Production Gear for Turnip

Here's an overview of the basic equipment I work with. Unless your project presents a special situation, rental gear should rarely be needed.

  • Blackmagic "Pocket Cinema" 6K Pro: Professional digital cinema camera, DCI 4K capable, ProRes, EF lenses
  • Panasonic UX180: camcorder format, DCI 4K capable, zoom: 24mm to 480mm equivalent! XLR inputs.
  • Canon Compatible Lenses: Rokinon Cinema: 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm. Plus 100mm Macro for those extreme close-ups, Nikkor 17mm to 35mm wide-angle, Canon 24mm - 105mm L series, Sigma 70mm to 200mm telephoto
  • Camera Support
    • Multiple tripods for multicam shoots or special situations (extreme height needed)
    • Six foot slider & stands
    • Eight foot jib crane
    • Skateboard dolly and 10 feet of track, expandable. (I once had a setup that used 80 feet of track)
  • Lighting - The most important tool is an eye that understands the feeling of light.
    • Three 1K Tungsten focusable (Arri + Lowel)
    • Assorted smaller tungsten lights: Two 300w spots, 500w broad light
    • 600w PAR with three lenses / very bright!
    • Three LED 1x1 panels, bi-color, can be run on V-mount
    • Aputure 60D, bi-color, can be run on V-mount
    • 4 x 4 Scrim with black, 1-stop / 2-stop fabric
    • Bounce cards / Flags / C-stands / CTO, CTB, ND, Assorted color gels
  • Sound Equipment - You should really hire a sound professional, but I can cover you in most situations if needed.
    • Sennheiser MK60 shotgun / short and long, with boom poles
    • Three AudioTechnica Lav, corded
    • More than 100 feet of XLR cables: 6 feet, 25 feet, 50 feet, and more.
    • Two channels Sennheiser wireless with Countryman B6 microphones (very small to hide on talent)
    • Zoom6 Recorder
    • Sound blankets