MikePrevette

Just buy the car adapter for it, and chop the cable, and add whatever lemo plug you need. I checked it's $34 at amazon. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...lectronics&st=* -mike

Patrick, Sorry for the sharp tone to some of those comments, I had just come off a rough shoot. My point was It's not going to be easy, it's going to require a lot of nose down, eyes forward, hard work to get anywhere. Sounds like you know this. You just have to put yourself in the right place at the right time ;) There is a lot to learn in this business and either you learn it quickly or the thousand guys behind you will climb right over you on the latter. I'd say do the rental house thing, or personaly i'd recomend being a PA as much as you can to learn the on set dynamics. Witch I feel is far more important than learning the in's and out's of each camera. Just buddy up to the camera dept. coil cables carry cases etc. (always ask if it's ok first) and you'll learn what you need to move up. Good luck! -mike

"My resume is packed since 2000 with TV, FILM/Digital doing PA, Grip, Camerawork, Steadicam, Directing and even co producing" So what are you complaining about? You must have made a fortune doing all this work. Your the f-ing renaissance man of film-making, and you must be worth millions. My point here is that the reason why your resume is failing you, is no one uses a resume first off, and second you come off as a chump to a lot of people who could hire you, because if this work wasn't legit, paying (union or non), work than it's worth exactly that - nothing. It is very valluable stuff for any beginner to do, but think of it only for personal expierience, don't try and use it to get a job. Use it to show cooperation, and passion for your chosen field. No one wants a PA on set who can't shut up about the short he "DP'd" or "Directed" the night before. Keep all this expierience on the down low, becase it will offend all the old timers in the biz. The people who have earned the right to be respected on set. Just keep trying, do your homework and work your way up, It takes a while unless your esspecialy gifted to move up the chain. I feel that i moved up quick, mainly because of the small market I'm in, but I never bring that up around LA folk, or oldtimers. People in this biz are very judgemental about people who haven't proven themselves. It is a very closenit scociety, for good reason a million chumps out there wan't to be in the biz. -mike Seattle AC

I'm looking for a tap for my friends IIc. Any recomendations? I saw a pic a few weeks ago, of a carbon fiber one with yellow writting on it. It was on a steadicam, but I can't remeber where I saw the pic. Any clue who makes this one? I prefferably would like to get a split door with eyepiece AND video. Jurgens isn't my fav, but if I find a good used one at a decent price I'd take it. thanks! -mike Seattle AC

A nifty zoom control wired into those cool blue knobies would be great. cupholder maybe? -mike