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The Buy Or To Rent That Is The Question

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As a small video production company we have always preferred to own our equipment rather than to rent it from a dry hire company. There are a number a reasons why this is a wise decision:  Equipment is always available … Continue reading

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Getting That Lucky Break

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Since the age of seven I had wanted to work in television. It all started when a BBC outside unit broadcast from the Methodist church where I attended sunday school. Wow! All those trucks full of cameras and televisions and … Continue reading

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The perfect fit

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Whatever business you’re in you are likely to have favourite tools. In my case that means a camera that just feels right, fits like a glove. I remember feeling like that about the Arriflex BL 16mm sound camera – the … Continue reading

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Sound Recording for Video

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Sound has always been the poor relation in television and video. Many amateur video enthusiasts today make a pretty good job of recording steady, well exposed pictures but often the sound lets them down. General sound effects are no problem … Continue reading

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Apartheid in Palestine

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Why is this happening? Are there Zionists in powerful places? Perhaps it’s our guilty conscience about hundreds of years of anti-semitism? Is it simply that we don’t want to upset economic ties or is our Government so firmly under the US thumb that they dare not rock the boat? Continue reading

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A Toolkit Full of Hammers

The last 50 years have seen some amazing advances in news gathering techniques. Now we have instant reports beamed into our living rooms from almost anywhere on earth (and even space). The riots from Tahrir Square as they happen. Great … Continue reading

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