Secret Thoughts of Angels :: Production Notes :: Equipment

We used the following equipment to make the film:

Canon XM1 Mini DV Camcorder (set to Frame Mode) with Wide Angle Adaptor.
Benbo Tripod - This is a photographic tripod rather than a camcorder tripod - very useful for getting the camera into odd positions (like into bookcases for reverse angles of Mr Widdershins), although the lack of a spirit level means extra care has to be taken to ensure the shots are level (of course any shots in that are wonky are deliberate!).
Small Velbon tripod for low level shots (the Benbo is great, but a bit on the big side).
Dedolight Kit : Four Dedolights with more than enough filters, reflectors, gobos, projectors and other assorted gizmos to keep Chris the Gaffer happy for a long time to come.
Serious Magic's DV Rack running on a Compaq Laptop with 512Mb RAM capturing video to a Western Digital 250Gb External HDD.
Sennheiser MKH416T Shotgun Microphone with handgrip, Rycote windshield and homemade boom pole (an old extendable plastic mop handle gaffer taped to the windshield)

I'd like to thank the following people for their help with supplying/lending equipment: