Andrew Langcake

Ahh, thanks guys, that really puts my mind at ease. I'll make sure to keep it in the shade and see if I can't get a decent sized fan pointed at it whenever possible. We do intend to travel out there a month before the shoot to do some equipment tests so I guess that will be the perfect time to work it out. Thanks again!

Hi, I have a shoot scheduled for late summer in the middle of the desert and, while I am investigating the possibilities of using film instead of digital to minimise the risk of our camera failing in the extreme heat, due to our limited budget it may not be an option. The other option would be to use a Sony PMW EX1 XD, but our D.P. is very nervous about such a camera failing / shorting in such conditions. I was wondering if anyone could possibly offer any advice about keeping an EX1 cool in such conditions to try to minimise the risk of it failing due to the heat? For your information, the desert shoot will take place over six days. Also, sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I assumed the EX1 was a prosumer camera due to the studio we would be hiring from, which seems to only stock prosumer cameras. Thanks very much, Andrew.

Thanks for your help Daniel, I will definitely investigate those options. Cheers!

Hi, I have a day shoot planned for late summer / early autumn (fall) in the middle of the Australian outback, more specifically the desert. Now, the scenes are supposed to look hot and harsh, but my cinematographer is concerned about issues such as high contrast and high-exposure from the desert sun. His solution so far has been to push me towards film but unfortunately our budget just won't allow it. Instead, we'll be shooting on a Sony PMW EX1 XD cam, and I was just wondering if anyone had any advice on how best to go about a day shoot in the middle of the desert using this piece of equipment. What kind of polarising filters would people reccomend? Is the null density filter worth considering (I used the ND filter on a Panasonic DVX on a similar shoot last year and the effects were quite impressive, but I'm unsure is it would translate over into the XD cam as I've never used XD before). Essentially I guess what I'm asking is, since we are getting the camera for free, are there cheaper ways to get around the drawbacks of desert conditions than switching over to film? We'll also have a couple of reflectors, a 3 red-head kit, a dedo kit and a kino diva light with a generator on location. This is my first post on this site, so sorry if I haven't given you all the information you require, and thanks to anyone who can help. Cheers, Andrew.