Production Formats:
High Definition: XDCam HD, DVC Pro HD, HDV High Definition Video
Standard Definition: Betacam SP, DVCam, DVCam 16:9 Wide Screen, Mini DV
High Definition Cameras: Panasonic AJ-HDX900 DVC Pro HD camcorder, Sony PDW-
350 XDCam camcorder, Sony HDR-FX1 HDV camcorder
Standard Definition Cameras: Sony DSR-450ws 16:9 / 4:3 switchable 24P, 30P, 60i
DVCam camcorder, two Sony PVW-D30 Betacam SP broadcast cameras with VA300
playback adaptor, two Sony DSR-130 DVCam digital broadcast cameras (D-30/DSR-1
DVCam back), Sony HDR-FX1 HDV/DV Camcorder, Sony PD-170 mini DV camcorder
Canon GL-2 mini DV camcorder
Broadcast Lenses:
High Definition Canon Broadcast eHDxs Series Digital Drive 22X7.6 telephoto HD
zoom lens with 2X extender, Canon Broadcast eHDsx Series Digital Drive 11X4.7
super wide angle HD zoom lens with 2X extender, Century .6 wide angle adapter for
Sony HDR-FX1 camcorder
Standard Definition: Canon Broadcast Series 14X8 zoom lens with 2X extender,
Canon Broadcast Series 9X5.2 wide angle zoom lens with 2X extender, Canon
Broadcast Series 21X7.8 telephoto zoom lens with 2X extender, Canon Broadcast
12x6.5 wide angle zoom with 2X extender, Century Precision Optics ultra fisheye lens
adaptor for dramatic wide-angle effects, Canon rear lens controls for zoom and focus
Warm Cards White balance reference system - The Warm Cards system is a precise
set of white balance cards that make it easy to get a warmer white balance, and then
to keep the warm-balance consistent throughout the shoot. This warmer image is
also referred to as the "Dateline look"
.
Chrosziel Matte Boxes with two-stage filter tray (one fixed, one rotates), 16:9 or 4:3
format wide-angle or 4:3 format bellows sun shade, Chrosziel side wings and French
flag
4X4 Filters: Schneider Filters - UV-410 (Haze 1), Soft-Centric 1, Classic Soft 1/8,
Classic Soft 1, Tiffen Filters - Black Pro Mist 1/4, Black Pro Mist 1, Pro Mist 2, Soft
Effects 3, Polarizer, Clear/Blue Grad 2, Neutral Density .6 Grad, 812 Warming
Camera Support Equipment: Sachtler 20P Video Head with HD carbon fiber Speed-
Lock tripod, Cartoni Delta fluid head with two-stage carbon fiber tripod, O’Connor
1030 fluid head with quick-action ENG news tripod, Vinten Vision 5 fluid head with
aluminum tripod, O’Connor baby sticks, dolly wheels for tripods, Cinekinetics portable
camera jib, CamMate Travel Series 25 foot camera jib, Basson BSN 800 Steadicam (see
below)
Production Monitors: Panasonic LH900A high definition 8.4" LCD monitor, Sony PVM-
8044Q 8" high resolution color monitor, Sony PVM-8041Q 8" color monitor, 7”
Panasonic LCD monitor, 7" Varizoom on-camera LCD monitor
Lighting Equipment: K5600 Joker 400 HMI kit with par and fresnel lenses, barn doors,
Chimera soft banks and overhead boom stands, Arri Fresnel 150s, 300s and 650s,
Arrilite 1000s, Kino Flo Diva Lite 400s, LTM Peppers, ETC Source Fours with various
patterns, Lowel Omnis, Totas, and DPs, Westcott and Chimera Soft Banks with
honeycombs, battery powered IDX on-camera light with diffusion and color correction
filters.
Grip Equipment: Matthews, Norms and American grip equipment - C Stands, grip
heads and arms, mafer, scissor, and gaffer clamps, scrims, flag and net kit, cokies,
Flexfill reflectors, umbrellas, expendables, gels - color, correction, diffusion, Magliner
production cart
Audio Equipment:
UHF Wireless Microphone Systems: 5 Lectrosonics UCR201/UM200C wireless UHF
diversity receiver microphone systems with 256 selectable UHF frequencies, 1
Lectrosonics UH200D plug-on transmitter with phantom power, Tram TR-50,
Countryman Isomax EMW and Countryman B-6 lavaliere microphones
Microphones: 5 Sennheiser MKE-2 lavaliere microphones, Audio Technica 4071 and
4073 shotgun microphones with Rycote Softie wind screens, Sony ECM-672 shotgun
microphone, PSC and LTM boom pole, Electro-Voice RE50 hand held microphone,
Shure Beta 58 hand held microphone, camera mounted Sony shotgun microphones
Mixers and Distribution: Sony DMX-P01 portable 4 channel digital mixer, Shure FP33
and FP31 portable microphone mixers, 2 Shure FP16A mic/line distribution amplifiers,
Sony headphones
Communications: Lectrosonics UHF IFB transmitter with 5 receivers, JK Audio
ComPack portable universal telephone interface to connect audio in an out of analog
phone lines, PBX systems and cell phones. Telex IFB coiled ear piece
Additional Production Equipment and Services
Portable 15" LCD Teleprompter: Portable LCD teleprompter will accommodate both
broadcast EFP cameras and mini DV cameras. Large 15" flat panel LCD screen rivals
studio systems for easy viewing. The prompter weighs only 13 pounds. The system
includes a Dell Inspiron 9200 17" widescreen laptop running Windows XP Pro with Flip-
Q Pro 2.2 and TeleScreen 32 Pro 5.0 prompting software capable of importing any
script file. The entire system packs for safe airline travel in an ATA approved case.
Steadicam Basson BSN 800: Camera stabilizing system for 'walk and talk' scenarios
and moving camera shots. Eliminates the need for a dolly while providing very smooth
moving camera shots. Holds cameras up to 22 pounds - most broadcast Betacam,
DVCam, DVC Pro and 16mm film cameras. Small enough to fly to location productions.
CamMate Portable Camera Crane: A portable remotely controlled crane that provides
fluid camera movements. It can be assembled to reach as little as 8 feet to a
maximum of 25 feet. Click here for more detailed information.
Cinekinetics Portable Camera Jib: Provides unique perspective views with dolly and
crane camera moves. Adds movement to an otherwise static shot creating visual
interest. Front operated jib that sets up in five minutes on a standard tripod and
provides a seven foot crane move. It is very portable and packs small enough to fly to
location productions. Click here for more detailed information.
Painted Muslin Backdrops: Provides instant generic background for interviews or
product shots - 10X20 Gray, 10X20 Tan, 10X15 Venetian Rose, 10X20 Black
Portable Green Screen / Blue Screen Backdrops: Provides the ability to key
subjects over other backgrounds in post-production.
ATA Rated Flight Cases for all equipment for safe airline travel
New equipment added on a regular basis - please call for special requirements.
We can fulfill most any production equipment needs.
High Definition: XDCam HD, DVC Pro HD, HDV High Definition Video
Standard Definition: Betacam SP, DVCam, DVCam 16:9 Wide Screen, Mini DV
High Definition Cameras: Panasonic AJ-HDX900 DVC Pro HD camcorder, Sony PDW-
350 XDCam camcorder, Sony HDR-FX1 HDV camcorder
Standard Definition Cameras: Sony DSR-450ws 16:9 / 4:3 switchable 24P, 30P, 60i
DVCam camcorder, two Sony PVW-D30 Betacam SP broadcast cameras with VA300
playback adaptor, two Sony DSR-130 DVCam digital broadcast cameras (D-30/DSR-1
DVCam back), Sony HDR-FX1 HDV/DV Camcorder, Sony PD-170 mini DV camcorder
Canon GL-2 mini DV camcorder
Broadcast Lenses:
High Definition Canon Broadcast eHDxs Series Digital Drive 22X7.6 telephoto HD
zoom lens with 2X extender, Canon Broadcast eHDsx Series Digital Drive 11X4.7
super wide angle HD zoom lens with 2X extender, Century .6 wide angle adapter for
Sony HDR-FX1 camcorder
Standard Definition: Canon Broadcast Series 14X8 zoom lens with 2X extender,
Canon Broadcast Series 9X5.2 wide angle zoom lens with 2X extender, Canon
Broadcast Series 21X7.8 telephoto zoom lens with 2X extender, Canon Broadcast
12x6.5 wide angle zoom with 2X extender, Century Precision Optics ultra fisheye lens
adaptor for dramatic wide-angle effects, Canon rear lens controls for zoom and focus
Warm Cards White balance reference system - The Warm Cards system is a precise
set of white balance cards that make it easy to get a warmer white balance, and then
to keep the warm-balance consistent throughout the shoot. This warmer image is
also referred to as the "Dateline look"
.
Chrosziel Matte Boxes with two-stage filter tray (one fixed, one rotates), 16:9 or 4:3
format wide-angle or 4:3 format bellows sun shade, Chrosziel side wings and French
flag
4X4 Filters: Schneider Filters - UV-410 (Haze 1), Soft-Centric 1, Classic Soft 1/8,
Classic Soft 1, Tiffen Filters - Black Pro Mist 1/4, Black Pro Mist 1, Pro Mist 2, Soft
Effects 3, Polarizer, Clear/Blue Grad 2, Neutral Density .6 Grad, 812 Warming
Camera Support Equipment: Sachtler 20P Video Head with HD carbon fiber Speed-
Lock tripod, Cartoni Delta fluid head with two-stage carbon fiber tripod, O’Connor
1030 fluid head with quick-action ENG news tripod, Vinten Vision 5 fluid head with
aluminum tripod, O’Connor baby sticks, dolly wheels for tripods, Cinekinetics portable
camera jib, CamMate Travel Series 25 foot camera jib, Basson BSN 800 Steadicam (see
below)
Production Monitors: Panasonic LH900A high definition 8.4" LCD monitor, Sony PVM-
8044Q 8" high resolution color monitor, Sony PVM-8041Q 8" color monitor, 7”
Panasonic LCD monitor, 7" Varizoom on-camera LCD monitor
Lighting Equipment: K5600 Joker 400 HMI kit with par and fresnel lenses, barn doors,
Chimera soft banks and overhead boom stands, Arri Fresnel 150s, 300s and 650s,
Arrilite 1000s, Kino Flo Diva Lite 400s, LTM Peppers, ETC Source Fours with various
patterns, Lowel Omnis, Totas, and DPs, Westcott and Chimera Soft Banks with
honeycombs, battery powered IDX on-camera light with diffusion and color correction
filters.
Grip Equipment: Matthews, Norms and American grip equipment - C Stands, grip
heads and arms, mafer, scissor, and gaffer clamps, scrims, flag and net kit, cokies,
Flexfill reflectors, umbrellas, expendables, gels - color, correction, diffusion, Magliner
production cart
Audio Equipment:
UHF Wireless Microphone Systems: 5 Lectrosonics UCR201/UM200C wireless UHF
diversity receiver microphone systems with 256 selectable UHF frequencies, 1
Lectrosonics UH200D plug-on transmitter with phantom power, Tram TR-50,
Countryman Isomax EMW and Countryman B-6 lavaliere microphones
Microphones: 5 Sennheiser MKE-2 lavaliere microphones, Audio Technica 4071 and
4073 shotgun microphones with Rycote Softie wind screens, Sony ECM-672 shotgun
microphone, PSC and LTM boom pole, Electro-Voice RE50 hand held microphone,
Shure Beta 58 hand held microphone, camera mounted Sony shotgun microphones
Mixers and Distribution: Sony DMX-P01 portable 4 channel digital mixer, Shure FP33
and FP31 portable microphone mixers, 2 Shure FP16A mic/line distribution amplifiers,
Sony headphones
Communications: Lectrosonics UHF IFB transmitter with 5 receivers, JK Audio
ComPack portable universal telephone interface to connect audio in an out of analog
phone lines, PBX systems and cell phones. Telex IFB coiled ear piece
Additional Production Equipment and Services
Portable 15" LCD Teleprompter: Portable LCD teleprompter will accommodate both
broadcast EFP cameras and mini DV cameras. Large 15" flat panel LCD screen rivals
studio systems for easy viewing. The prompter weighs only 13 pounds. The system
includes a Dell Inspiron 9200 17" widescreen laptop running Windows XP Pro with Flip-
Q Pro 2.2 and TeleScreen 32 Pro 5.0 prompting software capable of importing any
script file. The entire system packs for safe airline travel in an ATA approved case.
Steadicam Basson BSN 800: Camera stabilizing system for 'walk and talk' scenarios
and moving camera shots. Eliminates the need for a dolly while providing very smooth
moving camera shots. Holds cameras up to 22 pounds - most broadcast Betacam,
DVCam, DVC Pro and 16mm film cameras. Small enough to fly to location productions.
CamMate Portable Camera Crane: A portable remotely controlled crane that provides
fluid camera movements. It can be assembled to reach as little as 8 feet to a
maximum of 25 feet. Click here for more detailed information.
Cinekinetics Portable Camera Jib: Provides unique perspective views with dolly and
crane camera moves. Adds movement to an otherwise static shot creating visual
interest. Front operated jib that sets up in five minutes on a standard tripod and
provides a seven foot crane move. It is very portable and packs small enough to fly to
location productions. Click here for more detailed information.
Painted Muslin Backdrops: Provides instant generic background for interviews or
product shots - 10X20 Gray, 10X20 Tan, 10X15 Venetian Rose, 10X20 Black
Portable Green Screen / Blue Screen Backdrops: Provides the ability to key
subjects over other backgrounds in post-production.
ATA Rated Flight Cases for all equipment for safe airline travel
New equipment added on a regular basis - please call for special requirements.
We can fulfill most any production equipment needs.
| R & B Communications, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio 440 946-9511 |
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Professional results are achieved with a combination of broadcast quality equipment
and years of experience and skill. R & B Communications employs those key elements
along with recognized broadcast standards when it comes to equipment and
production techniques to achieve the highest quality footage for use in editing and
post-production. We can fulfill most any equipment needs your production requires.
Video Production Equipment Rental - Don't see it in our catalog?
If your production requires any special equipment, R & B Communications can locate
anything you may need that is not in our catalog. We have accounts with other local
equipment vendors as well as suppliers throughout the United States. Let us know
what you need and we will source it for you and provide you a quote.
and years of experience and skill. R & B Communications employs those key elements
along with recognized broadcast standards when it comes to equipment and
production techniques to achieve the highest quality footage for use in editing and
post-production. We can fulfill most any equipment needs your production requires.
Video Production Equipment Rental - Don't see it in our catalog?
If your production requires any special equipment, R & B Communications can locate
anything you may need that is not in our catalog. We have accounts with other local
equipment vendors as well as suppliers throughout the United States. Let us know
what you need and we will source it for you and provide you a quote.
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