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Wimbledon is going HD
with SIS LIVE this year. .com : Mugur Geana
The OB supplier will offer
Following on from the success of Devil (pictured). There will also be technical facilities to
Sony’s EXperience master classes (a days dedicated to the F35 and F23 BBC Sport during the
week of free training sessions held ‘Cine Alta’ cameras. “At the events, first year the entire event is covered in HD. As well as
in March) Sony will be holding customers will hear from four OB trucks, at least 70 HD cameras will cover the
further events throughout 2009. experienced professionals from the event, including 53 Sony HDC-1500 and HDC-950
The Experience II campaign will broadcast community and gain models and seven HDC-3300 SuperMotion cameras.
explore and expand on the range of knowledge and expertise from some
XDCAM EX products featured in of the best in the industry,” says
the initial EXperience training Dan Robb, marketing manager, The annual Rory Peck
sessions. From July onwards, you can media, Sony UK. To register visit Awards are now open for
register your interest in a variety of www.sonybiz.net/experience. entries. The international
Sony broadcast products at competition, celebrating
www.sonybiz.net/experience. Sony the work of freelance
will then contact you by phone to cameramen and camerawomen in TV news and current
determine when and where the best affairs, is sponsored by Sony Professional. Awards
seminar is being held for you. include the Sony Professional Impact Award, which
Around 50 events will be held in honours freelance news footage raising humanitarian
the UK across the year covering the issues. For details go to www.rorypecktrust.org.
HDV and XDCAM formats. These
will explore cameras such as the
XDCAM HD PDW-700, which Sony was at this year’s
was used to film one of this issue’s Cannes Film Festival
featured projects Dancing with the showcasing the new
XDCAM HD422 PDW-
F800 camcorder, for the
EVENTS
first time in Europe. The PDW-F800, which was
The Star attraction
announced at the NAB trade show, builds on the
successful PDW-700. It is designed to appeal to a
broad range of high-end users, from documentary-
makers to cinema and TV drama producers.
Sony will be holding its biggest perfect location for Sony’s two-day
event to date under its Star event. It is also the venue for
umbrella at Gibson Hall on 30 Televisual’s Intelligent Factual Festival Supplier of professional
September and 1 October. The later this month. “The location and audio technology HHB
currently named ‘Star event’ will be message of this event is key. We Communications has
the first chance to see new additions have tried to be as accessible for been appointed as a
to the line up and also gain insight customers as possible and are Sony Specialist Dealer.
into projects that have been positive the small tube journey will The company supplies a range of Sony audio kit such
delivered on Sony kit from leading be well worth the effort,” says Mark as the DMX-P01 portable digital mixer (pictured). As
industry professionals. Bainbridge, general manager, part of the accreditation programme HHB will receive
This event, along with the media, Sony UK. priority information on new product introductions.
Experience II campaign (see story
above), is part of the Sony Star
programme which was announced Sony will deliver and
back in April 2009. At the event manage a migration to
both customers and dealers will digital asset management
experience a brand-led interactive technology for Irish
showcase and be able to see the National broadcaster
latest Sony product range. TG4, whose shows include the Gradam Ceoil concert
The Baroque-style Gibson Hall, (pictured). File-based workflows are being developed
located in the heart of London, is that will enable TG4 to digitise, archive and restore files
one of the City’s most impressive internally at four times faster than real time.
conference venues, making it the
Summer 2009 theproducer 5
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