How to Build a 1st AC Station for Wireless Video

[@lucasbarros5937]

Being able to record proxies wirelessly is interesting. But I wouldn’t want to deal with that. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have a wireless feed to DIT and they take care of that on their end?

[@JustinPhillip]

Maybe. but the proxies are small enough, you just have the media wrangler dump the SD card at the end of the day. I've never had a card fill up on a shoot yet.

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

I’ve been trying to find a 7” monitor that can grow with me and SmallHD gets on my nerves so this may be right up my alley. Pro tip, Buy it with the right credit card and get two years of additional warranty👍

[@EYECRAFTVideo]

Your a Legend Bro

[@SLevinCinema]

How's the focus assist on the BM? I've been a SmallHD fella for years because I really like their focus peaking vs colored-edge peaking. Is it similar? Thanks!

[@JustinPhillip]

no, i've since moved back to smallHD since this video, but i still own a 7" HDR 12G Video Assist for directors monitor

[@consywonsy]

how do you find having only 1 receiver with the Vaxis? i'm thinking of dropping the dimes on this kit but i'm worried that if it's tied up for focus pulling, i'll have to get another receiver for the director monitor which kind of puts the whole thing out of my price range, and the entire reason i'd be getting it would be for focus pulling, otherwise i wouldn't sweat the zero-delay and just stick with my cheap Hollyland Mars 🤔 do you run into this issue or am i overthinking it?

[@JustinPhillip]

It is a 2:1

[@EYECRAFTVideo]

Hey Bro do a video on matte boxes

[@earnieboy54]

Not gonna lie! I fucking died at Gary Coleman! That shit is hilarious!!!

[@aaronnardi]

looks really familiar. like maybe we just used that to shoot a tv show.

[@JustinPhillip]

😂 Yeah Buddy!! 🙌🏼

[@mrivkinr]

Hey Justin, Great video! I'm planning to buy a monito/Recorder my Sony Alpha 1- I'm considering the BMD 12G HDR Video Assist... Do you think it's a good option for the Sony system?

[@JustinPhillip]

I think for Sony’s, Atomos may have more features. BMD is good for Panasonic, Fuji, Nikon, Canon & Sigma fp in terms of external RAW

[@mrivkinr]

@@JustinPhillip Thanks Justin! I don’t plan on Shooting raw. I just like the fact that it’s a nice monitor with xlr ports and I can do 1080p live streams. I might use the recorder for 4K 24 fps slog 3. It supports this for Sony doesn’t it? Thanks again

[@JustinPhillip]

@@mrivkinr oh yea for sure

As a 1st AC, I would never want the proxy recording to happen on my end. This is a cause for more latency, and more problems. And more people crowding around the 1st AC station. There is a reason there are client monitors with recording such as the Atomos Sumo. Or using a PIX 240 for the scripty. Also, while someone loves a monitor, isn’t it in the best interest of production for the AC to have whatever monitor they prefer? If you blow a take just based on a crappy monitor that will cost everyone more money.

[@JustinPhillip]

Does proxy recording cause latency? I hear for you sure, im just not at a level where production can rent better monitors. This is low budget indie filmmaking

@@JustinPhillip yeah, I’m not trying to bust your balls on purpose here. But every recording monitor has added latency when they record, that is just a fact. Personally I would have like a Atomos Ninja star, or and old blackmagic deck to record proxies, if that is what you want. There’s a reason Odyssey 7Q, not Atomos Shoguns are used as professional focus monitors. Instead we use TV-logic, small-HD and so on…

[@JustinPhillip]

@ Good to know. I may test that. Never thought of it adding latency when recording.

[@creativegreats6924]

@ how do you record proxies on a old black magic ?

@@creativegreats6924 I don’t know what a proxy file is to you tbh. 422 LT is proxy to me, because most stuff is shot at 4444 for me. But that it should support

[@creativegreats6924]

Which is the vaxis to stay away from as far as 500's or 1000's? What the best around $1500

[@Supercon57]

2:57 I know those as "Low Boys"

[@JitDawgBruhDang]

What mattebox are you using at 15:43 ?

[@JustinPhillip]

ebay.us/7D6LRK

[@markymarkvancity]

kinda weird that a gaffer is getting sub rental on camera gear

[@ericcoen8894]

What’s the key difference between 7” and 5”?

[@johnhizzle22]

7” has full SDI connections instead of the micro on the 5”.

[@thecandcake]

Ask your mom.

[@ericcoen8894]

@@thecandcake SYFF

[@jerryrichards8172]

AC ?

[@JustinPhillip]

Its just an old kit i used to provide for 1st ACs

[@Spiffnchaos]

How do you run timecode?

[@JustinPhillip]

tentacle sync

[@Spiffnchaos]

@@JustinPhillip ah cool was wondering if you had any of the breakout boxes that we available.

[@JustinPhillip]

@@Spiffnchaos i dont mess with audio, but most guys i work with use tentacle sync.

[@Spiffnchaos]

@@JustinPhillip Copy that, thanks man.