black screen production

F11 Rentals Has What You Need #vegasfilmrentals #lasvegasvideoproduction

We're not just pretty faces and bulging muscles here at F11 Rentals, we also work tirelessly to deliver all that our customers need to make their production an A+! Last week we set up a full black screen/dramatic light/interview setup for a television show that needed some help here in Vegas. The good folks who hired us needed full equipment and a crew member, and needed to produce and interview over the phone from back east in their home office. So we provided a shooter, full camera and audio setup, as well as all the lighting, grip gear, and backdrop they needed. Everything went great, and the footage is already back east ready to be edited into what should be a really cool history piece/detective show.


Canon C300 Mark 1

True Colors #canonusa #c3ooMarkII #vegasvideorentals

It's been over half a year since we've had the Canon C300 Mark II's in our collection, and we're really starting to see the difference between them and the Mark I's. Let me say quickly, we really love and endorse our C300 Mark I's, and send them out constantly. That being said, we're really seeing a difference in the improved image quality of the Mark II's. The image is just a little clearer, the colors are just a little more robust, but still easy to deal with, and the option to shoot in 4K has been appreciated more often than expected. To keep this short and sweet, we love our Mark I's, but totally recommend the Mark II's to really add value and extra quality to your shoot.


building construction production

Get Your Hard Hats! #rivieraLV #lvcva

Recently, F11 Rentals sent out a couple of our trusty Canon C300 Mark I's to the demolition site of the former Riviera Hotel here in Las Vegas. Our cameras along with a Sound Devices 633 audio mixer did their best to stay safe and dust free on site. After a quick cleaning of sensors and lenses, we confirmed that everything went just fine. Make sure to give us a shout if you need any video production rental gear in Las Vegas or wherever you are.


firmware update

Fun with Firmware #Upgrades #Firmware

Oh man, today is a great day! Because it's taco Tuesday? No. Though, that is a plus. Today is a great day because we get to update firmware! There are few things in life more exhilarating than updating firmware and cleaning out old hard drives (which we are also doing). We've got all our cameras, computers, and hard drives getting cleaned and updated so that they're ready to make some more movie magic! So, I'm going to get back to reading every word in the license agreements and user manuals. Every. Word. This is so much fun!


RED Left Side

Learning and Growing

Our mission is to provide the best video production rental equipment in Las Vegas to all our clients, and that means going above and beyond what's expected. Our team has thorough knowledge of our gear, and we are happy to provide any instruction or tips to make sure youget the most out of everything you rent. If there's something we don't know, you better believe we'll learn it ourselves, or point you in the direction you need to go. That said, if you're budget allows you to rent an audio mixer you've never used, or maybe upgrade your camera rental, and you're a little hesitant, just ask and we'll help you get going. For example, here's a starter video for utilizing our RED Dragon, just a handy link for when you're on set, and maybe forgot a step or two. (note: the camera sequence is similar for an Epic and Scarlet)


Bruce Lee

F11 Rentals Remembers "the Dragon". #BruceLee #EnterTheDragon

On this day in 1973, Bruce Lee was taken from this world as a result of a brain edema thought to be caused by pain killers. Lee, who was only 32 years old, had become a film star in China, but had only found mild success in Hollywood in bit roles and small projects like playing Kato in the series The Green Hornet. Lee was born in San Francisco in 1940, and bounced back and forth between Hong Kong, Seattle, and Los Angeles. It wasn't until he returned to Hong Kong in the early 70's that he found his biggest success in films like The Big Boss, The Way of the Dragon, and Enter the Dragon. Sadly, by the time Warner Bros. released Enter the Dragon state-side, which catapulted Lee to American stardom, he was a month-departed; however, his legacy as one of the greatest martial arts actors and an all-around bad mo-fo's endures. A speculative curse surrounds Lee, as his son Brandon also perished at an early age (28), as a result of being accidentally shot on the set of The Crow in 1991. For more on history: read a book.


Nevada film office

F11 Rentals Supports Indy Projects #indyfilm #nvfilmoffice

F11 Rentals loves to support Indy film makers, young and old. We always do our best to offer good rates and great gear to students and independent artists who are trying to gain experience and build their portfolio. We here at F11 Rentals log tons of hours each week as we try to grow as the best video production rental house in Las Vegas, but that doesn't mean we don't like to get out and create ourselves. As a side project, independent of the company, a couple of our team members went out and created a video to submit to the Nevada Film Office for their annual video contest.

Please take 90 seconds to view the video and submit a vote, so their video can move on to the finals. Just click HERE to view and vote. Thank you!


photokina

The Rumor Mill Is Churning #photokina #canon5dmarkiii #sonya7rii

Ahead of Germany's Photokina, the rumor mill is churning and burning about a few new cameras. Canon is announcing the 5D Mark IV, which has a speculated 28MP full frame sensor, 4K video recording, ISO range of 100-51200 (expandable up to 204,800), a touch screen, and utilization of CFast 2.0 cards. The camera should retail around $3,200.00. This is Canon's response to the release of Sony's a7Rii which has the world's first back-illuminated full frame sensor; the camera is capable of 42.4MP and utilizes the mirrorless technology that has made Sony's a7 line so successful. Make sure to check out the Photokina site if you're not going to make it out to Cologne.


breakout session production

F11 Rentals Goes Camera Crazy! #canonusa #sonypmw #panasonichpx500

This past week, F11 Rentals got all fired up and sent out a small herd of our cameras to a multi-day conference at the Wynn Resort here in Las Vegas. Our cameras covered three days of general sessions, and seven, count them, seven break out sessions. We also sent out an editing station for onsite editing of what is generally known as a "smiley face/wrap up video" that are very popular at these types of conferences. All in all, everything worked out and we got positive feedback, and we're ready to put together another rental package for this weekend.


Canon 5D MarkII

F11 Rentals Loves Photographers! #photography #lasvegascamerarentals

Here at F11 Rentals, we strive to be the best choice for Las Vegas video equipment rentals; but we don't stop at video production, we can help with many scenarios. Perhaps your project is computer based, whether for video editing, graphics creation, or media/event management, we have equipment that can help. We also love photographers! Photography is where it all started, we couldn't shoot 23.98 frames per second, if we couldn't get one single image to start with. We offer three great photography cameras, our Canon 5D Mark II, our exciting and versatile Sony a7S, which has an impressive ISO range, and little-known fact, our RED Epic Dragon can be used to take amazing still images. With all these cameras, we have multiple L-series lenses from the Canon EF line, macro lenses, and a great selection of Rokinon prime lenses. F11 also offers a flash for our Canon 5D, perfect for that wedding, party, or corporate event. Need a backdrop? We have white, grey, black, or chroma green in various materials. So, there you go, call us and let us know what your next photo shoot is, and how we can help.

 Courtesy of google images. Courtesy of google images.