Mass on the Grass

Last night was St. Thomas Aquinas's annual Mass on the Grass service on Memorial Mall.




The setup was similar to the coaches' interview except for the lenses and stabilization.

Instead of using the 35mm f/1.8 I opted for the Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 for the wide angle shots and the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VRI for the telephoto shots.

I also used a Manfrotto Tripod and 701HDV fluid head for support instead of just a monopod.

I still used the Sennheiser MKE 400 mini shotgun mic for audio, but I dropped the recorded audio as it conflicted too much (even at -35db) with the voice over.

Speaking of Voice Overs, the VO for this piece was recorded using a Tascam DR-07 audio recorder and an Audio Technica hand-held microphone.

I still forgot to include the location in the lower third identifier (face-palm). But at least it was mentioned in the VO. After all, if I get it perfect the first time, there's no room for improvement, right?