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DUDE! WHERE’S MY MUSIC?
Whether it was shooting live gigs or interviewing rock
legends, the HVR-Z7E performed for director Ravi Parsan
Farcical Vérité Films found the HVR-
Z7E offered all the features needed to shoot music doc for storing many of the shots. “This makes capturing and
Dude! Where’s My Music? Director/producer and archiving a breeze and maximises my workflow,” says
music fan Ravi Parsan explains the focus of the film: Parsan. Furthermore, he says, “The controls are more
“After looking through my music collection, which intuitive than similarly priced cameras and the ability to
includes everything from James Brown to Metallica, it store customisable profile presets on a memory stick to
got me asking why I wasn’t being turned on by newer share with other Z7 users while doing a multi camera
artists the way I did when I first heard my favourites.” shoot saves time and aids with continuity of styles.”
Throughout the doc Parsan seeks to find the answer Farcical Vérité Films discovered the Z7E was
to the question, talking to music industry professionals adaptable to a variety of environments, excelling at
and artists such as Linkin Park and Alice in Chains. shooting both interviews in corporate offices and heavy
Parsan chose to shoot the film with the HVR-Z7E metal festivals and gigs. “The Carl Zeiss lens the camera
after weeks of research and advice. Parsan bought the comes with is fantastic and the fact it can shoot HDV
camera from Proactive UK, which was invaluable in in progressive, giving the footage a more filmic look, was
providing impartial advice prior to purchase and has a selling point as my film is aimed for a full global
been “tremendously helpful” since. The production team theatrical release,” says Parsan. “I also enjoyed having
benefited from the camera’s ability to record onto both the option of interchangeable lenses and the low light
tape and tapeless media, and used CompactFlash cards capability was perfect for shooting live gigs.”
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