Kaden Larson visits EMR

Kaden was kind enough to come help out. I guess I was a bit naive and thought that we could get things pretty viable in a single night, but yeah, I’ve got plenty of technical problems to figure out. Kaden played the Sonata Tragica, op. 39 No. 5.

Once we watched the video it had many issues listed below with some remedies

• the audio clipped a ton → in trying to get the audio to make it to the video I added the audio input three times and I don’t think that helped. I changed to just one and things got better
• the video was dropping lots of frames → I lowered the resolution with no apparent loss in quality
• the audio and video were out of sync → this one is outstanding 🙁
• three of the cameras would move as the piano moved as the cameras were too close to the piano → Kaden and I moved the piano away from the tripods and over-piano stand
• the frame rates weren’t fast enough and so there was some banding → upped (or lowered depending on your point of view) the frame rate of a camera or two

So here are some things to improve on before the next time

• the room was very white and bright → need to install my dimmer switch to see if that will help
• there were lots of wires in my little music room → I ordered some shorter ones which should remove some clutter
• got to get the sync better → I just installed an app that has a timer of sorts with audio. I think if I record the app and then watch it back in Premier, I can figure out how much to adjust and repeat until things look great
• got to look at the stream → I am betting it is not very good since the recorded video wasn’t very good 🙂
• the overhead shot needs to get flipped 180 degrees → I think I can do this in the switch, but will have to do some research
• the wide shot through the piano needs to be better → I want to see if I can get just a touch of the end of the piano in the shot. It also needs to be more level
• the two “close-up” shots need to be better → it is hard to get bokeh or the like in most of the shots, but something could be better
• could always use more shots → hoping that some new 60HZ cables will allow be to add a couple Panasonic G7s to the mix
• no motion in any shot → want to try out my cool track 🙂
• did not do an interview segment 🙁
• I was very unfamiliar with Kaden’s piece, which made interesting editing a challenge. Might have to get the score for such a piece and pre-pick some edits, if not cameras

Gear

• five cameras
  • Panasonic GH5 – 15mm F1.7
  • Sony A6000 – Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 via MC11 converter
  • Sony A6000 – 50mm F1.8
  • Sony A6300 – Rokinon 24mm T1.5
  • Sony A7 III – 50mm F1.8
• two Audix SCX25A-PS
• audio capture through a Zoom F8
• Blackmagic Design ATEM Television Studio Pro HD Live Production Switcher