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(Page 1 of 2 pages for this article 1 2 >) Filed under: Production • The Rise of Field MonitorsField Monitors See Significant Improvements and Increased Importance in Wake of HD Productions
I’ve recently spent a lot of time evaluating our production processes looking for ways to improve efficiency. There were two motivating factors. First, we’ve pretty much abandoned Standard Definition production, relegating it only to live web events where we are streaming the content or where the client demands it. Second, I was working on a new book, Video Made on a Mac: Production and Postproduction Using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite with Robbie Carman. In it we try to evaluate ways to efficiently integrate Apple and Adobe software into best practices for production and post. We discovered a lot along the way, in particular that “field” monitors have taken on a whole new life of usefulness. Here are a few of the things we discovered in the last few months of HD production.
Fix it In Post Should be Forcibly Removed from a Producer’s LexiconThe fact is cameras these days are capable of producing some beautiful images, but in our experience many shoots are troubled or in the worst-case scenario ruined because no one bothered to view and then adjust the image and sound. Embracing the “Fix it in Post” mentality is the kiss of death when it comes to a quality production.
Of course you may have a huge budget and a dozen people running around ensuring that you getting a perfect image but for most of us this simply is just not possible, but we’re in luck! There are lots of products and some wonderful technology out there to help ensure on-set you can get great results. In this chapter we’ll take a look at on-set monitoring for digital productions. By bringing some of the technology normally associated with post into the production stage, a better production is possible. Monitors are Essential to Your SuccessIt used to be that I’d only occasionally glance at the field monitor. I’d treat it more as a “client” monitor and reserve my judgment for occasional glances through the viewfinder. The switch to HD has changed all of this. The ways that we can monitor on-set these days are numerous, but how do you know which display technology to choose? What characteristics make up a good field monitor? Good on-set monitoring, no matter what its form is a necessity. On-set monitoring is the first step in a lengthy process in evaluating the images you gather. Even if budgets and manpower are tight, you’ll want to push for dedicated on-set monitoring.
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