Equipment

The equipment used by LoadingReadyRun is as follows:

• Camera:
  • Sony HDR-FX1 MiniDV. The videos are shot in 1080i, and edited in either 1080i or DV Widescreen
  • Some videos have also being shot with Tim's camera, a Sony SR12.
  • A Kodak Zi8 and Canon Rebel T2i have being used as backup cameras, and were used to film Phailhaüs - 27 and Hot Water at PAX.
• Audio:
  • RODE VideoMic, RODE Boompole and RODE Deadcat windscreen
• Lighting:
  • Basic floodlights, with (usually) 250W or 500W bulbs—occasionally daylight balanced
  • Generic halogen construction lamps
• Computers and Software:
  • Main video editing is done with Apple Final Cut Pro on Graham's iMac G5 or Intel MacBook
  • Additional videos may be edited on Apple iMovie, or (in the instance of most Loading Time videos) Adobe Premiere
  • Final video is exported in 640x480 .mov files using the Apple H.264 codec
• Still Photography:
  • James uses a Nikon D40, most often with AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm 3.5-5.6
  • Graham uses a Canon Digital Rebel XTI
  • Apple iPhone pictures are commonly used as well