Hardware

The camera/computer/capture equipment was fail-safe doubled-up and divided into three groups.  One third will be travel with us as carry-on; one third in suitcases; one third sent in two boxes weighing 60 kilos.

In carry-on we'll have the things required to make the most basic of films.  If for some odd reason the boxes don't arrive and the suitcases are lost we'll at least be able to do something other than sit in the dark.

Please don't read any further unless you are really a tech-head:

Sony XDcam HD PDW F-330

Fujinon 1/2", 5.5 - 77 mm Lens

2 x PortaBrace Polar Bear Heated Camera Bag

48 Heat Packs

2 x HyTron Ni-MH Battery

2 Position Charger w/ Camera AC out

AJA IO HD, Mac Pro Res 422

20 kilo Tripod with L-Brace Side Attachment

2 x  MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz, 2 Gb ram

Sony HDR FX-1 HDV Cam

G-Raid 1 Tb

External Two-Drawer Sata Disk Array

2 x External One-Drawer Sata Disk Array

4 x 500 Gb Sata Drive

4 x 750 Gb Sata Drive

(One each of above configured in Concatenated Raid giving 4 x 1250 Gb Scratch Disk)

12v to 220v 3500W transformer

12v to 220v 1000W transformer

12v to 220v 140W transformer

20 x 23 Gb Professional Discs

30 x 1 hr DV recording tape

400/800 fire wire and Sata Express Cards

Cables (400, 800 fire wire, Y/Pr/Pb)