ABSTRACT

The equipment is always going to need to travel to the set in some sort of van or truck and this is likely to be different for every job. Some digital imaging technician (DITs) just require that the production company rent a truck to transport the gear, some own their own vans and some use space on the camera truck, something the audio folks have been doing for years with their sound carts. Every DIT cart always has a backup power supply which switches online instantaneously. The uninterruptable power supplies (UPS), they are battery based and switch online instantly in the event of loss of the main power supply. While computers, hard drives and monitors don't use an enormous amount of power, they do consume their share of current. Some DITs carry a small putt-putt generator to provide power for their equipment without relying on other sources, sometimes just as a backup.