Video Monitor for a shoot

1. smaisch
   Member

   
   Is there a good, but cheap video montior you can use on set?
   
   I have a Canon GL2. Can I hook that up to a regular computer monitor, or do I need something special?
   
   Is there a cheap wireless solution?
   
   I want my director to be able to watch the monitor and not the LCD on the Canon GL2.

   Posted 5 years ago #

2. Sketch
   Member

   
   I went to Best Buy, purchased a brand new 25 inch TV set (with a/v in/outs) for $60.00 and used it. A simple A/V cable from my camera location to the TV set and voila - it worked fine.
   
   The nice part about the 25" set is that I could be the cameraman or director and see the image (and framing/composition) right then and there and make any lighting/sound adjustments accordingly.
   
   An extra benefit is the actors (interns) could see their performance immediately afterward and I could discuss changes or the like RIGHT THERE ... and it was only a $60.00 investement less the cost of the A/V cabling expense (about $20.00 more).
   
   At the end of the entire shoot, and since the actors were not being paid (interns), I raffled off the TV set to the actor pool and someone walked away with their 15 minutes of fame and their slightly used 25" set.
   
   Worked for me.
   
   Sketch

   Posted 5 years ago #

3. ishootparties
   Member

   
   a 25 inch tv for 60.00? are u sure?

   Posted 5 years ago #

4. compusolver
   Member

   
   The problem with TVs as monitors is that they all vary widely in how they display colors. Remember - "NTSC" means "Never the Same Color". A true "monitor" (not computer monitor) gives a better color range to gauge by. Still, a TV helps to focus and set exposure more closely and is probably close enough for general purposes.

   Posted 5 years ago #

5. Sketch
   Member

   
   [quote="ishootparties"]a 25 inch tv for 60.00? are u sure?[/quote]
   
   
   As sure as my credit card was charged ... the big six oh.
   
   I walked into the local (new) Best Buy and they had these APEX TV's for sale at 60 bux, about 400 of them to off-load. I got number 340 of the 400 (it was marked that way) and it worked fine.
   
   Funny thing .. I just upgraded all my TV's to flat screen (LCD) and sold both of my 10 year old TV's for 60 bux each.
   
   
   Regarding the NTSC thing - yes, I agree - but using the right combo of talent behind the camera and good editing (slight color corrections) I guess I got lucky ... the end result looked VERY GOOD.
   
   I like it that way.

   Posted 5 years ago #

6. smaisch
   Member

   
   Can anything send a wireless signal back to a TV?
   
   Reason I ask is that our next film is shoot in a heavy wooded area. I fear that the cable will get snagged on underbrush and possibly disrupt the shot or even maybe pull the camera down and harm it.

   Posted 5 years ago #

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