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  1. Boom ops? This wasn't the only setup. It was 5 days of blowing into unknown locations and rolling for at least an hour.
  2. Here's my 9 wireless rig from a couple weeks ago. IFB and and a mono hop from the same transmitter using sennheiser G2's and their IEM IFB's, which IMO outperform the R4a. This was actually pretty compact and comfortable. I summed radios 8&9 to input 8.
  3. An original, bulky TS-1 slate, with its C-cells and outboard TC gen, went under the knife this week and resulted in this handy-dandy doc-style mini-slate, & I'm the envy of all my friends. Just the thing for for those 5D shoots where you're expected to carry the damn thing around. Get a table saw with a metal cutting blade. Wear ear protection. 1. Dissasemble slate, unscrew the sticks, cut the reed switch wires. Take the frontplate and photo scan it on your computer. Trace the rear enclosure around where it meets the faceplate. Saw/file the faceplate down to match the rear enclosure size. On the rear enclosure, mount a surplus handle and momentary push-button wired to display board. 2. Remove TC generator board from its enclosure and install between slate circuit board and back plate. To prevent internal shorts, use a Dremel tool to cut excess lead lengths on circuit boards where the boards sandwich together. Dust away all metal filings. Insulate board surfaces with electrical tape. 3.Size and cut a small opening in backplate for access to TC settings. Power TC board from +5 regulator in slate. Jam in/out jacks mount on side of enclosure, and also secure tc board in place, and also provide DC ground return. Run a wire from TC out to display board TC in. 4. replace C-cell holders with AA holders. Use lithium AA's to handle 400ma current draw from display. Works on bright setting too. (1.4 amps) Draws only 10ma in standby. 5. Print the scan of the faceplate on photo paper and cut-out to align with the faceplate. Add your own graphic touches! Cut/file a piece of clear plexi to cover photo paper and create a surface for dry erase marker. TS-1's screw-spacer assembly scheme holds it all together like a sandwich! 5. size down the C battery box to AA dimensions with the saw. The pics explain how this looks.
  4. Buy today, make movies tomorrow! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220774030252&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123
  5. There's some fantastic clips of Dennis telling war stories on the Gotham audio website. At one point the CAS journal had some excerpts of a book he was working on. I wonder what became of that.
  6. Cool. Interesting, too. Hand sanding, no ear protection, eye protection, respiratory...
  7. About 10 years ago I purchased 500 of these flashing red buttons, had my name, number, and a big "quiet please" printed in bold on the front. http://www.ameripromo.com/flashing-safety-strobes-p-6792.html I've given them all away on shoots. Several years later, I'm still asked if I have any more. Worth every penny.
  8. Why not upload some to youtube! I would love to hear them!
  9. Why would you want to do anything that facilitates running audio to a 5D or 7D?
  10. Producer friend of mine is looking for a mixer in Raleigh NC for last week Jan. Please message for contact details.
  11. True story. I once asked a UPS counter person if posting "Fragile" stickers on a box is worth the effort. He laughed and said "It makes them throw the box a little harder." He went on to explain that I should pack a box to survive repeated 4-foot drops to a concrete floor at any angle. At any rate, my vote is for Fed Ex.
  12. After entertaining many cute responses, I settled on "Sorry, I'm booked."
  13. Nameless text received 11:30pm Friday night: " I need a sound guy for tomorrow/Sunday. Can you help? What's your rate? This is a big shoot."
  14. If in Ft. Worth or Keller, great Vietnamese food (Pho) can be found at Pho King Way. There's a location in either town. There's no Pho King Way elsewhere.
  15. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13wifi.html?emc=eta1
  16. Of course, a cute girl with a thick Italian accent goes a long way towards making this a tolerable distraction to people that matter.
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