Gear, Games & James
Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 3:05PM 
Hey Everybody,
We’ve been getting a fair bit of emails asking about our equipment and workflow. Enough, that we thought it might be interesting to do a little post about what we’re using to make this film.
We are just at the beginning of a 3 month long road trip in which we will not be back home at all - which means...lots of gear to pack.
This is us packing...
That video is a little misleading as the majority of our traveling will be in our trusty Toyota Yaris and not by plane (sadly). In fact, we just logged a 33 hour driving stretch right before this video.
This is the gear...
- Canon 5D Mark II Body (2)
- Canon 50mm 1.4
- Canon 24-105mm F4 IS
- Canon 24-70mm F2.8
- Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS
- Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro IS
- Assorted ND Filters
- Vari ND Filters (2)
- Canon 5D Mark II Batteries (6)
- Canon 5D Mark II Chargers (3)
- Kingston 266x 32 GB CF Cards (6)
- Lexar 400x 16 GB CF Cards (2)
- CF Card Reader USB
- CF Card Reader FW800
- Zoom H4n (2)
- Rode VideoMic
- Sennheiser MKE 400
- Rode NTG-3 Shotgun Mic
- Shotgun Mic Accessories
- Sennheiser G2 Lav Pac
- Sony Lav Mic Set
- Lectrosonic Transmitter/Receiver
- Multiple Lav Mics (4)
- Rycote Softies
- Cool Lights 1x1 LED 600 Panels (2)
- Zylight Z90
- Small AA powered LED Panel
- V Lock Batteries (2) & Charger
- 5 in 1 PhotoFlex Disc
- JEM Lighting Harps (2)
- 500W 3200K Fluorescents
- 18” China Balls (6)
- Manfrotto Tripod (2)
- Manfrotto Monopod (560B) / 701 HDV Head (2)
- Gorilla Pod
- Lowel Lighting Stands (6)
- Grip Heads (2)
- Red Rock Micro EyeSpy Deluxe Rig
- GlideTrack
- Kesler Slider/Pocket Dolly (not pictured)
- Gaffers Tape
- TONS of AA, AAA, D Batteries
- Extension Cords (2)
- Lots of wires and accessory pieces
- MacBook Pro (2)
- LaCie 2TB D2 Drives (4 ... for now)
- Seagate 1 TB GoFlex Drives (6)
That’s the majority of it. Probably a bit of over-packing going on here. And I’m sure the gear list will slowly creep larger as we go. But actually, for what we’re doing, this isn’t too crazy a list.
If you have any questions about what we use, feel free to give us a shout.
I’m thinking that we’ll likely do a follow up blog nearing the end of the project. A post that looks at what worked, what didn’t. What we wish we had, and what we wish we left.
Sooo, That’s the Gear :)
Reader Comments (21)
I found your documentary incredibly inspiring. (I've watched it about four or five times since it was released.) I'm planning what gear to buy to film my first documentary soon about local game developers. Thanks for sharing this info with someone completely lost like me.