[Imc] Equipment Committee Report

[Maiko Covington]

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Mike Lehman wrote:

> It was thought that a simple course in basic recording would be a good
> place to start with training. We would propose to do the training, maybe
> 15 minutes max, on one of these dates:
> Oct. 22
> Oct. 29
> Nov. 5

	Will we need to sign up for this?

> We also came up with the idea of initially suggesting that people do
> field recording in pairs. One person can concentrate on the recording
> and the other can concentrate on doing the interview. This will
> facilitate getting the feel for doing this and allow everyone's skills
> to develop by concentrating on one task at a time. People can switch off
> roles until they feel comfortable with what's required to get good audio
> and content. Then it should be easy for one person to do this with
> experience. We thought this is a good suggestion so that the learning
> curve is not so steep, since most of us haven't done this on a regular
> basis.

	The pairs thing sounds like a really good idea.

> While there is plenty of equipment to lend right now, eventual wear and
> tear will dictate that the IMC obtain or have donated its own gear.
> Nothing needs to be done about this right away, but it needs to be kept
> in mind.

	I might have a recorder/player to lend, but as it's just
a regular consumer model (not specially for reporting or anything)
I'm not sure it's exactly what's needed. I can bring it by.

	Otherwise, perhaps a pool of funds for purchasing things?

	Maiko