S friends,
I have made some progress in understand my digital video program (can
you say slow learner!) and have uploaded another longer video shot last
weekend. This time it's CNW freight trains on the GPNTRR. To see it
just go to YouTube and search PhotoTraxx as I've misplaced the url.
One take is a reefer block entering the yard while a steam powered stock
train leaves the yard. The second scene is the diesel powered reefer
train of mostly PFE cars. Notice Mr. Hawley--no billboard reefers.
Doing these scenes can be a bit trying at times. In some cases I'm
running the camera plus two trains with sound (probably only possible
with DCC). I do use extra lighting but somehow the 'system' dilutes any
lighting effects so I'm going to have to be a little more "Hollywood" in
my lighting styles in future scenes. During one the 'takes' a car drove
through the neighborhood playing a Mexican polka through some
overpowered system--Cut! I'm also careful to turn off my heater/AC
unit, the air cleaner, kick out the dog/cats, and listen for other
mysterious sounds. It's also important to set up your route because
nothing is worse than the circuit breaker clicking away when you go into
a switch thrown in the wrong direction. Dirty track and wheels have
also caused problems.
When I lasted visited with Jess Bennett, I viewed some footage shot by
Lee Johnson I believe. During the video, Jess kept wondering about a
sound we were hearing--it took a few minutes, but we were hearing the
firing of switch machines. So despite the fact that these microphones
are of poor quality they will pick up stuff we normally don't think about.
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
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