Many smartphones these days come equipped with voice recorders, cameras, and high-definition video cameras, not to mention a million other fun distractions. So, you might already have all the equipment you need for SCIE 300 in the palm of your hands.

But, just in case, we’ve also arranged a couple places where you can sign out equipment.

Skylight

The Science Centre for Teaching and Learning [map]
Faculty of Science Dean’s Office
Biosciences Building Room 1505
Contact: Michele Jayasinha; jayasinha [at] science.ubc.ca; 604-822-3336

Skylight has a long list of equipment you can borrow, but you must book equipment with Michele in advance. There are two video cameras that will be most useful to you:

• Canon ZR-200 Mini DV Camcorder [Canon quick start guide]
• Sanyo CG-10 video camera (this one isn’t in the list at the link above, but they’ve got one) [Sanyo quick start guide]

Tripods are also available, so be sure to grab one of those at the same time if you need one (again — remember to book it in advance). You can also borrow an external microphone if you would like better sound quality.

Skylight also has a few digital voice recorders you can borrow.

Eric’s Office

The following equipment is available in Eric’s office (Biosciences Room 3532) [map]:

• Two Sanyo Xacti CG-20 video cameras
• One digital voice recorder
• Two large tripods
• Three small bendy tripods

The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT)

CTLT has Flipcams you  can borrow. [Flip Mino HD Instructions]

These are great little cameras, but keep in mind that they are little. They can only store about an hour of footage before you need to transfer files to a computer.  Please  arrange to borrow these by visiting CTLT in the Irving Barber Learning Centre. [map]

Other notes

If there is anything else you need in terms of equipment, let us know.  We might be able to hook you up if we have enough notice.

Please remember that the focus of your audio and video work should be the content, not the technical aspects of creating audio and video pieces. We are not expecting award-winning sound effects, lighting, cinematography, or direction in your podcasts and videos, so please don’t spend time trying to perfect the technical aspects since they carry far less weight in the grading.