1I. equipment to buy
CAMS production classes require students buy a 500 GB harddrive with Firewire 800 and USB. CAMS recommends bus-powered, ruggedized hard drives of 1 TB or larger. An hour of footage transcoded as Apple ProRes 422 can take about 65 GB of space on your drive.
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Students wishing to buy their own PCM-based audio recorder might wish to consider a model with XLR inputs, such as the Zoom H4n in use in CAMS, or new devices such as the Roland/Edirol R-09.
2II. equipment to check out
A_. general_
Students currently enrolled in CAMS production classes (including comps) have access to cameras, microphones and accessories to complete class assignments. This equipment is reserved in the CAMS Production Office (phone 5698; pbernhardt@carleton.edu). The CAMS Production Office is open for equipment check-out and check-in:
Sun 4:30-7:30pm
Mon 3:30-6:30pm
Tues 3:30-6:30pm
Weds 3:30-6:30pm
Thu 3:30-6:30pm
Fri 3:45-5pm
Sat closed3
B_. examples_
These are the primary instruments for field production, available from the CAMS Production Office, that students are likely to design a production around:
1. microphones
a. Rode NTG-2 short shotgun
b. Audio-Technica
c. Audio-Technica
d. Audio-Technica
e. Audio-Technica
2. Zoom H4n audio recorders
3. cameras
a. camcorders
i. Sony PD-170
ii. Sony HXR-NX5U
b. Canon 60D dSLRs
4. camera support
a. Fig Rig (designed by Mike Figgis, author of [Digital Filmmaking|http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Filmmaking-Mike-Figgis/dp/0571226256/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316529536&sr=8-1]) ingenious hand-held mount that lets you use your arms as a natural shock absorber while walking
b. Spider Brace II lightweight shoulder mount
c. various tripods and tripod dollies
III. governance
a A. rationale
Carleton production equipment and studios are shared resources. As with shared resources elsewhere, there must be governance around them. People who successfully complete the Moodle-based qualification training form a media production community at Carleton. This governance was created to protect our personal health and safety, our ability to meet work deadlines, and the production equipment we use.
It’s vital to the Carleton media production community’s well-being that facilities are safe to use. This safety is not external to our creative activity but arises from the sum of our actions.
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You are responsible for your own actions. The quality of your production experience depends to a large degree on how we are to one another as colleagues.
b B. policy
In exchange for using Carleton College production facilities and equipment, I agree to follow these rules, which are subject to ongoing review and amendment by CAMS faculty and staff:
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11. I will not bring food or drink of any kind into the Media Lab (136 Weitz) except during receptions such as orange couch sessions.4. Space in the Weitz for student projects
All students are welcome to apply for use of a white space but priority will be given to comps projects and course assignments. Students are asked to submit a brief proposal to the CAMS faculty regarding which space they would like to reserve, how they intend to use the space in exhibiting their work, and required technology. If the proposal is approved, students can be granted up to 5 weeks access (half a term).