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Equipment

Before you begin shooting you must ensure you have all the equipment you need. Think about your lighting needs, your sound requirements, how many cameras you will need and so on. edit 654

On a typical short film an equipment checklist is likely to include:

digital camcorder, tripod, dolly, monitor, mains adaptor and power cable, cables: camera to monitor - picture, camera to monitor - sound, instruction manuals, lights, spare bulbs, coloured gels, reflectors, cables, tapes, rifle microphone, clip microphone, mic batteries, headphones, mic stands, boompole, wind shields (for outside), mic leads: mic to camcorder, instruction manual, extension leads, screwdrivers, fuses, gaffer tape. edit 730

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If it can be written, it can be filmed.
Stanley Kubrick, Director ("The Shining", "2001: A Space Odyssey") edit 681
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