TV Executive Builds Mobile Studio 1 (MS1), a new HD mobile studio for use in Regional Video productions.
In a tough economy, Production is tight. And budgets are tight. That’s why Television Executive, Blaine Howerton, is launching a new service for Rocky Mountain Regional Video Producers. Mobile Studio 1 (MS1), is an affordable High Definition Video Production trailer.
Currently HD trucks in the region can rent at $10,000 per day (without crew). These “tractor” style trucks are hard to navigate, park, and move from location to location. Additionally, they are overkill (and not economical) for most 3-5 camera shoots.
MS1 was built with portability and low cost high definition production in mind. The 24 foot trailer has 4 full sized equipment racks, an on-board LAN ethernet system, and HD-SDI connections for virtually any type of digital switching and recording system. “We are building the trailer so it is versatile. Since many Production companies already own or rent their own switching systems, recorders, and cameras, we want to provide a flexible workspace which allows them to use their tools,” said Howerton.
The trailer is being packaged with an included wall mounted flat panel HD monitor, an HD-SDI (or SD) video routing system (with a touchscreen), connections for up to 9 cameras (or a combination of a total of 12 video sources), controlled heating and cooling, shore power electrical connection, seating for up to 7 people, and an Engineer in Charge.
MS1 has an iphone based crew communication system. It connects wirelessly with iphones by using LAN based voice over IP technology.
The trailer is targeted to be rolling on Denver area streets in March with a $1500 per day price tag. It will be used at concerts and festivals (to produce jumbotron video feeds), LIVE TV programming, multi-camera internet streaming, and as a multi-camera monitoring solution for film and video production.
“Over the past few years, I have seen the mobile truck industry in Denver virtually disappear. I believe this is because it is generally too costly to rent the trucks. I am changing that,” said Howerton.
More information about MS1 can be seen at http://yghdtv.com/mobile-studio or by contacting YGHD at http://www.yghdtv.com/contact-us/
