Projects
THE EYE OF THE STORM
A pair of HXR-MC1P POV cameras withstood challenging
situations when capturing storms and tornadoes in 3D
Cameraman Alister Chapman is no
stranger to shooting natural events, having captured of the action,” says Chapman. A pair of Sony HXR-
extremes including hurricanes, monsoons and MC1P POV cameras were used in a smaller rig for close
volcanoes. In his latest project, The Storm Chasers 3D, up shots and as a 3D POV camera. “The HXR-MC1Ps
Chapman has gone one step further by using a pair of did an incredible job in very challenging situations, such
Sony HXR-MC1P POV cameras and XDCAM EX as when we had to shelter from a hailstorm in the middle
cameras to film storms and tornadoes in 3D. The of the night at a border patrol station on the Mexican
project will be bundled with 3D TVs and shown at 3D border. Even in the dark I got useable 3D footage of the
movie festivals. huge hailstones pounding our truck,” says Chapman.
While 3D (stereoscopic) production has been Alongside the HXR-MC1Ps, Chapman used
around for many years it has been difficult to get high cameras from the XDCAM EX range. These are small,
quality 3D footage without needing large, delicate and light cameras with the best possible picture quality and
cumbersome camera rigs. With the renewed interest in the genlock support enabled the cameras to be
3D production and availability of small, full HD synchronised in stereo. “One of the critical issues with
camcorders Chapman decided to see how far he could 3D is getting the cameras close enough together so I
push the boundaries. “Obviously storm and tornado used an EX1 with an EX3. As they are in essence the
chasing can be dangerous. By capturing storms and same camera I could place an EX1 to the left of the
tornadoes in 3D I hoped to place the viewer at the heart EX3 and still make use of the EX3’s genlock facilities.”
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