Equipment

For equipment, I plan to do as I did last year. I messaged Jim from Becon-TV (a program here in Broward County where students have access to equipment) and asked for a camera (Sony A73), a tripod, a 3pt light kit, and then a Shure microphone, a boom pole, and wireless lavaliers from my school's television production program (of which I am apart of). 

Here are the screenshots of my conversation with Jim:

(Mateo and I are splitting the camera, much like how Mariana and I exchanged equipment last year)

I was initially concerned about audio, which I got lucky with last year (since there was no dialogue or anything in my film opening). I have never filmed a short film or any kind of segment where I needed to capture dialogue without the appearance of microphones, making me a little nervous. During our TV class, Mateo showed me how to connect wireless lavs to a Shure mic on a boom pole and then to a camera, which makes it sync up all at once. 

The rest of the equipment is pretty self-explanatory—a camera to film, a tripod to set it on, and lighting. Though it's been a while, I am familiar with this equipment and expect little to no technical hiccups during production. 

I picked up equipment from Jim and checked out the rest during TV! All is well and set to go!