Production Gear List

This page gives a partial list of our production gear inventory, most of which is available for rental as well.  Please contact us for pricing.

Our 24-foot Jimmy Jib Triangle in use at a multi-camera music concert at the House of Blues, Boston, MA.

JIBS AND CAMERA SUPPORT

  • 24’ JimmyJib Triangle with remote power head, monitoring, and more
  • 15’ Camera Turret Jib with updated remote power head (Glidecam), monitoring, etc.
  • 6’ Glidecam Jib with head
  • 8’ Glidecam Jib with head
  • “BeBob” brand full rear camera lens control for Panasonic Cameras
  • Canon LANC for Sony and others
  • 34’ bucket truck with one 150mm bowl mounted to bucket/O’Connor 50 included (2 arms)
  • (2) SpiderPod units
  • (3) O’Connor Hydroped w/O’Connor 50D heads and panhandles — excellent for tight spaces (theater seats, 0perating rooms, cooking shows, etc.)
  • (6) O’Connor 50 fluid head systems
  • (1) Sachtler hot pod vw/ video 14 head
  • (2) Manfrotto Tilt Head Chickenfoot Monopods
  • (2) 8-foot ladder style Aluminum Staging Systems
  • 150 mm bowl Hi-Hat
  • 150 mm bowl baby legs
  • Mitchell mount heavy duty standard and baby legs

CAMERAS

  • (3) Sony EX3 XDCAM with Canon and Fujinon Conventional Lenses (includes: rear controls, RMB 150 shading controls with 100-meter control cables spooled and jumpered, O’Connor 50 dual handle fluid head on tripod)
  • (1) PMW 350 XDCAM with 18x lens (calculates out to approx. 30X) works with RMB 150 controls. Additional lenses available.
  • (1) Canon 7D System with B-4 lens adapter
  • (1) Panasonic Lumix GH2 with B-3 f1.7 2/3” lens and battery power module for precise zoom control also Micro 4:3 Lumix lenses.
  • (4) GoPro – Two Hero 2 and Two Hero 3 with external power capability for long term time lapse work
  • (2) Sony V1U HDV Camcorder systems – including Manfrotto Tripods and rear LANC zoom control
Sony PMW-EX3 Camera System
Our ATEM flypack can be setup quickly for multi-camera productions. This is a good approach for event, broadcast, live streaming, overflow video, or image magnification applications.

MULTI-CAMERA

  • FLYPACK: ATEM switcher, 6 input with 2 touchscreen laptop controls, 4 RMB 150 shading controls (100-meter), HD Waveform/Vector, Monitoring, Intercom, Adapters and Distribution Amplifiers. Includes 500 GB BlackMagic Design recorder with 2 discs and transfer adapter.
  • Adaptor Kit
  • (3) KiPro Mini recorders each with 32-GB SD card
  • (3) Field Monitor kit – (HDMI monitors with SDI converters)
  • 4K AJA ki-pro portable with 2 256 GB Data cards
  • (4) 7” HDMI type monitor for external viewfinder application
  • Roland Scaler

XDCAM Gear:

  • (4) RMB 150 XDCAM CCU camera control unit
  • (4) 100-meter RMB camera control cable
  • (4) male to female RMB “jumper” cable
  • Astro Waveform/Vector/Picture monitor scope analyzer (HD-SDI)

AUDIO

  • (10) Assorted Sony ECM Lavaliere Mic systems
  • PSC MKM4MKII field mixer
  • (2) Mackie 1202 mixer
  • (2) Shure FP 32 stereo field mixers, boom poles and pole holders
  • (2) Panasonic analog 8 Channel mixer
  • Schoepps Shotgun Mic system
  • (2) Sennheiser 816 Systems (T-Power)
  • (2) Fender P-250 Public Address Systems
  • Zoom H4N Digital Audio Recorder
  • Tascam 60D audio mixer recorder (suitable for mounting under DSLR camera)
  • (2) Sony wireless lavaliere systems
  • (4) Sennheiser wireless Lavaliere/stick mic systems (multi-frequency)
  • Lectrosonics wireless lavaliere/stick mic system
  • (2) Wireless audio short hop 5.8 mhz jump systems (for PA expansion)

INTERCOM:

  • (2) 7-Station RTS intercom kits with biscuit boxes and cabling
  • RTS to Clearcom active conversion unit
We have a large inventory of audio gear: microphones, wireless systems, mixers, recorders and more
Chromatte Reflecmedia Chroma Key System. This system uses an LED camera ring lite to trigger micro-reflective beads on the backdrop.

CHROMA KEY

  • Chromatte Reflecmedia LED Ringlite Retroflective System 12’x12′ including stands (Chroma Key Green and Blue)
  • (2) Additional Chroma Key Green Ringlites for up to 3 Camera Chroma Key, or 3 Retroflective systems
  • (6) 15’ x 3’ retroflective material for expanding retroflective screen size
  • Standard 6’ oval Chroma Key background
  • Large oval green standard material background for conventional Chroma Key

LIGHTING & GRIP

  • (2) 6K LED Panel daylight lighting kits – 500, 1000, and 2000 watt equivalent in each kit. 2K units are dimmable
  • (2) 1K Fresnel style daylight LED with doors and 3200K conversion filters
  • (3) LED Cameralight LED systems – AA battery or Sony type N
  • (2) HMI 575 magnetic Fresnel
  • (3) Tungsten interview kits – Chimera (750 watt) w/ egg crate, 3 mini-Mole Fresnel , 1 Tota, 2 600 watt dimmers stands and accessories.
  • (10) 1K Mole Richardson 1K Fresnel
  • (10) Mole open face 1K
  • (4) 650 Mole-Richardson Fresnel
  • (2) T bar – three head top/2 head lower bar
  • (2) Beefy-baby combo 2 riser stands on wheels
  • (10) Mole roll-a-round stands
  • (10) C stands with double gobo arms
  • (10) Sandbags
  • (10) Sound Blankets
  • (2) Apple Box kits
  • (4) 2K Mole Softlight with Egg Crate
  • (2) 750 Mole Zip Lights with egg crate
  • (2) Backdrop Kits
  • (1) Large Grey Backdrop – 12 x 20
  • (1) 12 x 12 Grey Backdrop
  • Assorted sizes grey and white sized backdrops for “products and heads”
  • (4) 650 watt dimmers
  • (4) 1KW dimmers
  • (10) PoleCat
  • Assorted Black cloth
  • Several flag kits
Active has provided full production services including set lighting for the annual Opportunity Works fundraising auction in Newburyport, MA.
Active has a large assortment of video and audio cabling, fiber, and more to support a wide range of production and A/V applications.

CABLE

  • 1pr. BlackMagicDesign fiber transceivers with approx 2,000-foot LC to LC fiber pair plus several LC-LC couplers
  • 2,000+ feet triax cable with King’s Connectors. In assorted lengths
  • (6) 150-foot SDI cable reels
  • (8) 100-foot audio/intercom cable reels
  • (3) 150-foot audio cable reels
  • (4) 100-meter Sony remote control 8pin Hirose Cable reels w/ adaptor/jumpers (15m) for RMB 150 shading controls
  • Large quantity of stingers
  • Large quantity of XLR
  • Large quantity of SDI/RG/59

SMALL EVENT SUPPORT

  • (3) Fender Passport Audio Systems
  • 9’x12′ Fastfold front and rear screen kit
  • 8’x8′ Fastfold front and rear screen kit
  • Presenter podium (wood)
  • (6) 6’ tripod screens
  • (2) 5’ Draper Road Warrior self supporting screen
  • (4) Sanyo XP Projectors
  • (3) In-Focus Projector 1500 Lumen
  • Epson wide angle lensed Projector 2000 Lumen
  • (2) Project-o-Stand
  • Multiple AV carts and support gear
For more information and pricing on our audio-visual event rentals, please see our Audio-Visual Rentals page.
Generators are often the easiest way to get remote power for lighting, multi-camera outdoor events (flypack in van powered by generators shown here), etc.

GENERATORS

  • 2.2 kW surge Ryobi suitcase inverter-generator (super quiet)
  • 5 kW generator with 100-foot 2 circuit lead 10-gage
  • 4 kW generator with 100-foot 4 circuit lead 10-gage
  • 3.5 kW generator
  • (2) 1.5 kW generator
  • 1 Kw generator
  • Several 12 volt to 110 volt power inverters for varied applications
Note – these generators are non-blimped construction style machines

OTHER

  • (2) CamWave wireless video (HD SDI) transmitter/receiver units
  • (4) Station Telex wireless duplex intercom station9Integrates to ClearCom and RTS
  • RTS/ClearCom combiner
  • 22x Fujinon Lens with Studio Controls
  • 21x Fujinon Lens with Studio Controls
  • (3) Fujion ACM 18 EX-3 ½” to 2/3” adaptor (internal contacts)
  • Funinon ACM 21 EX-3 to 2/3 adaptor (external Contacts)
  • Schwem Gyrozoom 80 – 300 mm with B-3 to B-4 adaptor
  • 40X manual “box lens” complete with Vinten MK 5 head, lens sled and B-3 to B-4 adaptor includes heavy duty Vinten tripod
Production still from the set of “Magic Happens” a short film directed by Carmela Sainz de Baranda.