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Compact SoloVJ Gear – Part Two: Shotgun Microphones

By Cliff Etzel • Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: Equipment

As a continuation from part one, next is the plain talk recommendations for a shotgun mic – the microphone that sits atop your camera while shooting.  I”m not going to discuss the technical aspects of the different kinds of pickup patterns, the various jargon/lingo associated with audio.  You can find that information here – instead [...]


Thoughts on shooting the Obama Rally with my equipment setup

By Cliff Etzel • May 18th, 2008 • Category: Equipment

On Friday, May 9th, I was fortunate enough to have been given access to cover the rally for Senator Obama held here in Eugene, Oregon as a solo video journalist. Needless to say, I hadn’t been through a trial by fire like that in many years – reminded me of my daysas an unpaid intern [...]