CUSTOMIZING YOUR MULTIMEDIA GEAR TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS


Photos by D. Marquis


THERE'S NOTHING LIKE OBTAINING ITEMS THAT HELP YOU ADVANCE IN YOUR HOBBY, CRAFT, OR PROFESSION. BEING A MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER- I HAVE A PLETHORA OF ITEMS I NEED TO GET, USE AND MAINTAIN TO STAY PRODUCTIVE.

IN MY EARLY DAYS IN ALL OF THIS-IT WAS EASY...YOU JUST GET SOME MARKERS OR PAINT AND SOME BOARDS OR WHAT EVER-AND YOU'D JUST GO...IN OUR HIGH-TECH WORLD NOW IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AFTER CREATING THE WORK ITSELF-YOU STILL NEED TO PRESENT IT ON A PLATFORM-AND A LOT GOES INTO THAT AS MY FELLOW CONTENT CREATORS CAN ATTEST TO.

CAMERAS AND ACCESSORIES


I USE A FEW DIFFERENT CAMERAS IN MY ARSENAL AND MY FAVORITE IS MY NIKON COOLPIX L830(AUTO)IT'S GOT A FANTASTIC ZOOM AND SUPER CLEAR SHOTS.


I PICKED UP THIS ACTION CAMERA.  ( SHOWN BELOW) I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO SPEND A TON OF MONEY FOR THIS TYPE OF CAMERA- THE WIDE ANGLE IT SHOOTS AT PRODUCES AWESOME CLEAR PICS. SHOOTS EXCELLENT UNDER WATER ENCASED IN ITS PROTECTIVE HOUSING AS WELL.  YOU CAN ALSO GET A BUNDLE THAT COMES WITH A CAMERA AND ALL THE MOUNTING ACCESSORIES. 

THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST HDV VIDEO CAMERAS- SHOOTS GREAT FILM WITH A CLEAR PICTURE -UNFORTUNATELY- IT SHOOTS ON MINI CASSETTE WHICH ARE NO LONGER USED IN THE INDUSTRY- BUT PLAYBACK ON AN EXTERNAL SCREEN IS AWESOME ONCE YOU RECORD. THERE ARE DEVICES AVAILABLE THAT ALLOW YOU TO TRANSFER THE DATA FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL.IT'S A DINOSAUR AS FAR AS CAMERAS GO BUT IM STILL IN LIKE WITH IT.

I USE THIS CAMERA TO MOSTLY CAPTURE PRODUCTION SHOTS WHEN IM ON SET OR IT CAN HOLD OTHER PIECES OF EQUIPMENT LIKE MICS OR LIGHTS.



DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER

YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO CONSIDER GETTING ONE OF THESE AS MOST RECORDERS BUILT INTO CAMERAS ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU PROPER- USABLE AUDIO,-SO RECORDING YOUR AUDIO SEPARATELY WILL GIVE YOU CLEARER PLAYBACK ONCE YOU BRING IT INTO EDITING AND INTEGRATE IT INTO YOUR FILM.

CAMERA RIG

THIS IS A VERY NECESSARY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT YOU'LL NEED TO HELP STABILIZE YOUR SHOTS WHEN HOLDING YOUR CAMERAS. THERE'S ALL TYPES. THE ONE IM USING IS HERE.
THIS RIG WAS PARTICULARLY USEFUL WHILE FILMING AT THE PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM AIR SHOW-AS THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PLANES TAKING OFF AND LANDING.


UNDERWATER HOUSING FOR HANHELD CAMERAS
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. IT COMPLETELY ENCASES YOUR HANDHELD CAMERA AND HAS A DUAL LOCKING SYSTEM CREATING A TIGHT SEAL.

I'M HOOKED ON GETTING FOOTAGE UNDERWATER AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT WHAT I'VE SHOT UNDERWATER HERE.

GET YOURS HERE

CAMERA LIGHT
YOU CAN GET THE ONE YOU SEE BELOW HERE:

YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT SOME SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT I USE IN POST PRODUCTION HERE