Can be work in progress, and finished interviews/features about the backstage area of the music industry. Interviews with bands, producers and sound crews about how it actually comes together.
Steve White talks about his plans for the tail end of 2009 and the start of 2010. Clinics and drum events.
A test for now for the usefulness of having 2 formats up for people to download.This was originally a Canopus HQ file - 1440x1080.Converted to WMV 1920x1080 25p WM9But more imporatantly the Flash had to also be homemade, as the frame rate and colour depth seemed to be shoddy - maybe cos it came from the WMV.SO virtualdub to resize L3 - to 512x288 (divisable by 16)Flix Pro - Flash8FLV audio is 44 at 96
Snippet of forthcoming Howard Jones DVD shot at the Indigo Theatre, O2 Arena London. Filmed with Sony EX1's & 3's with some further shots coming from HDV cameras in smaller places. This is the original mix from the FOH desk. On the finished DVD there will be a special 5.1 mix available in Dolby and DTS formats as well as another stereo mix. Multicam editing in Edius, resized in Virtual Dub and Flashed in Flix Pro
Mick Hughes, Front Of House Engineer with Metallica talks to Richard Ferriday about the Midas XL8. Filmed at the O2 at soundcheck before the first night. Simple 1 camera and a Pocketrak CX supplying the audio.AVCHD - Edius Timeline> Canopus HQ output> Virtualdub resize to 512x288>Save to avi>Flix > FLV 25fps audio128 MP3
Here Dave Weckl demonstrates the new Phoenix Drums. Shot in Manchester on a tour he was doing in the UK. Managed to fit in a bit of time for an interview and some playing before the doors opened. Four cameras, Canon XH-A1 with SG Pro 2 doing the close ups at the front and sides, HG-10 doing long shot (AVCHD) and 2 DV cameras, the mighty Transmedia Sound boys lent me, one on an overhead and one clamped for the footwork.Through Edius having transcoded the AVCHD to a HQ file.. so I could actually...
.....talks about his love of Vox Guitars. Razorlight rehearsing for World Tour @ Black Island Studios 21-10-08. Shot HDV 1080 25f, transfered HDV Split, dropped onto Edius 1440x1080 25P timeline, cut with 1080 AVCHD from Canon HG10. Outputted to Canopus HQ - Virtualdub resize using Lanczos3 to 512x288. On2 VP6 flash changing nothing.
Quick chat then some lovely playing by Bill.Just for checking
Again not final edit but just for choices. Harry the Piano talks about his use of Yamaha Keys, and plays variations on a theme to end. Shot at Yamaha UK HQ 23-10-08
Not final edit, just for edit choices...Laurie Holloway, composer/performer with enormous career spanning 5 decades talks briefly about why he chooses these keyboards to work with then plays a short whileShot in Milton Keynes 24th Oct 2008
Short Promo for Yamaha. Delightful Claire and Toni talk about the pianos they are using as Duo Pianists then play a short classical piece. Filmed in a beautiful church in Chrishall, Hertfordshire.Canon XH-A1 SGPro 2 HDV 25f - Canopus HQ Timeline2nd Camera was a Panasonic DMC-FX35 recording 720pVirtual dub resize to 520x288, On2 to VP6