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When Music Together Dallas wanted to highlight one of the recipients of the Joel Schickman Children’s Music Fund, they turned to Anthony Burokas to craft the video. It would be shot documentary style in the home of the recipient. In this case, the recipient is a little one year old girl who has cystic fibrosis. The family was gifted with music therapy in the form of classes at Music Together Dallas. They received several entire seasons and this video was to highlight the effects of Music Together on the family and see the family use the music as part of their daily lives. (continue reading…)

What does it take to master 11 DVD’s, 4 WMVs, and 3 .mov’s onto one disc? Not a lot. But it does take a thorough of understanding what goes into mastering a DVD and what the shortest distance is between Source and Delivery.

The Dallas Screenwriters Association had gathered more than 12 movies for it’s 2011 Showcase. Add to this some PSA’s and some new media created specifically for this program, and you have the makings for a special challenge. But there’s a way around this potentially tricky multiformat maze that enabled the finished DVD to be delivered in just a couple days- and that includes delays for work on other projects, and the need to create a few new media bits. (continue reading…)

Two days on the show floor conducting interviews & product shots for a video that will be on EventDV Live. Lots of big vendors and cutting edge technology around every corner. I interviewed Teradek, Blackmagic Design, Haivision, Stream Monkey, Panasonic, ZiXi, Rushworks, and more. (continue reading…)

Anthony was called in to document a very special event where two of the three inventors of the most used mode of amateur radio today were to talk about the invention of Single Sideband Radio at the October meeting of the Richardson Wireless Club. It was a golden opportunity to hear how SSB was introduced to the U.S. Military by two who were directly involved with General Curtis LeMay, General “Butch” Griswold, and Art Collins! It was a packed house for the presentation by Forest Cummings and Warren Bruene.

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I wanted to thank all those whom I worked with in 2010 on a myriad of projects.

Whether it be the lectures I gave at DVPA meetings, or at the DPA Production Roundup, I welcomed opportunities to help and learn from other professionals.

As for adventures this year… scaling active roofing construction sites to shoot promotional videos for KPOST, to stunning greenscreen work for OGLE Beauty, from hockey games at the American Airlines Center, to multi-camera engineering and directing for the Frisco Chamber of Commerce, from editing another season of Flavors of America for PBS and commercial TV to polishing an Alaska adventure video for direct video sales, even engineering and directing multi-camera awards ceremonies at Cowboys Stadium. It was also a year of achievement getting video rentals onto both YouTube and Amazon, as well as made to order DVD’s on Amazon. We’re still working on Netflix and Apple, but expect those will come this year.

There’s a lot more work in there, to be sure, but I wanted to thank those who chose to use me. I look forward to working with you again in 2011.

Jim Caldwell and I will be giving a presentation on how to read a waveform monitor and vectorscope for the DFW-PVA. Part of that presentation will be a paper Jim Caldwell put together and for the convenience of everyone I’m attaching it here so everyone can download it and get a very basic understanding on how to utilize these very simple tools to powerful results.

I was tapped by Music Together Dallas to put together a series of videos to help them promote themselves on social media. We thought through a series of videos, the first of which would be a “splash” video highlighting the grand opening festivities at their new Dallas location. (continue reading…)

I had the opportunity to review the new Sonnet Qio for EventDV magazine and was surprised to find that every one of its lofty engineering goals seems to have been attained. This is noteworthy in this day and age when everything touts to be the perfect solution to our needs (the perfect camera, the perfect light, the perfect software package) yet they all seem to fall short in many places (low light capability, flexibility, codec compatibility, etc.)
The Qio is the first product in a long time that not only does everything it says it will, it does it all well. (continue reading…)

Please forgive any oddities you see, missing pictures, backgrounds, etc. The IEBA site was just moved from a Windows server to a Linux sever and some links got messed up. If you see something missing, please, just give me a call and let me know.

Working on some portfolio work had me scanning design pieces from both print and video worlds.

It was an exciting ride to see font design, logos that fulfilled design objectives, and artwork that I created that was used for over a decade. Hard to say that for much of anything made today. (continue reading…)

I still have the Sony “venue” mics that used to live in the case, but they now live in other cases.

So if you have a wireless mic- or any other 1 RU device that needs both front and back access, as well as pouches front and back to hole related items, then this case is the protection solution for you. (continue reading…)

I had two cases, now I have ONE that used to carry gear, but that gear has been sold off.

It also looks like I’ll not be acquiring similar gear so this case, in excellent condition, with high quality foam (not crappy pick & pull foam) is available for you to buy and configure to your needs. (continue reading…)

When it came time for the Frisco Chamber of Commerce to put together their 26th annual awards banquet / musical performance / auction event, they worked with Tetra Media Group, who immediately called Anthony Burokas to provide the control room, engineering, camera, and to direct the entire IMAG and recorded event.

The 3+ hour “broadcast” went perfectly and the 400+ attendees were thrilled at the quality of the production throughout the night. (continue reading…)

IRA expert and industry guru Ed Slott travels the country advising other IRA advisers on new regulations, strategies and the many little legal potholes that are out there- and how to avoid them.

When the team that produces his show & DVD’s came to Dallas, they hired only one local operator to come in and help set up the extensive camera, com & audio setup. They called Anthony Burokas. (continue reading…)

When AMP Productions needed crew for their Dallas VideoFest shoot, Anthony stepped up to the plate with many of the local production industry’s best.

This two-day shoot pulled out all the stops and featured full-on RED shooting, and some beautiful locations, as well as some expensive props, including a Lamborghini. (continue reading…)

Just finished a few days operating camera for the School of Beats pilot.

A very interesting concept of urban music hip-hop beatmasters competing to win various in-show competitions, but also a reality show with challenges and tasks and events thrown into the mix to make it interesting to watch, and/or laugh at. (continue reading…)

The lightweight, closed DT 280 / DT 290 series headsets are ideally suited for broadcasting applications. The headphone is featuring an efficient neodymium magnet system, a very high reproduction precision and a balanced sound. Isolation from surrounding noise is very good. Another special feature is the wide audio frequency response of the mic: 10 – 30,000 Hz. (continue reading…)

This little device sits in your rack and takes out all the little “hiss” that develops as once piece of gear feeds another, and another. Make this the last, or next to last and this quiets down everything to make it sound like you have the perfect rack of gear. Comes with manuals and product line literature from Behringer. (continue reading…)

Now that movies are shot with HD video cameras, there is certainly a lot more work for video professionals who previously only aspired to produce TV. Everything else was film and that was a completely different beast. But now that the West was won by digital video cameras, I’ve been tapped to work on a period western movie to be shot on P2 in HD. With considerable HD experience, I’ll be part of the camera teams, working under the DP, of course. When in the west… do a Western. Heeyah! (continue reading…)

The venerable FX1 is a true prosumer HDV camcorder.
The pro model adds XLR inputs, but lens, chips, and images captured are identical.
HDV tape still is the cost leader for recording HD images. Shoot and go, or hand it off to the client.
True 3-CCD chips – no rolling shutter, no flash banding, no jello-cam, no image distortion.
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This handy little item is a combination waveform, vectorscope and audio scope all in one. The little 4″ LCD is not much to crow about these days- it’s not OLED like a Sony Walkman or Samsung phone, but you can loop the output of this device to the screen of your choice (composite in and out).

So if you have a composite NTSC feed of your video, this portable device can measure it and give you calibrated IRE readings, vectors for calibrating bars or color charts and more. All this off any 12v supply (AC adapter included.) (continue reading…)

Featuring a comprehensive backlit display, an easy-to-use menu system, a hard drive, and a removable, rechargeable battery, the Focus FS-4 is the perfect DTE companion for DV and HDV handheld shoots. Designed for use in even the roughest conditions, the FS-4 includes a six- or ten-second (model-dependent) electronic shock cache to ensure that you never lose footage. (continue reading…)

I’ve used the SE-800 to produce Flavors of America for many seasons. We do this with as many as four FireWire cameras in to the mixer, and then FireWire back out to a DVCAM deck. We compared this to component video through the Sony DFS-700 broadcast video mixer and the SE-800 won- hands down. Cleaner, sharper, more vibrant images. It is visually indistinguishable from the digital tape recorded in the camcorder itself. (continue reading…)

Lite Kit-1 – $50/day
2 V-lights, 2 Pro light, stands, gels, scrims, gel holders, various mounts, arms, flags, clips, umbrellas. In a case.

Lite Kit-2 – $60/day
3 Omni lights, 2 Tota lights, stands, gels, scrims, gel holders, various mounts, arms, clips, umbrellas. In a case. (continue reading…)

This is a great live/recorded sound mixer.
Sliders (not knobs) easily relay channel loudness.
Aux 3/4 bus makes this a 4-channel mixer.
Four aux buses (pre/post fader) make it even more versatile.

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Got a big shoot with lots of people to track, then you need something better than a little receiver velcroed to the side of the camcorder. You need professional audio, amplified, directional, diversity antennas. You need easy and quick selection between hundreds of MHz to avoid TV stations, handheld radios, and more RF interference. This is where robust wireless audio systems like the Sony WRR-840 and WRR-820 really shine. Multiple outputs to feed multiple cameras, mixers, viewers, recorders. Easily adjustable everything. (continue reading…)

Do you need a lighting grid in a home where there is no grid? Need a vertical post between floor and ceiling to hide a light where you can’t see a stand?
Then you need the Bogen / Manfrotto AutoPole.

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This Roland R-1 records and plays back at a crystal-clear, 24-bit audio resolution without compression. Electrolytic capacitors provide stable, reliable power to the analog circuits, eliminating DC interference and supplying low-distortion sound.

Audio recorded into the R-1 is stored as stereo files directly onto removable Compact Flash card. Maximum recording time is approximately 137 minutes per 64 MB card. Maximum supported card is 2 GB. (continue reading…)

SP and LP record/playback speeds, analog recording capability, i.LINK DV interface (IEEE 1394), 16-bit or 12-bit PCM audio with audio dubbing (12-bit), frame advance, crystal clear still/slow motion, index titler, time code, and more.

The GV-D900 also offers the convenience of a 5.5-inch active matrix color LCD monitor for viewing playback or recordings right on the unit. It also features playback of data code to see the gain/iris/focus/white balance & more settings when the tape was recorded in a Sony camcorder. (continue reading…)