1:08 p.m.
I like the idea, plus I can bring a tripod with me if it is needed.
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On Sat, Aug 5, 2017, at 20:27, Justin W. Flory wrote:
> On 04/13/2017 09:02 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> > Aw crud, I forgot tripods. GoPros don't work with standard tripods
> > without an adapter. So to have them work with the 2 full size tripods
> > we have, itcosts $6.99/piece to buy a4-pack of GoPro tripod adapters.
> >
> > It's probably not going to make sense to rent more tripods as it's the
> > same or sometimes more expensive than owning, options I'm finding:
> >
> > Table top option:
> >
> > - $10 cheapy table-top tripod for gopro http://a.co/i05gHWN
> >
> > Full tripod option:
> >
> > $15.75/camera
> >
> > - $14 lightweight 50" tripod $14 http://a.co/gBSnW1T
> > - $1.75 1 of 4 tripod adapters in this kit http://a.co/0H85uwt
> >
> > So to update the previous cost estimate - assuming we want full tripods
> > everywhere and accounting for the 2 we have -
> >
> > $70 - 5x tripods / $14/each
> > $14 - 8x gopro tripod adapters ($6.99 / 4pack)
> > $84 additional
> >
> > New total: $705 (621+84) includes all shipping / insurance / etc
> >
> > We probably want power strips / etc too but I have some I can bring from
> > the westford office I'm sure we'll figure that out.
> >
> > ~m
> >
> > On 04/13/2017 09:47 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >>
> >> On 04/12/2017 08:50 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:
> >>> Professional video support is very expensive, likely eating most of
> >>> the additional budget we have allocated towards this year's Flock
to
> >>> record all the sessions that way. That's why the laptop and
volunteer
> >>> setup has been used in the past. We simply don't have budget to do
it
> >>> otherwise.
> >> REQUIREMENTS
> >> =============
> >>
> >> First off - I don't know how many rooms we need concurrently (I believe
> >> we have 7 reserved with the hotel) - but that is something we'd need to
> >> know in order to price out options. I'll assume 7 (I believe we had 7
in
> >> Krakow.)
> >>
> >> EQUIPMENT
> >> ==========
> >>
> >> Next - here is equipment I have available that I can loan to this effort
> >> but may or may not be helpful:
> >>
> >> - 1 Crown Sound Grabber Condenser Microphone (caveat, eats AA batteries)
> >> / Red Hat owned
> >> - 4 Audio Technica ATR4650 Omni Condenser Computer Microphone (crappy
> >> range, requires mic jack and most computers dont have one anymore) / Red
> >> Hat owned
> >> - 1 Canon full size basic tripod / Red Hat owned
> >> - 1 basic full size tripod / personally owned
> >> - 1 table tripod / personally owned
> >> - 1 Canon DV recorder (requires DV tapes) / Red Hat owned
> >>
> >> I think people are more likely to loan stuff that is less likely to get
> >> broken or less expensive. E.g., I would be willing to record sessions
> >> with my personal equipment (GoPro with ZoomH1 mic) but I am a little
> >> worried about just loaning the setup to a room where I'm not present.
> >> However, I'm cool loaning my tripods out (see above) and I have a Red
> >> Hat one Denise gave me. So there, we have three tripods....
> >>
> >> I have a set of 4 lapel mics we use for usability testing I can also
> >> loan to the cause but I don't know how helpful they would be -
they're
> >> meant for in-front-of-the-computer recording and don't have great
range.
> >>
> >> This is the company we're likely going to be working with to do the
> >> projectors / screens / etc. Note they rent other equipment too. They
> >> rent mics and audio recorders. No video recorders, though. No camera
> >> tripods either:
> >>
> >> http://capeav.com
> >>
> >> I'm thinking a low end Go-Pro might be the best option for recording:
> >>
> >> - Ultra wide angle means speaker has to walk a lot farther to go off-camera
> >> - Cheap (comparatively speaking)
> >> - Caveat: the built in mics are notoriously horrible so we need external
> >> mics for them. I have one of these and it works pretty good, they are
> >> $20/piece - http://a.co/f0DKldc
> >>
> >> I've found at least a couple of places (lensrentals.com,
> >> borrowlenses.com, oerentals.com) that charge between ~$30-50/7 days to
> >> rent GoPros. So here's a little price quote for that:
> >>
> >> $621 total (w / shipping)
> >>
> >> - (rent) $32/7 days / 1 GoPro Hero4 Silver - $224
> >> - (own) $14/purchase/ 7 ac adapters - $98 (rent/own same price)
> >> - (rent) $22/7 days/5 32gb mem card pack * 2 - $44
> >> - (own) $20 x 7 gopro mics - $140
> >> - $60 optional damage insurance for rented equip
> >> - $55 shipping
> >>
> >> for 7 days for 7x cameras + 7x ac adapter (so we dont have to worry
> >> about batteries dying) + 10x memory cards (with some to spare) + 7 mics.
> >>
> >> We'd own 7 mics then (they're not just useful for gopro, might be
useful
> >> in later endeavors?) and 7 gopro ac adapters (I'd be willing to buy
> >> personally and lend one to the cause, maybe others would too)
> >>
> >> I own one of those mics and a gopro 4 (the black). In
> >> non-conference-talk filming situations it's worked well. I could test
> >> the setup ahead of time maybe at a random meeting in Westford to see how
> >> well it might work before we invest in it. The thing that's nice about
> >> the model above it is has the built-in screen for monitoring (not all
> >> gopros do.)
> >>
> >> MANPOWER
> >> ===========
> >>
> >> In order to get volunteers that stick around / have some degree of
> >> accountability, have we ever thought about tying a volunteer position
> >> (e.g. monitoring X room for so many hours during the conference) to
> >> funding? As far as I know, it's been speaking gig + blog to get
funding.
> >> It might be worth thinking about having more options? Maybe not even
> >> requiring speaking, a staff level of funding?
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> ~m
> >>
>
> Hi all, I realize this is an old thread, but with Flock coming up, I was
> wondering if there was any plans or any needs by the Flock staff for
> video recording equipment. I still think it will be important for us to
> try to make an improvement on recording equipment, and I liked Mo's
> proposal above.
>
> For what it's worth, I'm already planning on bringing two 1080p HD
> camcorders with external mics for each. I wouldn't have an issue using
> these for some of the workshop rooms.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Justin W. Flory
> jflory7(a)gmail.com
>
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