News
AWARDS
On the road with Sony
Award-winning productions
Earlier this year, Entries for The Rory Peck Awards are now closed and preparations are underway for the event,
Sony launched two which will be held on 19 November at the BFI Southbank, London. The annual awards are the main
attractively priced fundraiser for The Rory Peck Trust, which provides support to freelance cameramen and women in
systems cameras – news and current affairs and their families. The awards are made up of three categories recognising
the HSC-300 and the work of freelance news gatherers at the awards – the Sony Professional Impact Award, news and
HXC-100 – which news features. Sony’s award was launched in 2001, when Palestinian freelance cameraman Talal Abu
have very quickly become the models of choice Rahmeh won for his film Death of Mohammel El Durah (pictured). The award focuses on the impact of
for a fast growing number of events. Both footage in humanitarian terms and has reflected some of the major events in history.
cameras are ideal options for producers with In May head of foreign news at Sky, Adrian Wells, took over as chairman of the charity. When
modest budgets wishing to acquire beautifully it was set up in 1995 it had two main supporters – the media and broadcast industry and Sony,
captured high definition images of live and which sponsors the awards. “These remain our core supportive areas and it’s relevant our new
sporting events. To find out what impact the chairman is part of the industry
cameras have already had on productions, that always supported us,” says
David Wood catches up with a handful of Rory Peck Trust director Tina
producers specialising in live broadcasts for The Carr. The Trust’s new site
Producer report this month. launches at the end of October
This is another very well travelled issue of The and will showcase the work of
Producer. This time our production stories take awards finalists. “As the charity
you from the confines of a live three-camera shoot is about providing support it
in a Portakabin in Trafalgar Square for Sky Arts will also be more of a resource,
to the sights and sounds of Egypt, the Swiss including advice about topics
mountains and Mexico for The History such as insurance and safety
Channel’s series Ancient Discoveries. We go climbing training,” adds Carr.
in Spain, Italy, California and Canada with Leo
Houlding and join Stephen Fry as he explores the
TRAINING
life, music and legacy of Richard Wagner in
Germany, Switzerland and Russia. Experience some top training
Continuing the travel theme, Sony is
planning a series of events to inform and educate Sony’s Experience II campaign is well underway with many master classes having taken place up and
producers about its acquisition formats and down the country at Sony’s Specialist Dealer venue’s throughout August and September. Independent
camera ranges. Look out for the second of Sony’s Certified Experts (ICE) such as Alister Chapman, who recently used the new PDW-F800 to film at
Experience events and its Star programme over Flying Legends Airshow (pictured), run the days
the coming months. Furthermore, Sony will be which expand on the XDCAM EX range covered
in a city near you as part of Televisual’s free to off in the previous EXperience campaign. Sony’s
attend UK production tour in October and Experience events now cover the HDV, XDCAM
November (register at
televisual.com/roadshow). EX and HD422 formats and are free to attend. It’s
Jake Bickerton your chance to glean expertise from the highly
experienced accredited freelancers. Simply register
the editor
at
www.sonybiz.net/experience to confirm your
interest in the events.
NEWS IN BRIEF
SIS LIVE will provide ITV Sony has unveiled the The UK Power of Images
Sport’s OB coverage of PCM-M10, a low cost event will take place on 25
the UEFA Champions portable audio recorder. and 26 November at
League and UEFA The compact digital field Gibson Hall in London.
Europa League football recorder is perfect for The two-day event will
for the 2009/2010 season. Its new-generation recording live performances and is also well-suited to host tutorials, workshops and larger brand-led interactive
vehicles, OB 3 and OB 7, featuring Sony’s HDC-1500 the journalism and broadcast sectors, which demand showcases where attendees will be the first to see new
multi-format cameras, SuperMotion slow-mo cameras affordable high-quality sound performance. The additions to Sony’s line up. The event is one of a series
and MVS-8000G video switcher, will cover the matches. PCM-M10 is due to be available in December. forming the foundation of Sony’s Star programme.
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