Must Have Filmmaking Gear - Wireless Video Transmission (GIVEAWAY)

Hey fam, I'm back and today we're going to be talking about video transmission, and specifically about these two little fellas called the ASUN CineView 2 SDI. And I'm really excited to dig into those. ASUN is actually sponsoring this video and I'm doing a giveaway, so if you stay until the end of the video, you might win these. And I don't think this is something you want to miss out. So let's roll the intro and get straight into it. Okay, so for those of you who haven't yet had the chance to use video transmission, let me explain what it does and what kind of scenarios you might need it. So first of all, I mainly work as a director. So on set, I need to have a clear overview of what my DP is capturing. Of course, I'm in communication with her or him, you know, before the shoot and during the shoot, but having a picture of, you know, what they're seeing through their cameras helped me tremendously to, you know, guide the whole process. So with a video transmission, the transmission goes on their camera and the receiver goes on my monitor. And that way I can, you know, be at a distance, you know, and have a clear picture of what my DP is capturing in that moment. And, you know, I can of course say action, cut, then do this, do that, guide the talent, whatever. So this is, you know, the first moment where you might need this. The second scenario might be if you're working with a camera assistant or an AC and they're pulling the focus for the DP. They will also need video transmission, they will need to have a signal, you know, of, again, what the DP is capturing on their monitor. And that would need to be very, very accurate. So, you know, with no latency, basically, so that they can, you know, pull the focus for the DP. And the third scenario may be for your client. A lot of clients, when they're on set, they really want to see what's happening. And, you know, if their shot list that they envision in their mind is actually looking the way that it's supposed to. So I recommend setting another director's monitor for them. So what I mentioned in the beginning, just, you know, setting a monitor for them to view real time what's happening. ASUN is sponsoring this video, which is really, really kind of them. And they sent me this unit, the ASUN CineView 2 SDI. And I want to talk with you about this, tell you why it's really a great tool to have in your backpack as a filmmaker and tell you how you can benefit from that and all of those three scenarios. So firstly, I want to get a little technical with you. Now, normally I wouldn't do that because I rely on other YouTubers to do this specific job. I just like tools that I can use for the job. They get the job done. So that's my most important criteria. Something needs to be fast to use. It must be efficient and it needs to do the job. That's that's my criteria for a tool. And it also needs to look cool, which I think this does. So anyways, what you see here is a receiver and transmitter. So you mount this to the camera and you mount this to your monitor. They talk to each other. You see those little antennas. They feature a dual band technology, basically because this is a 5G antenna and this is a 2.4 gigahertz antenna. So this means that even the larger distance, it's easier for both devices to communicate with each other and for you to receive a clear picture. The picture that you're going to receive is limited to full HD, which I think it's kind of enough, although I've used 4K transmission systems as well. And sometimes this might be preferred. It kind of depends on the set that you're working on. The transmission range on this specific device is 1500 feet, which is almost 500 meters, which is pretty good. I mean, honestly, it depends on the projects that you're working on. But for me, it's more than enough, because I'm always like at a range of 20 meters max from my DP. So honestly, 500 is it's pretty great. Now the latency goes up to 50 milliseconds. So remember what I talked about earlier, when you're working with a focus puller, they need to have an overview of the picture kind of in real time to be able to pull the focus for a DP. I recommend using the Asun mostly for directing purposes or, you know, for client purposes for them to monitor. And when it comes to a follow focus video transmission, I recommend that you go for the Teradek. I'd recommend something like this for medium size productions or like smaller size productions. When we're going for higher end productions, you know, where everything needs to be industry standard. The Teradek is industry standard, but the Teradek also costs like a couple of grand. And this costs a couple of thousand bucks, if I'm not mistaken. So I mean, there is a tool for every job. And I personally don't own a Teradek. When I'm working with a focus puller, I would just rent one. Every time when I'm directing, I'd use something like this. And I think it's really great. Now, this kit in particular supports SDI out and in, and HDMI in and out. I always use the SDI apart from a shoot that for a passion project that we did last month, when I used the HDMI out, just because this is kind of this monitor setup that we had. But an SDI connection is always like more stable. So this is what I recommend. And most of the cinema cameras use an SDI connection, you know, to the monitor. I think this unit is pretty great. If you've never worked with a transmission before, if you're working with clients and they want to monitor, something great about this is that it supports up to four external devices or like transmission devices that you can receive the signal to. If I were to have three more receivers, that would mean that I have four monitors in total that are monitoring the same signal. But what is cool about that is that they have an app and you can download that on your iPhone or your iPad and you don't need other receivers. Like the app itself is going to act as the receiver and you can hook your client up with an iPad and they can directly, you know, see what's happening there on set. Okay, now that we've established that those are pretty cool, I really want to tell you that this is going to also make you look a bit more professional on set. It's going to make you look as someone who knows what they're doing, especially if the client is around, they want to see gear and every time there is more of it, you kind of seem more professional. I know, sounds crazy, but this is the reality we live in. The more the merrier. And you can also, you know, start charging for all of your pieces of equipment that you bring on set. And with something like that, I think you can easily make the transition from a solo filmmaker to, you know, working with a crew. It doesn't really matter if you want to be the DP or the director or an AC. I think in all of those roles, or even if you own a production company like me, I think in all of those roles, you will benefit from having a video transmission system. I really use it all the time for every project because I do need to see what's happening. And this is my eyes on set. So now to the more exciting part of the video, how can you win this? I'm nearing 5,000 subscribers on this channel at the point of recording this, which is really exciting for me. And I wanted to do something, you know, to give back to this community. And since sometimes I receive this really cool brand deals, you know, for products that I actually like and would use in my personal workflow, I decided it would be nice to give something back to you, supporting this channel. So if you're watching this, you could win this exact video transmission pair by ASUN. And this is how you enter the giveaway. So first, of course, be subscribed to my YouTube channel. Then go over to Instagram, follow me on Instagram. This is my page. Follow ASUN on Instagram. This is their page. And then comment with your Instagram handle on this video so that I can see who you are. And later, I can pick one of you to win those. And then I'll just reach out to you on Instagram, probably in a couple of weeks after posting this video. And I'll send it to you. It's really easy, right? So yeah, I'm really excited for one of you, you know, to win this. And then I really want to see what you create with it. Because I think it's going to open some, you know, new opportunities for you. I really want to do, you know, more videos like that. And I hope that, you know, with time, as the channel grows, I'm going to have more opportunities like this. Because I know when I started out, I didn't have access to gear. I didn't have the money to buy it. And this was like the biggest conundrum in my head, which was like, you know, the famous people in the industry have access to all the gear when they don't actually need it anymore. And then the ones that are starting out don't have access to anything when they need it the most. I want to bridge that gap. And I know I can't make a miracle, but this is my little, you know, way to give back to you. So go follow all the steps and let's see who wins. Okay, thank you. See you in the next one.