Projects
The high-end
of high def HDCAM/SR
For robust cameras that capture images of clarity, opt to shoot your
production with one of the top of the range HDCAM models
T
he sturdy build of HDCAM cameras such as
the HDW-790P and HDW-F900R has seen
them being taken to the most challenging
environments, such as in Wild Dream Films’ Ancient
Discoveries, where the camera coped with the heat of
Egypt and the slopes of the Swiss mountains. But
those shooting feature films and dramas also benefit
from the filmic aesthetic and progressive scan
capability that HDCAM models and the F23 and
F35 CineAlta cameras offer. Sony expanded its line
up of HDCAM products last year, introducing the
HDW-650P. This was chosen by corporate video
company iceni to shoot a film for the Hong Kong
Tourist Board. It was selected due to its high-end
images and portability. Sony’s system camera the
HDC-1500 is predominantly used in studio or live
situations and performed well as a studio and roving
FOR ALL TO SEE camera when filming the weekly studio show for
Shooting a three-camera live show in a confined space Antony Gormley’s One & Other project for Sky Arts.
needed an adaptable camera and studio quality results
To cover the Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts
1 HD programming of artist Antony Gormley’s One & In the confined space available, the flexibility
Other project, a flexible and reliable camera was afforded to work at an angle, rotating the colour HD
crucial. In Gormley’s live artwork project, 2,400 LCD widescreen viewfinder through nearly 90 degrees,
participants spend an hour each on Trafalgar Square’s made operation easier. “We’ve shot a three-camera live
fourth plinth over a period of 100 days. The HDC-1500 interview in a standard Portakabin space, managing to
system camera, supplied by Gearhouse Broadcast, keep out of each other’s way,” adds Dyer.
was chosen by OB company 021, production In addition to the three cameras being used in the
company Liberty Bell and Sky Arts for the weekly hour- Portakabin, a fourth HDC-1500 was used by BSkyB
long live programme presented by Clive Anderson, senior camera supervisor Chris Broadbent as a roving
featuring news and views about the event. camera near the plinth. “I film around Trafalagar Square
One reason the camera was chosen was because using the camera in a mobile mode with the radio pack
the Sky crew were already familiar with the HDC-1500, on the back. It’s well balanced and even with the radio
having used it in Sky’s studios at Osterley for shows pack on the back I find it very comfortable to use,” says
such as Poker Million. “For me it was also about the Broadbent. “You want the best quality using the most
familiarity with the Sony camera system, dating back to reliable camera. It’s all about the end product and the
three-tube cameras in the mid-eighties,” says BSkyB HDC-1500 has fantastic output and the lens on the
senior camera supervisor Vernon Dyer. front of the camera is first class. ”
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