Big WWII project, need help on hardware a.o. things.

[Enth°]

You're this far in the project, and you don't have a microphone?

[Rickzzz]

[QUOTE=Enth°;13307807]You're this far in the project, and you don't have a microphone?[/QUOTE]

Say what?

Most of the project consists of making a database, reading, planning, reading, reading, planning, reading...
We haven't started doing the interviews yet, we'll do that very soon after we've acquired equipment.

[DaveP]

Shure SM57 mic and rent a Sony PD-150 camera.

Camera has XLR input for the mic, and has decent enough audio control that you can do it all in-camera.

[Rickzzz]

Cool, thanks!
But wouldn't it be cheaper to buy the camera? Renting is a week is almost as expensive as buying it.
The microphone you suggested isn't a lobar microphone, shouldn't I pick one of those?

[DaveP]

[QUOTE=Rickzzz;13310101]Cool, thanks!
But wouldn't it be cheaper to buy the camera? Renting is a week is almost as expensive as buying it.
The microphone you suggested isn't a lobar microphone, shouldn't I pick one of those?[/QUOTE]

If you want to buy it, feel free, but you're looking at about £1k for a good quality item today.

The equipment I suggested is real work-horse kinda stuff, the beaters of the SD-camera and Microphone worlds; there may be equipment that will handle the job that little bit better, but if you want reliability and a standard piece of kit they're the way to go.

(an SM-58 is an equally passable microphone, by the way)

[Rickzzz]

Well, someone donated a camera to me, I hope it'll do for still video.
It's a Point-and-Shoot DVD Camcorder, but it's better than nothing.
I present to you: Hitachi DZMV780.

:(

[decilling]

[QUOTE=Rickzzz;17367239]Well, someone donated a camera to me, I hope it'll do for still video.
It's a Point-and-Shoot DVD Camcorder, but it's better than nothing.
I present to you: Hitachi DZMV780.

:([/QUOTE]

just be greatfull you have one

[kaneangel2012]

[quote=phantomnorth;12255934]do video

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video is cooler and it can go on tv[/quote]

i agree

[Systematik]

I'd suggest when interviewing you use a good quality professional camera, if you want to be taken seriously. Have a microphone attachment added to the camera, pretty much like you've showed us in that picture. The Canon XL2 is fucking amazing, by the way. Have transcripts of the interviews done as well, in case you're showing clips of the war, as I'd expect a documentary to do, so you can have audio and subtitles below if necessary. It sounds like a great project, and I wish you the best of luck with it.

On a side note, if you want to do just an audio session, I highly recommend the Zoom H2 recorder.

[David29]

[QUOTE=Rickzzz;12255787]
My question is:

Should I capture the interviews both on audio and video, or only audio?
What kind of hardware do you recommend for this task. (Which kind of camera, what kind of microphone etc.)

I'd be happy with every suggestion you have or with every comment you have on the whole project.

Rick[/QUOTE]

I would say both video and audio; it shows you have put more effort in.

Also if you need any help, feel free to PM me. WWII is pretty much my life.

[slippp22]

nice bump

[antonio1442]

i remember having something similar to this my grandma remembered when she lived in czecholslavakia, now czech rep, she said a whole lot of germans were running through her village, then the next day americans were there, she then realised why they were in such a hurry