Log in

View Full Version : VNN's Mobile Video Unit


Agis
July 13th, 2005, 04:42 AM
A Mobile Video Unit (MVU) consists of four team members, each with a specific function:

1. Journalist - identifies target of opportunity, conducts interviews
2. Cameraman - operates camera
3. Audio Tech - operates the mic boom
4. Lighting Assistent - assists cameraman

The MVU should be equipted with the right (price/performance) digital technology. The MVU should also be able to upload content to HQ for editing while on the road. Opportune landlines would do in most cases, but wireless is preferable (s. http://www.vnnforum.com/showthread.php?t=20441)

As for the subject matter, in the Kwa, the sky's the limit. The first team will probably have to be 'national' due to a scarcity of volunteers, but regional teams could operate much more efficently.

If you have a technical recommendation, please post it below. If you'd like to voluteer for a project send me a PM introduction and include your location.

Moz
July 13th, 2005, 06:54 PM
A Mobile Video Unit (MVU) consists of four team members, each with a specific function:

1. Journalist - identifies target of opportunity, conducts interviews
2. Cameraman - operates camera
3. Audio Tech - operates the mic boom
4. Lighting Assistent - assists cameraman

The MVU should be equipted with the right (price/performance) digital technology. The MVU should also be able to upload content to HQ for editing while on the road. Opportune landlines would do in most cases, but wireless is preferable (s. http://www.vnnforum.com/showthread.php?t=20441)

As for the subject matter, in the Kwa, the sky's the limit. The first team will probably have to be 'national' due to a scarcity of volunteers, but regional teams could operate much more efficently.

If you have a technical recommendation, please post it below. If you'd like to voluteer for a project send me a PM introduction and include your location.

All that's needed is a cameraman and Journalist. The other 2 are obsolete at this point in time, considering the limited resources we have and the infancy of the movement.
For a camera, these days you can get a simple MiniDV camcorder for below $500 and record in digital format which makes for easy transfer to a computer and therefrom to CD-R or DVD disks for mass distribution. You can fit more than an hour of (almost) DVD-quality video on an CD-R using the DIVX format, and even more than that with the popular MPEG format. I would suggest one of these 2 pro-sumer cameras from Sony:

HDR-FX1 HDV Handycam® CamcorderspacerHDR-FX1 (MSRP:$3,699.99)

http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/imagesProducts/180x180/HDRFX1.jpg

HDR-HC1 HDV 1080i Handycam® Camcorder (MSRP:$ 1,999.99)

http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/imagesProducts/180x180/HDRHC1.jpg

Both of these are excellent and record in high definition video. The latter being the smallest in world with HDV capability. But as I said, any regular miniDV format Camcorder is sufficient for internet video streaming or CD-R distribution.

Chain
July 14th, 2005, 12:17 PM
Those are interesting looking cameras, Moz.

I got my cheapie mpeg Panasonics in the summer of 2003. Part of the idea was that low compression vids would load quicker for 56K users. But things and times have changed, and it's time to move up.

The idea of the Kodak video/still is that it has Wi-Fi...and one can shoot it all wirelessly to a nearby base unit- the junxion box.

Your Sonys look like a good alternative to the 4 man crew. I just don't know enough about what is and is not possible with video.

Still and all- our problems are not mostly technical at this stage. We simply need more people to wake up and be unafraid or undeterred from taking action a daily or near-daily basis.

I'll certainly research your Sonys more, Moz. Thanks again. High quality "quickly posted", on-White-topic vids can influence people mightily, and as long is Stan is there- well, he knows how to get them up!

Gott
July 14th, 2005, 12:28 PM
I've got a Sony PD-150 three chip DV camera (and good video editing software to back it up). The camera is probably the two or three year old version of the one featured in the picture. Anyway, it's a superb camera and with it one can make professional videos. I've tried to interest people I know into working on movies , but so far, no dice.

New_Saxon_Village
July 14th, 2005, 12:52 PM
I am working on creating a white news and entertainment network that will have various channels, you will be able to upload your videos to the site and create your own shows and series. The network will be able to be seen in full screen on your computer and if people wanted to beam the videos from the computer to the television set they could purchase extra equipment from bestbuy or other companies that will allow them to do so.

People coming to the site will be able to subscribe to your show or videos and get them downloaded as soon as it is uploaded the website for this is almost complete just have about 2 weeks more tinkering with it to make it look professional.

The bandwith will not be a problem with the new technology that is out there that we will be using and we are going to try more p2p type of programs as well. This is a baby step to our people actually owning an entire network that will have various channels and it should progress as technology comes out.

I am also looking into buying a good camera and software to create a gardening, cooking, and news program to start filling the site up with content and if anyone else can contribute with some shows that would be great as well.

Sure could use a investigative reporter hint hint chain. Or a person to sit in front of a camera with a suit and tie and read off the news of the day from usa and other countries. All in due time baby steps I know.

Derrick Beukeboom
July 15th, 2005, 12:42 PM
Excellent idea!
This is realtively simple to do. You could give the news from a more Aryan perspective...A simple story just like what your local newz does...maybe focus on simple nonwhite on white crimes...paint the racial aspect as commentary at the end of the story or other local interest stories.

I am convinced that the next phase in Racialist evolvement will be building more and more pro-white media.
Some really great ideas here.

Someone in CA should profile or interview April Gaede and her talented daughters, Prussian Blue.

Chain
July 15th, 2005, 12:54 PM
All that's needed is a cameraman and Journalist. The other 2 are obsolete at this point in time, considering the limited resources we have and the infancy of the movement.
For a camera, these days you can get a simple MiniDV camcorder for below $500 and record in digital format which makes for easy transfer to a computer and therefrom to CD-R or DVD disks for mass distribution. You can fit more than an hour of (almost) DVD-quality video on an CD-R using the DIVX format, and even more than that with the popular MPEG format. I would suggest one of these 2 pro-sumer cameras from Sony:

HDR-FX1 HDV Handycam® CamcorderspacerHDR-FX1 (MSRP:$3,699.99)

http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/imagesProducts/180x180/HDRFX1.jpg


HDR-HC1 HDV 1080i Handycam® Camcorder (MSRP:$ 1,999.99)

http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/imagesProducts/180x180/HDRHC1.jpg

Both of these are excellent and record in high definition video. The latter being the smallest in world with HDV capability. But as I said, any regular miniDV format Camcorder is sufficient for internet video streaming or CD-R distribution.I like pricegrabber.com
$1,739.88 for the mini unit:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=9108731&search=HDR-HC1+HDV+

$2,829.99 for the "TV station" model...LOL:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=4051747
I'd rather have one of the than a used car.

Chain
July 15th, 2005, 01:39 PM
Re the cheaper model even...Ha ha...just like Shirley Q. Liquor in Vanguard Radio #1: "We thought it was gonna be like the first war in Iraq ten years ago, wit all dem green thangs they was shootin' in de air"...
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_techspecs_full.php/masterid=9108731#description
You can even record your own high definition video in complete darkness with Sony's Super NightShot infrared system, which adds the greatest amount of range and detail to your images in low- to no-light conditions.

Steve B
July 15th, 2005, 01:49 PM
Found this site, chocked full of useful info.

http://www.angelfire.com/ar2/videomanual1/

New_Saxon_Village
July 15th, 2005, 06:30 PM
Found this site, chocked full of useful info.

http://www.angelfire.com/ar2/videomanual1/

Tons of info thanks for posting it up I will add this link to our upcoming website.

Moz
July 15th, 2005, 08:00 PM
I like pricegrabber.com
$1,739.88 for the mini unit:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=9108731&search=HDR-HC1+HDV+

$2,829.99 for the "TV station" model...LOL:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=4051747
I'd rather have one of the than a used car.

Yep, if you're a savvy shopper and look around you can get for much cheaper than the MSRP. Great deals can be found on Ebay as well, especially on pre-owned models in like new condition.
As far as video quality is concerned, until VNN is an established media hub with a burgeoning viewership, raw HDV(3.2MB/Second) might be a bit of overkill. But for the serious amateur film maker equipped with the media-friendly macintosh computer, composing proffesional quality movies/documentaries is a snap. I'd prefer the small model for practical reasons; in a potentially hostile situation you don't want to be lugging around a bulky camera.

The idea of the Kodak video/still is that it has Wi-Fi...and one can shoot it all wirelessly to a nearby base unit- the junxion box.

I don't see any advantage in streaming choppy low resolution video to a nearby peripheral when you can simply edit the raw video footage on a computer and make the right compromise between size and video quality. Streaming webcams have horrid video quality, and sound is practically nonexistent.

JoeSixPack
July 19th, 2005, 09:27 PM
I don't see any advantage in streaming choppy low resolution video to a nearby peripheral when you can simply edit the raw video footage on a computer and make the right compromise between size and video quality. Streaming webcams have horrid video quality, and sound is practically nonexistent.

The advantage would be an instant, offsite backup. So if the jews/Africans/cops smash the camera, tape, and journalist, the evidence would be preserved.