DIT / Cam B Operator: Dankmar García
DMT: José “Chuy” Rodríguez
Información Técnica / Technical Information:
Hasta abajo / At the bottom.
El rig que diseñamos para poner la cámara y la batería (que tiene su base en el sistema MINI RIG de P+S TECHNIK), no pudo ser terminado a tiempo por que el rodaje de “El Premio” se encontraba ya muy cerca, por lo que se quedó en la primera etapa de armado, faltando los dobleces que le darían la forma final.
Todo esto se armó en México dos semanas antes de salir hacia Argentina.
(Dos semanas y 12 hrs de vuelo y 14 hrs de camioneta después…)
Por fin conocí a Kaspar Kallas. Gran tipo también. Llegando al hotel, comenzamos a ver cuales eran nuestras posibilidades juntando los equipos que nosotros llevábamos con todos los que él traía de Estonia.
En la mochila contamos con la MAC MINI a la cual le añadimos un transmisor inalámbrico HDMI y otro USB de Kaspar. Esto nos permite controlar la configuración de cámara y monitorear remotamente. Lo que esta muy bien de la MAC MINI es su capacidad de proveer de dos señales independientes de video (Dualview). Con la salida digital a HDMI mandamos la señal a los monitores y con la salida analógica VGA pudimos también configurar el sistema con el EVF (View Finder Electrónico) en la salida VGA, aprovechando la herramienta del software de la cámara que nos permite mandar señal al EVF (o segundo monitor) sin ningún tipo de menú para no entorpecer la visión del DP.
La cámara es controlada vía remota a través en otro backpack que contiene otra bateria Anton Bauer, con poder para el receptor HDMI, el receptor USB y el Monitor de pantalla táctil. Esta batería dura aproximadamente 4 horas.
The photographic style used by Woijcitech for this project is of very free nature, so we needed the farthest possible mobility. We will be using the same equipment that in “Tequila”, but with some modifications that will allow us to make the system the most lightly possible. Using the technical information posted by Danit Sigler on his page (http://www.danitsigler.com/technical-data.html), we decided to use the MAC MINI that allowed us to considerably reduce the weight of the CPU, acquiring more data and video processing power, raising the movement possibilities of Woijcitech. The second camera, the one that I will be operating for some scenes, will be the SI-2K on its FULL DVR version. More relevant information on the DVINFO.NET: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/silicon-imaging-si-2k/475134-mobile-hardware-recorder-box-si-2k.html
The day that we decided to buy the MAC MINI, was the launching of the new version of that computer and at the same price that the older version. The future looked promising with a smaller and faster system that had the power integrated directly inside. Our joy soon disappeared when we realized that the new version, having the power eliminator inside, would be impossible to mod in time for the shooting. Fortunately, the new version of the MAC MINI had been delayed a couple of weeks while all the older versions were sold, so we could get our hands on one that still has the external AC eliminator.
With Mikegyvers help (http://mikegyver.com/) we managed to adapt a car AC power eliminator to work with the Gold Mount, putting an Anton Bauer Power Tap to provide the MAC MINI with the necessary power. If you have any specific power need, don’t doubt to write him. He is a great guy and will try to do anything in his hands to solve your problem. We just send him the piece numbers we needed and after 30 mails just to be sure everything worked fine, he did a great job.
The rig that was designed so we can use de camera and the battery (that was based on the MINI RIG from P+S TECHNIK), was not finished in time for the shooting of “The Prize” because it was too close. It is on its first stage of assembling, just missing the bending that would give the final shape.
Everything was put together two weeks before going out to Argentina.
(Two weeks, 12 hrs of flight and 14 hrs of road later…)
Finally I meet Kaspar Kallas. Great guy too. Arriving to the hotel, we started to figure out what were our possibilities getting together our equipment and the equipment he took from Estonia.
On the backpack we have the MAC MINI with a Wireless USB and a Wireless HDMI transmitter from Kaspar. This allows us control the camera config and video assist remotely. What is really good about the MAC MINI is its capacity to provide of two independent video signals (Dualview). With the digital HDMI output we send the signal to the monitors (Wireless) and with the analog VGA output we were able to configure the system with the EVF. Then we could use the DVR software tool that allows the camera to send the signal to the EVF (or second monitor) clear or without any menu that could bother the DP vision.
Whit just one Anton Bauer battery, we could be able to give the MAC MINI, the transmitters and the SI-2K Sensor with power for about two hours and a half.
The camera is controlled wirelessly through another backpack that has another Anton Bauer to give power to the HDMI receptor, the USB receptor and the Touchscreen Monitor. This battery lasts 4 hours aprox.
Especificaciones Técnicas / Tech Specs: - MINI Base Plate
- Ergonomic Handle with EVF mount
- MNI Shoulder Pad
- Hand Grip Extensions
- Normal Hand Grip
- Hand Grip with Start/Stop
- PL Mount
- 2m cable LEMO to ETHERNET
- MINI Battery Holder Rig
- Hytrion 140 Anton Bauer Batteries
- 2.53 GHz Inter Core 2 Duo
- 4GB de RAM DDR3
- NVidia GeForce 9400M 256 MB shared with main memory.
- 350 HDD GB 5400 RPM
- MINI DVI to DVI converter
- MINI Display Port to VGA converter
- 18.5 V AC converter with AB Power Tap (Mikegiver)
- 5 USB connectors
- Firewire 800
- Ethernet 10/100/1000
- EVF PS+TECHNIK (Electronic View Finder) VGA 800x600 Resolution
- 18.5” Samsung 933 HD plus Sync Master
- GEFEN TV Wireless for HDMI One Transmiter / Two Recievers
- GEFEN Wireless USB Transmiter/Reciever
- Manhattan LCD 8.5” Monitor HDMI TouchScreen
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