JOHN MCGINNIS WRITES: “How about a little more detail on your video production setup? Name names!”

Okay. I’ve got a Sony Ipela HD camera setup — it’s an HD camera that’s remote-controllable for zoom, pan, tilt, focus, etc. from the studio in L.A., connected to a bonded T1 line (my DSL is plenty fast on the download, but not fast enough on the upload, and I think you get less latency with a T1). That goes to the studio in L.A. (actually, El Segundo) where they plug the feed into their editing/switching setup. I’ve got two Kino Diva lights on stands, audio — from my mike, and to my earphones — goes through a little Behringer Xenyx mixer and into the Ipela control box, and that’s basically it.

Here’s a picture of what I see when I’m in the chair. You can see the monitor, where I can see who I’m talking to, with the camera peeking over the top. Those two sheets of paper taped to the stand are my “teleprompter” setup; no XD-235 for me!