Episode 1 is "In the Can!"

Preliminary shooting of The All New - Hey Don't Shoot has wrapped. There are many, many hours of Behind the Scenes, B roll, out takes and images to go through. And, unfortunately, a few pieces of my monologue have to be reshot because the audio was blown out. That's what you get for wanting to use the brand new video camera and wireless microphones without testing them out thoroughly before shooting.

My new Sony NEX-VG10 arrived in the mail literally minutes before we were getting in the cab to go shoot. The excitement of the new toy overwhelmed all of us and while I did take a moment to test the new camera out with one of  my wireless mics, I didn't test it with all of them and we paid the price. No big deal.

It will take us about two weeks to get the final edit wrapped up and posted so stay tuned!

"We just want to share our love of photography with you..." Felix Mena, host of HeyDontShoot.com (Photo by Lorraine Walsh, Clapper Board Girl and Amateur Photographer)

Today We Shoot, Hey Don't Shoot

Checking out bags, batteries, cameras, lenses, microphones... CHECK!

Today we shoot Episode 1 of the All New, Hey Don't Shoot!

OMG, We are all so excited.

No More Monkey Business - Saturday We Shoot!

Here we see Turner Hunt learning first hand the difficulties of working with Felix Mena.

"If I would have known it was going to be like this, I never would have agreed to be the cameraman and co-host for Hey Don't Shoot" said Hunt.

The team is in place, the script is written, locations have been scouted, Episode 1 shoots this Saturday!

50mm Prime Lens Review Slated for Episode 1

Here we see the Hey Don't Shoot crew working on Episode 1.

(L to R) Turner Hunt, Micah Majors and Felix Mena

Episode 1 will feature our review of the 50mm prime lens. We'll cover all the basics including our thoughts, opinions, prices sample photos and videos from 2-3 different 50mm lens manufacturers. Shooting begins August 16th with a release date of August 23rd or thereabouts. Tune in!

Production Has Officially Begun!

The All New HeyDontShoot.com kicked things off today with our first shoot which was to capture photos and videos to be used in the new video introduction for the show. Episode 1 is scheduled for shooting the weekend of 16 August and should be ready for broadcast no later than the 23rd!

The All New Hey Don't Shoot will feature on-location shoots of the crew doing digital camera and gear reviews while sharing their own images using the products being reviewed. Stay tuned for Episode 1 coming soon!

Hosts Felix Mena and Turner Hunt

2nd Camera - Micah Majors

Wireless Microphones for the All-New "Hey Don't Shoot"

Capturing audio is the most challenging aspect of shooting video. With the fast-approaching revival of www.HeyDontShoot.com I went ahead and added some wireless microphones to my inventory, as well as an omni-directional squid microphone for high-quality audio recording (the scquid mic can be plugged into any of the wireless microphone systems mentioned in this blog post).

The Sony ADP-AMA adapter  fits on top of my Sony A65s and A37 (auto-lock interface shoe) and allows the use of the Sony ECM-W1M (multi-interface shoe) wireless microphone. I also purchased the Sony ECM-HW2 wireless microphone which is compatible with my Sony HDR-UX10 Handycam. Then to round out my wireless microphone capabilities, I purchased the Sony WCS-999 wireless microphone which is compatible with any video camera or DSLR with a 3.5 inch audio in jack.

The final bill for all of the above mentioned items was around $400-450 USD. However, without wireless lavalier or squid type microphones, the only other option would be to record audio with camera mounted or internal microphones, of course, the problem with that is that in addition to recording the person speaking in the video, you'll also be recording all the ambient sound and that will simply not work for the type of videos we will be producing. Camera mounted microphones are great if you WANT to record all the ambient sound, such as at a party, but not if you want to record someone speaking at a distance from the camera.

Sony Auto Lock Shoe Adapter ADP-AMA

Professional squid mic, which can be plugged into...

Sony ECM-W1M wireless bluetooth microphone

Sony ECM-HW2  active interface shoe wireless microphone 

Sony WCS-999 Professional Wireless Microphone

An ALL NEW Hey Don't Shoot is Coming Soon!

That's right, an ALL NEW Hey Don't Shoot is coming soon. With hosts Felix Mena and new host Turner Hunt!

But until then, here is the final, Episode 3 of the original Hey Don't Shoot.

Stay tuned! The web site is being updated to reflect the new host and changes!

Link - http://vimeo.com/felixmena/heydontshootepisode3

Hey Don't Shoot - Episode 3 from Felix Mena on Vimeo.