Bruce A. Johnson

A 1981 graduate of the Boston University College of Communication, Bruce A. Johnson got his first job in broadcast television at WFTV, an ABC affiliate in Orlando, FL. While there, he rose through the ranks from teleprompter operator to videographer, editor, producer and director of many different types of programming. It was in the early 1980's that he bought his first computer - a Timex/Sinclair 1000 - a device he hated so much, he promptly exchanged it for an Atari 400. But the bug had bitten hard.

In 1987, Johnson joined Wisconsin Public Television in Madison as a videographer/editor, and still works there to the present day. His responsibilities have grown, however, and now include research and presentations on the issues surrounding the digital television transition, new consumer technology and the use of public television spectrum in homeland security. He freelances through his company Painted Post MultiMedia, and has written extensively for magazines including DV and Studio Monthly.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009

A Little More Space On The Shoe

Actually, a LOT more space.

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Whenever I review hard-disk video recorders (and I do a LOT of those reviews) my first two questions always are:

How do you power it?

and

How do you mount it?

I remember one review of a unit that was essentially functionally useless, but had a new feature:  A shoe-mount, so it could ride on top of the camera.  At the time this puzzled me, because I had a shotgun mic up there.  What to do?

A hold-over from still cameras, the shoe-mount remains quite popular.  Shotguns, wireless receivers, lights, field monitors, teleprompters, and many other devices all fight for this valuable piece of camera real estate, which is actually less than 1” square.  The good folks at K-Tek are looking to resolve some of these land wars with the release of the K-Tek Shoe Bridge, which elevates all the accessories 4” above the camera and creates a mounting rail 6.5” long.  That ought to make space for almost any accessory, although a smart shooter would watch out for weight & balance issues - the shoe is only so strong, y’know.  Check out the K-Tek Shoe Bridge at www.ktekbooms.com .


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