Production Equipment
Equipment Rental
For our current Equipment and Studio Rental Rates, check them out here, including projector rentals:
QAS Gear and Rental Rates – Updated February 2019
If you have any questions regarding Quickdraw and equipment and for all related inquiries please contact the Production Director Erin Saunders at production@quickdrawanimation.ca or call (403) 261-5767. Rates vary based on membership status and duration of time for the rental.
Animation Supplies
Quickdraw Animation Society sells a variety of specialized animation supplies including pegbars, classical animation paper, cels, cameraless film stock and more.
For a full list of available animation supplies and prices, please view this document:
QAS Animation Supplies For Sale – updated December 2018
Precision Laboratories Magnetic Sound Reader
16mm/35mm Precision Optical Sound Reader
Hollywood Film Company 16mm Film Counter Synchronizer
Used to track the length of a reel of film and make sure the film is in sync with other reels when it is hand-cranked.
Guillotine 35mm film Tape Splicer
Guillotine 16mm Film Tape Splicer
Easel Design Pro Animation Lightbox
Easel-style lightbox with rotating disc.
Features: Adjustable angled work surface, rotating disc, comes with Acme pegbar
Computerized Frame Capture box
Blue box with buttons and frame counter display
Features: has an 1/8″ mono speaker cable output to trigger camera, works with Super8 and 16mm cameras
Elmo Editor 912
Film editor for Super-8 and Simple-8 film.
Screen Size: 4.7″x3.5″
Lamp: 6V/10W
Reel Capacity: 400′
CIR Guillotine Super 8 Film Tape Splicer
Accessories: Case, Instructions
Soligor 8mm Splicer for Super 8/ Double 8 film
Mansfield Holiday Automatic 8mm and 16mm Film Splicer
Baia Film Slitter
Cuts a strip of double perforated 16mm film in halves into two strips of single perforated 8mm film for use in Echo-8
Animaster Computerized Film Control Console
Custom Controller box created by “The Warlock” Andrew Jaremko
Manfrotto Tripod with head
MTO55XPRO3 body with MHXPRO-3W head
Features: Middle column can be taken out and set horizontally for down-shooting. Accessory slot for magic arms, lights, etc. Power Adjust feature to extend/retract all three legs at once.
Closed length: 24″
Load Capacity: 9kg
Maximum height: 70″, w/ center column down 55″
Minimum Height: 3.5″
Head dimensions: w/ handles retracted: 5.3″ x 5.3″ x 5.1″
Virtual Reality kit – HTC Vive
VR headset with controllers, tracking stations and accessories. PC only
Headset
Screen: Dual AMOLED 3.6″ diagonal
Resolution: 1080 x 1200 pixels per eye (2160xx1200 combined)
Refresh Rate: 90Hz
Field of View: 110 degrees
Controller
Sensors: Steam VR Tracking
Use per charge: Approx 6 hours
Tracked area requirements
Room-scale: up to 15m^2 (approx 3.5mx3.5m)
Accessories: Vive headset, link box, 2x vive controller, 2x base station, HDMI/USB link box, 1x 1.5 amp 12V AC adapter, 2x 2.5 amp 12V AC adapter, 2x USB to AC adapters, 1x HDMI cord, 2x USB-A to USB-A cords, 1x USB-A to USB-micro cord, stereo earbud headphones, base station mounts.
Wacom Cintiq Pro 24″
Graphic tablet display, no touch ability
Display size: 26.65 x 15.5 x 1.9 inch
Screen size: 23.6″ diagonal measurement
Resolution: 4K: Ultra HD (3840x2160px)
Weight: 15.87lbs without optional stand
Features: 8192 pen pressure levels, built in stand (5″ w/o legs or 20″ w/ legs)
Accessories: ExpressKey remote, Wacom Pro Pen 2
Manfrotto Modosteady 585
Video stabilization system,
Height: 5.1″
Features: three in one shoulder support/stabilizer/tripod for video cameras
Samsung Digital Camera
Sensor: 1/2.3″ CCD
File Formats: Still images JPEG, movies AVI, MJPEG, audio AAC
Max Resolution: 14MP: 4320×3240
Aspect Ratio: 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Lens: Effective Focal length 4.88 to 46.9mm, aperture f/3.3 (W) to f5/5.9(T)
Accessories: Case, usb connection cable
Mansfield Model 616 Holiday 16mm Film Editor
Can view and mark film
Bell & Howell Model 200-TA 16mm movie camera
16mm film camera with 3 lense front-mounted turret
Features: auto-load 16mm, accepts 50ft 16mm magazine cartridges. Single frame release option for animation.