This video is the first of two parts. It shows Bill Van Loo demonstrating his live electronic music performance rig. Part 1 covers gear selection, packing, and setup. Check back next week for Part 2!
This video was quite inspired by Chase Jarvis's videos about packing photographic gear:
blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2007/11/chase-jarvis-tech-packing-photography.html
This is the same basic setup used for the live performance of "Ypsilanti by Night", shown here:
vimeo.com/6789283
This video is part of the "52 things" project being run at chromedecay:
chromedecay.org/2010/01/08/252-behind-the-scenes-video-part-1/
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
This video was recorded with 2 cameras; a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 was used for the head-on shots, and a Canon Powershot SD1000 was used for the overhead shots. All video was recorded in SD 640x480 format due to the cameras used. Editing was performed with Final Cut Express.
Screen captures were done with iShowUHD screen recording software for the Mac.
Voiceovers were recorded with a Rode NT1 into Logic Express 7, then exported for inclusion into the project. External audio was captured onto minidisc, then imported into Logic Express, edited, and exported & synced in Final Cut Express.
