Adapted from Victor Khong's site, DV Cinematography
A reasonable checklist of equipment and accessories for shooting using a Sony VX-1000. It makes fairly clear the difference between hiring a PM and a crew (the old/OPM* model) and prepping a shoot yourself, essentially from scratch (the new/MM** model)
wide angle adaptor
3 f-stop neutral density filter
Ultra-violet (UV) filter
Polarizer
Diffusion filter - Cokin Warm Sun #694, Tiffen Pro Black Mist, Tiffen Pro White Mist, Tiffen Hollywood F/X filters
Warming filters - 81a, 81b, 85
Graduated grey filter
Red filter
XLR Adapter from Beachtek
[2] Lav wireless mike kits and [1] pin mike
Shotgun mic - Sennheiser MKE 300, 416, ME66 (not gonna do it)
Boom pole, extendible painter's rod or aluminium shower curtain (same here)
Manfrotto 055 tripod with the Manfrotto 136 fluid head (Victor's choice)
Headphones with mini jack
Softcase camera bag
Reflectors - white/silver reflector, bounce card
white balance card
lens cleaner cloth (photoco)
[4] camera batteries
[2] AC Rapid battery chargers, [1] DC Rapid charger (Sony AC/DC-v700)
1, 2, 3 closeup diopter filters for macro shots
Gaffer's tape
Vellum sheets
light kit (detail pending)
Indie Films Online has an interesting article and tips for lighting DV from Cinematography World
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