Things to Know Before You Hire a Production Company

Hiring the right production company is very important.

The Right Production Company:

• Can Be Available 24 hours a day
  
  
• Can perform the work effectively - on time and on budget
  
  
• Must have a mastery of state of the art video technology
  
  
• Has talented and experienced personnel to guide your project from concept to completion
  
  
• Should be available to you for free advice before you begin your production
  
  

There are several very important things to consider in making your choice.

Contact us for more information.

ZEUS - Satellite Uplink and Production Vehicle

ZEUS is a Las Vegas based 35' Gerling Group satellite uplink and SD SDI/analog production vehicle. This truck features no polarity restriction dual path digital and/or analog Ku-band transmission with multi-camera production capability. With seating for eight, a Grass Valley 1200 switcher, a 24 channel audio mixer and six VTR bays, it's ready to take on anything from single camera live shots to multi camera event productions.

View the Zeus Photo Gallery

Equipment List

Transmission:

• 2.4 Meter Vertex KU SNG antenna
• 2-Phase-combined MCL 300 Watt TWTA'S
• Dual-path or redundant single path uplink, with no polarity restrictions
• 2-Miteq VM-100R Modulators w/ 2 audio subcarriers
• 2-Miteq V-9696-3 Upconverters
• 2-Tiernan TE-3000 4:2:0 SD Encoders
• 3-Scopus IRD-2900 4:2:0 IRDs
• 2-Tiernan TDR-68 4:2:0 IRDs
• 2-Standard CAD-930 analog receivers
• Tektronix 1705A spectrum monitor

Video:

• Grass Valley 1200 10-input switcher
• Production monitor wall with
• 2-Sony PVM-20 HR Program/Preview monitors
• 1-Ikegami TM 14-18R 14" QC monitor
• 2-9" Ikegami color monitors
• 20-Ikegami 9" B&W monitors
• 4-Sony BVP-E10WS SDI cameras w/CA-570 triax adapters
• 4-Sony CCU-550 CCU'S
• 4-Fujinon A20X8.6 BERM lenses w/rear control kits
• 4-Leitch DPS-575 SDI framesyncs
• Beta SP cuts editing
• 6 VTR bays (2 BVW-75s, 1 PVW-2650 on board)
• 1-Sigma 32x32 SDI/Analog A/V router
• 2-SDI, Component, Composite WF/Vectorscopes
• 1-DirecTV DSS autosteer antenna
• Master timecode generator

Audio:

• 1-Mackie 24 x 4 x 2 24-input audio mixer
• 1-Stereo/3 Mono dbx compressor/limiters
• 1-Rane GE14 stereo graphic EQ
• 1-Panasonic SV-3800 DAT machine
• 1-Sony DVD/CD player
• 3-Crown stereo amplifiers

Communications:

• 2-RTS PS-31 power supplies
• 2-RTS SAP-612 assignment panels
• 8-RTS user stations at Director, TD, VC, Producer, Graphics, Audio, and Tape Operator positions
• 12-RTS BP-325 beltpacks w/Beyer DT-108 Headsets
• 2-Telos LINK PL/Phone hybrids
• 2-Telos ONE IFB hybrids
• 1-RTS 4010 4 Channel IFB system w/4 beltpacks
• 3-RTS 4001 IFB control panels at Director, Producer and Audio Positions
• 2-Lectrosonics wireless IFB transmitters w/3 beltpack receivers
• 1-Tally Ho 20 output tally system

Miscellaneous:

• Wireless Internet available for a nominal fee
• 4-Digital cellular phones
• 1-Plain paper fax machine
• 2-Marvair 3-ton A/C units
• 1-Kohler 20kW diesel generator
• 1-25 kVA PTO generator
• 208-240 volt 100 amp single phase shore power
• 200' Shore power cable w/camlok ends and pigtails

Physical:

Length-35 Feet
Width-8.5 Feet, 11 Feet with stairs down
Height-13.5 Feet w/antenna down, 19 Feet w/antenna deployed

Zeus Photo Gallery

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Need More Info?

It's easy to reach us. Call our National Assignment Desk at 800-822-NEWS (6397) for further information or bookings in any of our bureaus across the West.

Or email us at bookings@coveredge.com