TV KIT
We provide a range of equipment to suit your broadcast.
If you require a specific camera or crew discipline please let us know.
STANDARD TV PSC KIT
Carried in the van by our staff cameraman and included in our day rate.
CAMERA
Sony PMW-500 XDCAM HD Camcorder (Recording up to 50 Mbps)
Tripod.
Wide angle HD lens.
Sony PXW X-70 camcorder. (This is a back up camera)
iPhone 14 Pro running PNG and LiveU Smart app (BBC use only)
SOUND
2 x wireless lapel microphones.
2 x ECM 77 wired lav mics.
Shotgun & stick microphone with pistol grip, softie & boom pole.
LIGHTING
On-board camera light.
2 x Bi-colour panel lights.
2 x 60d COB punch lights. (Daylight only).
60cm light reflector.
2 x studio flag panel light reflectors 90x75cm.
LONG WHEEL BASE VAN
Desk with two seats.
Macbook Pro running Premiere Pro.
Coles 4104 lip mic for voiceovers.
FREE WIFI.
Power to run your laptop / charge your phone etc.
1 x Director's monitor.
OTHER OWNED KIT
Additional hire costs may apply.
CAMERAS & LENSES
4K / HD CAMERAS
4 X Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K
2 x Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K Pro
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K G2
Sony 4K AX 53 camcorder
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (Gimbal with 1-inch CMOS sensor + two radio mics.)
HD ONLY CAMERAS
Sony PMW-500 XDCAM HD camcorder (Recording up to 50Mbps)
JVC GY-HM750E ENG broadcast camera.
Sony PXW X-70 camcorder with night vision.
LENSES
B4 MOUNT
Canon HJ14 ex4.3 IRSE ultra wide angle
Fujinon HA18 x 7.6 BERM - M58B
Fujinon HA17 x 7.6 BRM - M58B
Canon KJ20 x 8.2B IRSD
Canon: J14 ex4.3B IRSE
Canon: J9ax5.284 IRS Sx12
Canon: J21a X 7.8 IRSD Sx12
EF MOUNT
2 x Canon EF 24 - 105mm (f/4)
Sigma 12-24mm 5-5.6 DG HSM II (f/4)
Samyang T 1.5 35mm AS UMC II (f/1.5)
GRIP & MONITORS
Hague D5T tracking dolly kit inc track
Libec JB-30 micro jib & tripod (Requires a 100m bowl head)
Sachtler 18 S1 tripod with Flowtech legs. (100m)
2 x V20T heavy duty carbon fiber tripods. (100m)
2 x Manfrotto: 546BK video tripods with 504HD heads (75mm)
Vinten: Pro 6 HDV pro touch tripod (75mm)
2 x Blackmagic video assist monitor/ProRes recorders.
1 x Seetec 17" flight cased monitor. Battery & mains.
1 x 17" UHD flight cased monitor. Battery & mains.
2 x 27" UHD flight cased monitors. Battery & mains.
3 x 12.5" 4K monitors.
CABLING & OTHER
BNC HD / UHD (up to 2160) SDI cables (2 x 100m, 1 x 50m, 4 x 20m, 3 x 10m.
BNC HD SDI cables (2 x 50m)
Cat 5 - Internet cable (100m)
1 x 8 Way XLR multicore (25m)
Various SDI to HDMI convertors and scalers.
3 x Hollyland Cosmo 600 wireless video links (HDMI or SDI) - 10 bit 4:22
uncompressed transmitter and receiver with 600 ft range, LOS.
Hollyland Cosmo 400 wireless video link (HDMI or SDI) - 10 bit 4:22
uncompressed transmitter and receiver with 400 ft range, LOS.
Hollyland Mars T1000 Intercom system - 4 x wireless headsets and packs and 1 x base station. 1000ft range.
16 x two way radios with acoustic earpieces.
2 x FW4000 Four wire boxes From CTP Systems.
2 x 4m x 2.3m Manfrotto background frames with 2 x green screen,
1 x black and 1 x white covers.
1.5m x 2m collapsible green/blue screen.
RockNRoller cart R14G
SOUND
2 x Sennheiser EW100 G3 wireless kits.
Can be configured in many ways from lapel mic to handheld.
2 X Sennheiser MKH-416 P48 mics.
Sennheiser EW100 G3 wireless lapel mic.
Sennheiser EW100 G4 wireless handheld mic.
2 x Sennheiser e835 vocal mics.
2 x Sony ECM 77 wired lapel mics.
2 x RODELink wireless systems. (Lapel mics)
RODELink TX-XLR (Stick mic plugin or lapel mic) with RX.
Coles 4104 lip mic.
Rycote Blimp, windshield and boom pole.
Zoom H2 portable audio recorder & windshields.
6 channel Soundcraft audio mixer.
Behringer B210D Eurolive 200W PA speaker.
LIGHTING
Aputure Bi-colour on-camera light.
Litepanels Brick Bi-colour waterproof on-camera light.
Aputure 300d.
Aputure 300d MKII.
2 x 60cm softboxes
2 x Aputure lantern softboxs.
2 x fresnel modifiers (Bowens mount).
1 x Amaran COB 60d.
150w Bi-colour waterproof LED panel light.
2 x SWIT PL-E60 60w Bi-colour panel lights.
4 x 100w Bi-colour panel lights.
42” camera reflector.
2 x studio flag panel light reflectors 90x120cm.
6 x 120w black RGB uplighters in flightcase with DMX controller.
TRANSMISSION & CONNECTIVITY
LiveU LU300S - 6 x connections bonded together with 2 x Sennheiser G4 IEM talkback units.
1 x Starlink mini satellite dish from SpaceX. (Carried in the van but subject to surcharge if needed.)
1 x Starlink RV satellite dish from SpaceX. (This is not carried in our van as standard so if you think you may need it please ask us to take it with us.)
Both dishes require a 120 degree view of the sky.
DRONE
DJI Mini 4 Pro - sub 250g (1/1.3-inch CMOS, Effective Pixels: 48 MP. Lens - FOV: 82.1°. Format Equivalent: 24 mm. Aperture: f/1.7. Focus: 1 m to ∞. Colour: 8-bit 4:2:0 (H.264/H.265) or HLG/D-Log M:10-bit 4:2:0 (H.265)
Optional live broadcast from the drone via our LiveU.
MULTI-CAMERA HD VISION MIXING
We have three vision mixers out on the road.
These are normally only hired with our crew but can be operated by you if required and used with other equipment listed above.
OPTION 1
BLACKMAGIC ATEM SDI Pro ISO Switcher
Portable multi-cam 1/ME vision mixing system.
Up to 4 x SDI inputs.
Up to 2 SDI assignable outputs.
5 x ISO recordings.
OPTION 2
vMix - Tower
Purpose built vMix multi-cam 3/ME vision mixing PC system.
Up to 8 x SDI inputs.
Video & graphics play-in.
Up to 4 simultaneous remote callers.
ISO recording on all channels.
OPTION 3
BLACKMAGIC CONSTELLATION 2/ME PPU
Purpose built flight-cased live production kit. 2/ME vision mixer with streamdeck control surfaces.
10 x SDI Inputs.
12 x SDI outputs.
Video play in.
Recording to 10-bit 4:2:2 ProRes, H.264 or DNxHD.
