé II automation station with two 8x DVD+/-R recorders, Everest II PRINTER, STANDARD Dell Control Centre and Producer software suite including QuickDisc 2 and software developer’s kit. Input capacity up to 300 DVD/CDs. The Everest II Printer is a first class quality printing system. Price £6,000 plus Vat. Contact Chris Male 01425 625020 Email: [email protected] [138] WANTED Samsung Multi-standard VHS player recorder model SV-5000W or SV-300W (previous model). Contact Alan on 01373 303516. [141] JVC BD-X200 DVD recorder wanted BD-X201 could be OK too. Machine permits DVD recording from source tape, inserting chapter points at predetermined time-code points. Also, Title & chapter button design can be downloaded from PC. If anyone knows of another machine that allows this please let me know. Contact Paul: 0792 987 9876 [141] LENS FOR DSR570 LOOKING FOR SECONHAND WIDE ENG LENS 13X3.5 OR NEAR TO FIT SONY DSR570WSP Contact Malcolm: 01843 822230 [141] Email: [email protected] Casablanca editor Casablanca classic 800dv required Contact Nigel: 01494 524706 Email: [email protected] [140] Call 020 8502 3817 or order on-line at www.iov.co.uk 26 August 2006 Focus Magazine www.iov.com SALES & WANTS Commemorative Video & DVD Cases Animation & Graphics Planet PC The Old School, 690 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire BD11 2DR Tel: 01274 713400 Web: www.planetdv.net Audio Equipment Supplies HHB Communications Ltd 73 - 75 Scrubs Lane, London NW10 6QU Tel: 020 8962 5000 Fax: 020 8962 5050 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hhb.co.uk MediaAtlantic PO Box 5050, Derby DE23 8ZW Tel: 0870 161 5050 Fax: 0870 161 5051 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mediaatlantic.com RPA 6a Juno Way, London SE14 5RW Tel: 020 3183 0000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.riverproaudio.co.uk Soundgenie Unit 2, Heybridge Enterprise Centre, The Street, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex CM9 4NN Tel: 01621 843200 Fax: 01621 843201 Email: [email protected] Web: www.soundgenie.co.uk Sennheiser UK Ltd 3 Century Point, Halifax Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL Tel: 01494 551551 Fax: 01494 551550 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sennheiser.co.uk Soundkit 12 Earle Place, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1NZ Tel: 02920 342907 Fax: 02920231235 Email: [email protected] Web: www.soundkit.co.uk Total Audio Solutions 3 Woden Court, Park, Saxon Business Park, Hanbury Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 4AD Tel: 01527 880051 Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalaudio.co.uk Batteries & Power contd... PAG 565 Kingston Road, Raynes Park, London SW20 8SA Tel: 020 8543 3131 Email: [email protected] Web: www.paguk.com Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com Photon Beard Ltd Unit K3, Cherry Court Way, Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4UH Tel: 01525 850911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.photonbeard.com Westgate Developments Derby House, 11 Rosebery Road, Langley Vale, Epsom, Surrey KT18 6AF Tel: 01372 800404 Email: [email protected] Web: www.westgatepower.com Camera Lenses & Filters Ortus Media Ltd 34 Metropolitan Park, Taunton Road, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8UQ Tel: +44 (0)20 8578 1955 Fax: +44 (0)20 8578 1956 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ortus.tv South London Filter Ltd 3 Richbourne Terrace, London SW8 1AS Tel: 0207 735 1900 Fax: 0207 820 1718 Email: [email protected] Web: www.camerafilters.co.uk Camera Soft Cases & Bags CP Cases Ltd Worton Hall Ind. Est., Worton Road, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 6ER Tel: 0208 568 1881 Fax: 0208 568 1141 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cpcases.com CD & DVD Recordable Media Authoring Video To DVD DVDIY Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01264 336330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dvdiy.com Hattrick Studios P.O.Box 8, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6WX Tel: 0116 2234 119 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hattrickstudios.co.uk Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com Planet PC The Old School, 690 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire BD11 2DR Tel: 01274 713400 Web: www.planetdv.net Batteries & Power DS Video Facilities Unit 27, Metro Centre, Britannia Way, Coronation Road, London NW10 7PR Tel: 020 8965 8060 Tel: 0141 300 3404 (Glasgow office) Email: [email protected] Web: www.dsvideo.co.uk Hawkwoods Ltd Briscall House, Wotton Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 6LW Tel: 01233 638715 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hawkwoods.com Ortus Media Ltd 34 Metropolitan Park, Taunton Road, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8UQ Tel: +44 (0)20 8578 1955 Fax: +44 (0)20 8578 1956 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ortus.tv MediaAtlantic PO Box 5050, Derby DE23 8ZW Tel: 0870 161 5050 Fax: 0870 161 5051 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mediaatlantic.com Microboards Technology Ltd 7 Harriott Drive, Heathcote Industrial Estate, Warwick CV34 6TJ Tel: +44 (0) 870 350 3581 Email: [email protected] Web: www.microboards.co.uk Multi Media Replication Ltd Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01264 336330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.replication.com Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com RPA 6a Juno Way, London SE14 5RW Tel: 020 3183 0000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.riverproaudio.co.uk SkyCom UK Ltd Suite 17, 2nd Floor, Fifty7 Frederick Street, Hockley, Birmingham B1 3HS Tel: 0121 236 2594 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sky-com.co.uk Chromakey Supplies VFX Blue Screen Solutions (Bristol UK Ltd) Unit 3, Sutherland Court, Tolpits Lane, Watford WD18 9SP Tel: 01923 779333 Fax: 01923 779666 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bristolpaint.com Planet PC The Old School, 690 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire BD11 2DR Tel: 01274 713400 Web: www.planetdv.net Karina Krafts Complex 7, 34 Nelson Road, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan CF82 7BP Tel: 01443 815595 Fax: 01443 862204 Email: [email protected] Web: www.karinakrafts.com Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com RPA 6a Juno Way, London SE14 5RW Tel: 020 3183 0000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.riverproaudio.co.uk Warehouse Video Services Burnside, Horton Road, Staines, Middlesex TW19 6BQ Tel: 01753 689400 Fax: 01753 689401 Email: [email protected] Web: www.warehouse-video.co.uk Computer Hardware & Software CVP Imaging Solutions Ltd. Priory Mill, Castle Road, Studley, Warks. B80 7AA Tel: 01527 854222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creativevideo.co.uk Hybrid Media Production & Distribution 7 Birches House, 245 Birchfield Road, Redditch, Worcestershire B97 4LR Tel: 01527 544883 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hybridmedia.co.uk MediaAtlantic PO Box 5050, Derby DE23 8ZW Tel: 0870 161 5050 Fax: 0870 161 5051 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mediaatlantic.com Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com Planet PC The Old School, 690 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire BD11 2DR Tel: 01274 713400 Web: www.planetdv.net Quad Logic (Apple Video Expert) Unit 46, Station Road Workshops, Kingswood, Bristol BS50 4PJ Tel: 0117 970 1550 Fax: 0117 970 1440 Email: [email protected] Web: www.quadlogic.co.uk XS Computers Ltd 196 Kilmarnock Rd, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 3PG Tel: 0870 747 6484 Email: [email protected] Web: www.xscomputersltd.co.uk ZEN Computer Services 3 Carolina Way, Salford Quays, Manchester M50 2ZY Tel: 0161 736 5300 Fax: 0161 736 5303 Email: [email protected] Web: www.zenvideo.co.uk Copyright Free & Commissioned Music AKM Music PO Box 3199, Kenilworth CV8 2ZP Tel: 01926 864068 Email: [email protected] Web: www.akmmusic.co.uk Chris Worth Productions 27 Stainesway, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 0DE Tel: 01507 601546 Fax: 01507 601546 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chrisworthproductions.com Holdan Ltd Unit 2 Waterside Business Park, Waterside, Hadfield, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 1BE Tel: 0845 1304445 Email: [email protected] Web: www.holdan.co.uk Motcombe-Relf Music PO Box 254, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands GY1 4LH Tel: 01481 257804 Email: [email protected] Web: www.royaltyfree.cd2.com Smartsound powered by Datavision Russell Farm, New Road, Maulden, Bedfordshire MK45 2BG Tel: 01525 406886 Email: [email protected] Web: www.smartsound.co.uk www.iov.com Copyright Free & Commissioned Music contd... Trackline Music Services 68 Alton Street, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 7QB Tel: 01270 665750 Email: [email protected] Web: www.trackline.com Dimming Equipment LCC Photon Technik Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Surrey GU3 2AG Tel: 01483 813814 Fax: 01483 811668 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk Photon Beard Ltd Unit K3, Cherry Court Way, Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4UH Tel: 01525 850911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.photonbeard.com Westgate Developments Derby House, 11 Rosebery Road, Langley Vale, Epsom, Surrey KT18 6AF Tel: 01372 800404 Email: [email protected] Web: www.westgatepower.com Dolly & Track Systems PEC Video Ltd 65-66 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 4PL Tel: 020 7437 4633 Fax: 020 7025 1320 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pec.co.uk Drapes LCC Photon Technik Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Surrey GU3 2AG Tel: 01483 813814 Fax: 01483 811668 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk DTV / Nonlinear Training CVP Imaging Solutions Ltd. Priory Mill, Castle Road, Studley, Warwickshire B80 7AA Tel: 01527 854222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creativevideo.co.uk Symbiosis (FCP & DVD Studio Pro) 47 The Parade, Royal Priors, Leamington Spa CV32 4BL Tel: 01926 436930 Fax: 01926 885936 Email: [email protected] Web: www.symbiosis.com Duplication Services Double Vision The Studio, Half Key Farm, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1UP Tel: 01886 830084 Fax: 01886 833783 Email: [email protected] Web: www.doublevision-videos.com Media Heaven Ltd Unit 12, Castleton Close, Armley Road, Leeds LS12 2DS Tel: 0113 244 3550 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mediaheaven.co.uk Multi Media Replication Ltd Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01264 336330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.replication.com MVS Video Alkham Valley Road, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7EH Tel: 01303 891468 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mvsvideo.com Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com RPA 6a Juno Way, London SE14 5RW Tel: 020 3183 0000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.riverproaudio.co.uk Focus Magazine August 2006 27 DVD & CD Applications Equipment Dealers contd... Equipment Service & Repair Media Heaven Ltd Unit 12, Castleton Close, Armley Road, Leeds LS12 2DS Tel: 0113 244 3550 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mediaheaven.co.uk Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com Gearhouse Broadcast Unit 12 Imperial Park, Imperial Way, Watford, Hertfordshire WD24 4PP Tel: 0845 820 0000 Fax: 01923 691499 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gearhousebroadcast.com Griffin Media Solutions 53 Regent Place, Hockley, Birmingham B1 3NJ Tel: 0121 212 0044 Email: [email protected] Web: www.askgriffin.co.uk H. Preston Professional Video 103 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcester WR14 1EP Tel: 01684 575486 Fax: 01684 575594 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hpreston.co.uk LEQ Ltd (Lightweight Equipment) Room 156, Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH Tel: 01753 651444 Fax: 01753 651444 Email: [email protected] Libra Professional Broadcast Chester House, 91/95 Alcester Road, Studley, West Midlands B80 7NJ Tel: 01527 853305 Email: [email protected] Web: www.libraprobroadcast.co.uk MVS Video Alkham Valley Road, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7EH Tel: 01303 891468 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mvsvideo.com PDC Digital Solutions Ltd Palmerston Studios, Palmerston Road, Barry CF63 2YZ Tel: 01446 722503 Mobile: 07971 642269 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pdcdigital.co.uk PEC Video Ltd 65-66 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 4PL Tel: 020 7437 4633 Fax: 020 7025 1320 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pec.co.uk Proactive UK Ltd 1 Eastman Way, Hemel Hempsted HP2 7DU Tel: 01442 253313 Fax: 01442 260913 Email: [email protected] Web: www.proav.co.uk Production Gear Ltd Millennium Studios, Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1SF Tel: 020 8236 1212 Email: [email protected] Web: www.productiongear.co.uk PROKIT 111 Power Road, Chiswick, London W4 5PY Tel: 020 8995 4664 Fax: 020 8995 4656 Email: [email protected] Web: www.prokit.co.uk QAV Ltd 2 The Mount, Station Yard, Longstanton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 5DS Tel: 01954 262100 Fax: 01954 262101 Email: [email protected] Web: www.qav-ltd.com Symbiosis 47 The Parade, Royal Priors, Leamington Spa CV32 4BL Tel: 01926 436930 Fax: 01926 885936 Email: [email protected] Web: www.symbiosis.com T2 Direct Bridge House, Royal Quay, Park Lane, Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6JA Tel: 01895 855655 Fax: 01895 822232 Email: [email protected] Web: www.t2direct.com TouchVision 6 The Riverside, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7SS Tel: 01252 823850 Fax: 01252 711702 Email: [email protected] Web: www.touchvision.tv MVS Video Alkham Valley Road, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7EH Tel: 01303 891468 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mvsvideo.com DVD & CD Replication Services 24-7 DVD Ltd 1 Ravenscourt Park, London W6 0TZ Tel: 020 8748 2247 Fax: 020 8237 1247 Email: [email protected] Web: www.24-7dvd.co.uk Intelligent Television and Video Ltd ITVV House, Norwood Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 7EQ Tel: 0800 137423 Fax: 0800 0265050 Email: [email protected] Web: www.itvv.net Media Heaven Ltd Unit 12, Castleton Close, Armley Road, Leeds LS12 2DS Tel: 0113 244 3550 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mediaheaven.co.uk Multi Media Replication Ltd Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01264 336330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.replication.com Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com DVD Duplication Equipment Microboards Technology Ltd 7 Harriott Drive, Heathcote Industrial Estate, Warwick CV34 6TJ Tel: +44 (0) 870 350 3581 Email: [email protected] Web: www.microboards.co.uk Multi Media Replication Ltd Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01264 336330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.replication.com Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com Planet PC The Old School, 690 Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire BD11 2DR Tel: 01274 713400 Web: www.planetdv.net RPA 6a Juno Way, London SE14 5RW Tel: 020 3183 0000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.riverproaudio.co.uk SkyCom UK Ltd Suite 17, 2nd Floor, Fifty7 Frederick Street, Hockley, Birmingham B1 3HS Tel: 0121 236 2594 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sky-com.co.uk Editing & Facility Hire Activelight Coppins, West Road, Stoney Common, Stansted, Essex CM24 8NQ Tel: 01279 647682 Email: [email protected] Web: www.activelight.co.uk Equipment Rental Equipment Dealers Calumet Pro Video 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ Tel: 020 7380 1144 Email: [email protected] Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk CVP Imaging Solutions Ltd. Priory Mill, Castle Road, Studley, Warks. B80 7AA Tel: 01527 854222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creativevideo.co.uk 28 August 2006 Kitroom Monkey Limited Ealing Film Studios, Ealing Green, London W5 5EP Tel: 0845 166 2597 Mobile: 07739 806807 Email: [email protected] Web: www.kitroommonkey.co.uk RPA 6a Juno Way, London SE14 5RW Tel: 020 3183 0000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.riverproaudio.co.uk Focus Magazine www.iov.com Field Production Cases MVS Video Alkham Valley Road, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7EH Tel: 01303 891468 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mvsvideo.com Grip Equipment LCC Photon Technik Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Surrey GU3 2AG Tel: 01483 813814 Fax: 01483 811668 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk Insurance Companies Aaduki Multimedia Insurance 2d Cranmere Road, Oakhampton, Devon EX20 1UE Tel: 0845 838 6933 Fax: 0845 838 6944 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aaduki.com AUA Insurance De Vere House, 90 St Faiths Lane, Norwich NR1 1NL Tel: 01603 623227 Fax: 01603 665516 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aua-insurance.com Golden Valley Insurance The Olde Shoppe, Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire HR2 0ES Tel: 0800 015 4484 Fax: 01981 240451 Email: [email protected] Web: www.photographicinsurance.co.uk Towergate Camerasure Funtley Court, Funtley Hill, Fareham, Hants. 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Simon Hammond M.M.Inst.V. Stephen Hart M.M.Inst.V. ICE * David Impey F.Inst.V. David James M.M.Inst.V. Colin Jones M.M.Inst.V. Bob Langley M.M.Inst.V. Michael Leach F.Inst.V. Matthew Leech M.M.Inst.V. 01978 350122 ABCHKN 01952 605213 AC A 01492 543246 CK 01902 377882 01743 355725 ABCGIJKM 0845 345 1703 A 01743 891286 ABCKN 0151 342 8184 01978 358522 ACFKM 01352 755397 ABL 01948 780564 AIMN 01490 430507 ABCFGHKLN 01588 650456 ABCFGHIKN 01902 342154 0116 275 2100 01283 515861 01530 836700 01283 567745 01676 541892 01676 541892 01782 746553 0870 080 1961 01455 848199 01386 47013 01527 878433 01926 864800 01926 497695 01782 514942 07837 276475 0845 606 6593 01902 893068 0121 308 1227 A AB ABKN B ACDKMN ABCFKM ABCFGJKM ACFGJKLMN ABJ ABCK AJMO BC B East Anglia & A1 Corridor (Area 7) Colin Goody M.M.Inst.V. Nigel Hartley M.M.Inst.V. John Lambert M.M.Inst.V. Simon Page M.M.Inst.V. Jim Panks M.M.Inst.V. Bill Platts M.M.Inst.V. Robert Scarfe F.Inst.V. John Suckling M.M.Inst.V. 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Manolo Lozano M.M.Inst.V. 01792 01656 01646 01437 029 20 01792 01453 01242 01443 01568 01242 029 20 01792 776121 650249 651555 769635 666007 816688 835422 579712 838715 620644 674462 520599 520450 ABCN ABC ABCK ACGJKLN AFGLMN ABC ACFGN ABCDN BC ABCJKN ABCDIKN ABCFK West London, Middlesex & Herts. (Area 9) Anthony Myers M.M.Inst.V. Sam Spence M.M.Inst.V. Alan Benns M.M.Inst.V. Adam Carroll M.M.Inst.V. Tim Healy M.M.Inst.V. Mike Henson F.Inst.V. Michael Lawson M.M.Inst.V. Stuart Little M.M.Inst.V. 020 8958 9838 020 7738 4162 020 8943 2666 07768 014503 01895 672890 01494 438904 020 7932 1190 020 8347 9567 BCK ABK ABCEKMN AJM ACFGKLN Oxfordshire & M1 Corridor (Area 10) Driving Standards Agency* First Sight Video* Ken Franklin M.M.Inst.V. Gillian Gee M.M.Inst.V. Hamish Maclean M.M.Inst.V. Gordon O'Neill M.M.Inst.V. www.iov.com 01234 01993 01993 01753 01582 01494 744060 878252 AB 868479 ABC 553312 596935 786611 John Snelgrove F.Inst.V. Jennifer Roberts M.M.Inst.V. Don Barnes M.M.Inst.V. Anthony Barnett M.M.Inst.V. David Blundell F.Inst.V. Roger Coe M.M.Inst.V. Dave Collins M.M.Inst.V. 01442 01367 01604 01536 01234 01604 01908 250088 870640 756576 526126 764883 403481 522157 AM ABCDJ AB AJKL ABCK AB E. London, Essex & Hertfordshire (Area 11) Tony Lench M.M.Inst.V. Anthony Manning M.M.Inst.V. Hugh Morris M.M.Inst.V. Colin Pethurst M.M.Inst.V. Kresh Ramanah M.M.Inst.V. Peter Robinson M.M.Inst.V. John Rose M.M.Inst.V. Two Dragons Film Studios* Iain Wagstaff M.M.Inst.V. Gillian Walters M.M.Inst.V. Peter Walters M.M.Inst.V. Roger Wilshaw M.M.Inst.V. Andreas Andreou M.M.Inst.V. Ross Campbell M.M.Inst.V. Zulqar Cheema M.M.Inst.V. David Chevin M.M.Inst.V. Albert Clack M.M.Inst.V. Fred Curtis M.M.Inst.V. David Durham M.M.Inst.V. Rick Fiore M.M.Inst.V. John Harding M.M.Inst.V. Duncan Hector M.M.Inst.V. Martin Klein M.M.Inst.V. Elaine Laurie M.M.Inst.V. Alan Legg M.M.Inst.V. 01702 525353 020 8923 6068 020 8220 6955 01992 461858 020 8521 3322 01702 232669 01375 483979 07812 410866 01376 556417 01708 724544 01708 724544 01462 701770 020 8440 0770 01376 344353 01279 413260 020 8502 7232 01462 629212 01708 343123 020 8281 7041 01702 293003 01206 793315 01462 892638 01707 655895 020 8502 6198 020 7193 4060 West Country (Area 12) David James M.M.Inst.V. David James M.M.Inst.V. Mike Last M.M.Inst.V. John Port M.M.Inst.V. John Bentley M.M.Inst.V. Mark Brindle M.M.Inst.V. Pip Critten M.M.Inst.V. Chris Ellery M.M.Inst.V. 0117 979 2858 01752 510999 01803 290999 01803 214414 01258 450850 01271 891140 01752 361210 0117 910 9704 ACE ABCGN AFKL B ABCHK ACKN ABCN N B ABCFKN ABCFKN ABJKNO ABN ABCKN ABCDKLN BC ABCH ABCGK ABCFGHIKL ABC ABCKN B ABCHJN AB ABCDFHIJKN ABGI ACDJKMN ABC Dorset, Wiltshire & Hampshire (Area 13) David Lovett M.M.Inst.V. Tim Martin M.M.Inst.V. Ernie McKenna M.M.Inst.V. Graham Mew M.M.Inst.V. Colin North M.M.Inst.V. Jeremy Payne M.M.Inst.V. Steven Salmon M.M.Inst.V. James Smith M.M.Inst.V. Henry Allen M.M.Inst.V. David Angus M.M.Inst.V. Steve Axtell M.M.Inst.V. David Bennett M.M.Inst.V. Maurice Brake M.M.Inst.V. Paul Cascarino F.Inst.V. Nick Curtis M.M.Inst.V. Jon Durrant M.M.Inst.V. Steve Feeney M.M.Inst.V. Stewart Guy M.M.Inst.V. Brian Harper M.M.Inst.V. Greg Hawkes M.M.Inst.V. Otton Hulacki M.M.Inst.V. Ray Joyce M.M.Inst.V. Patrick Kempe F.Inst.V. Kazek Lokuciewski M.M.Inst.V. 01425 615626 01985 212863 01373 832763 01256 397387 01725 511688 01202 417084 01489 798132 01202 488140 01929 552035 01793 612299 01202 718522 01590 623077 01202 512449 01666 860574 01794 324147 01225 866474 01962 622549 01256 850142 01225 866348 0800 0433126 01308 423095 01202 692008 01590 675854 0118 965 6322 ABJ AGIJN ABCKN BCKN ABCN BCK BC ACIKMN BCKN P ABL ABC ABCD ABCHIKMN B ABCKN ABCDFIKMN ABCKM ABCFGKLN ABCJKN ACGKN ABCGHK ABCDEFGIJKN Surrey, Berkshire & Sussex (Area 14) Neil Hodgson M.M.Inst.V. Martin Hooper M.M.Inst.V. Peter Howell M.M.Inst.V. Laurie Joyce M.M.Inst.V. Robin Kay M.M.Inst.V. Carole McQuarrie-Watson M.M.Inst.V. Philip Nash M.M.Inst.V. Anthony Neal M.M.Inst.V. Derrick Oakins M.M.Inst.V. Frank Prince-Iles M.M.Inst.V. Ines Probst M.M.Inst.V. Simon Reed M.M.Inst.V. Take One Productions * Gerald Thornhill M.M.Inst.V. David Watson M.M.Inst.V. John Watts M.M.Inst.V. Barry Weare M.M.Inst.V. Mike West M.M.Inst.V. Mark White M.M.Inst.V. David White M.M.Inst.V. Nigel Bates M.M.Inst.V. Noriko Brewster M.M.Inst.V. Matthew Derbyshire M.M.Inst.V. Leo Ferenc M.M.Inst.V. Paul Finlayson M.M.Inst.V. Peter Flint M.M.Inst.V. Focal Point Television* Brian Hibbitt M.M.Inst.V. 0118 961 9981 023 9225 0618 01483 765605 0118 947 8333 023 92 255108 01903 730549 01252 821623 01489 581397 01983 612704 01903 810148 01737 373992 01428 652832 01403 256255 01444 881391 01903 730549 07850 965291 01628 528682 01903 892951 023 92 837677 01372 360145 07966 416339 020 8661 7703 01323 430800 01825 873533 01372 273527 023 92 649946 01483 811999 01344 777010 ABLK ABCKLN ACFKMN ABL ABCFGIKMN AB ABC ABCK B ACFGM ABCGHKN AB AB BC B B ABCJKM ABCEFIJ BCKN AJN Kent & SE London (Area 15) Brian Harvey M.M.Inst.V. Michael Hughes M.M.Inst.V. Stephen Kane F.Inst.V. Keith Larby M.M.Inst.V. Roger Lowe M.M.Inst.V. Neil Missing M.M.Inst.V. Roger Missing M.M.Inst.V. Michael Moore M.M.Inst.V. Barrie North M.M.Inst.V. Dave Parkhouse F.Inst.V. Kevin Pert M.M.Inst.V. Peter Snell M.M.Inst.V. Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V. Brett Allen F.Inst.V. Vince Babbra M.M.Inst.V. Ben Bruges M.M.Inst.V. John Chilton M.M.Inst.V. Colin Fowler F.Inst.V. 01892 652379 01959 576255 01795 424248 01959 542544 01795 410957 0870 787 9170 0870 787 9170 01634 220839 01322 526653 01634 295101 01233 664737 01634 723838 020 8851 0105 01634 720321 07976 550592 07766 052138 01732 840768 01732 454593 ABJKN ABCGIK ABC BCKN ACFKMN ACFHKN ABCK ABCDHK ABN ABCDEK ACFKLMO ABCHKM BCD ABCFGJKLN ABNR ABCGIK Channel Islands (Area 16) David Le Brocq F.Inst.V. Peter Laine M.M.Inst.V. 01534 723166 01481 200026 ACGJKM Northern Ireland (Area 18) Frazer Smyth M.M.Inst.V. 028 9267 1958 Republic of Ireland (Area 19) John Murphy M.M.Inst.V. Brian Scully M.M.Inst.V. John Daly F.Inst.V. Tom Fortune M.M.Inst.V. Michael Lynch M.M.Inst.V. Keith Malone M.M.Inst.V. Rest of World 00353 93 35933 00353 86 606 1420 00353 1 495 3937 CM 00353 552 1785 00353 21 733 2240 00353 87 681 4208 ABCKN Paul Svendsen M.M.Inst.V. (Spain) 0034 952 7 35 513 ACGHIJ * indicates Corporate Member