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What I pack to document a theatre production abroad
20 items
By
Andrea
What goes in my bag when I fly out to film a Phantom production: phone rig, mics, light, storage, and the cases that get it home.
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Packs to the size of a water bottle and holds steady at full height. The compromise-free version of a travel tripod.
Peak Design travel tripod
Backstage light is whatever it is. A pocket panel with accurate color fixes it.
Aputure MC Pro compact LED panel
Interviews happen when they happen. Being ready in ninety seconds is the job.
Rode Wireless GO lav mic kit
Room tone and atmosphere without cabling anyone.
Rode VideoMic NTG shotgun mic
Checked baggage has thrown everything I own. This case does not care.
Pelican Air hard case, carry-on
Footage exists in two places before I sleep. No exceptions abroad.
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB SSD, buy two
Overnight charging of four batteries from one outlet. Hotel outlets are scarce.
Four-bay camera battery charger
The fused kind, because theatre power circuits are their own adventure.
Universal travel adapter with fuses
Marks positions, silences rattles, fixes hems, makes friends backstage.
Black gaff tape, 2 inch
Every cable visible in five seconds. Security checks go faster too.
Cable kit in a clear pouch
Costume pieces travel in this, flat-packed with tissue, never checked.
Hardside spinner carry-on luggage
Where the kit actually gets upgraded. Their used department is the best-kept non-secret in camera buying.
B&H Photo, used and specialty gear
Two transmitters and a phone receiver. Clips on in seconds.
DJI Mic Mini
Magnetic phone mount that extends to 60 inches.
ULANZI MT85 magnetic phone tripod
The taller one, with a remote for solo shots.
TODI 65 inch magnetic tripod
Plug-in lavs, two in a pack.
Kdewere wireless lav mics for iPhone
The USB-C version.
GoorDik USB-C wireless lav
Rechargeable light that clips to the phone.
DUIDESHI portable selfie light
Light on faces in dark rooms.
XINBAOHONG clip-on ring light
Folds flat into a suitcase and bounces window light.
hellovetee 5-in-1 reflector
