Recently I have spent a lot of time researching audio and video equipment. I bought a Canon XH-A1 a couple of months ago, but I was using the onboard mic for most of the audio. I broke down last week and ordered a new shotgun mic. It’s a AT875 made by Audio Technica. I haven’t had much time to play with it yet, but it will be put to the test this weekend when I go out for a field test for the upcoming King of the Hill race in Florette, AL.
I have also ordered a Canon HV30 with NTG-2 mic to serve as a b-roll camera. I will also have a Canon HG-10 with a Rode VideoMic for use on this shoot. Hopefully this will be enough coverage for the event.
Also pictured on this camera is the receiver for the ATR288W system.
For the last few months, I’ve been working on rebranding the motorsports division of Isoaxis. The purpose of this rebranding is to show a higher allegiance toward the motorsports industry and work under a more self explanatory name. Along with the current web related work, I will be putting together a media team who will primarily focus on photography and video.
The new business will live at a very costly domain name, OctaneMedia.com (nothing there yet, so don’t bother). In this industry, the name is important. We’re hoping that the purchase of that name and domain was a wise investment.
Down to the important part. Our first video/photography gig will be at this year’s King of the Hill competition. It will be August 23, in Flourette, AL. The official KOTH website has all of the juicy goodness about the event.
We will be producing an extensive video to be sold on DVD and Blu-Ray. More details on this to come.
Presented by Dimitri Glazkov on July 11, 2008, at the IPSA meeting for July. For more information on the Internet Professional Society of Alabama, please visit ipsaonline.org.
Filmed with a Canon XH-A1. The onboard mic was used for audio. I left one of the wires for the wireless mic at home. Don’t shoot me! Sorry for the bad audio.
John Cook presented a few points about Adobe’s Flex and A.I.R. platform. If you are not familiar with these technologies, you should definitely take a look at this video.
Filmed with a Canon XH-A1 and Audio-Technica ATR288W Wireless Microphone.
