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A quick glance
the cusp of change. This time the show
A-Z guide to
was shot on HDCAM SR on the F35.
who is shooting
Produced by BBC Drama Production
and WGBH in association with
with Sony’s HD Chestermead, the series is created by
SHOOTING
cameras and
Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin,
directed by Simon Curtis and written by
the types of
Heidi Thomas with a score by Carl Davis
WITH SONY
productions
they are being
DOG SQUAD
used on
ADDICTED IN AFGHANISTAN ARCHITECTS BRENDAN BRACKEN –
CHURCHILL’S SUPREME
FANTASIST
Camera used PMW-EX3 Camera used PDW-700
Camera supplied by VMI Camera supplied by Top Teks
Production company Production company
Marbella Productions Favourite Films
Marbella made the most of the EX3’s The PDW-700’s high performance
versatility and SxS PRO memory cards optical disc-based acquisition and
Camera used HVR-Z1E Camera used PMW-EX1 when shooting this historical storage were the perfect solution for
Camera supplied by Camera supplied by documentary about Winston Churchill’s Andew Zikking, director of Sky Real
PEC Video PEC Video little-known spin doctor Lives ob doc series Dog Squad,
Production company Production company See page 26 (XDCAM case studies) providing HD acquisition at 50Mb/s
Katalyst Productions Numinous Pictures using a storage medium that didn’t
This feature length doc was shot on the The ability of the compact, lightweight CHRISTMAS LIGHTS break the bank
HVR-Z1E because of its combined EX1 to fit on a bullet capture rig was AT WESTFIELD See page 23 (XDCAM case studies)
ability to shoot high quality footage on what attracted music video producer Cameras used
a budget and its portability and small Numinous Pictures. Speedy playback of PDW-700, PMW-EX1 THE F WORD
size, which made director Jawad Taiman SxS PRO memory card footage on Camera supplied by Camera used PDW-700
less conspicuous in the dangerous laptops was another big plus point as Pro Motion Hire Camera supplied by
outskirts of Kabul was the quality of the footage, which Production company Visual Impact
See page 29 (HDV case studies)
stood up well to a heavy grade on this Really Creative Media Production company Optomen
effects-laden music video This project involved filming the live The PDW-700 enabled big savings to be
AFRICAN CATS See page 25 (XDCAM case studies) Christmas lights switch on at Westfield made on the Channel 4 cookery show
Shopping Centre with Mariah Carey with the recording of audio onto XDCAM
AROUND THE WORLD IN discs, slashing the cost of digitising
90 MINUTES CRANFORD rushes and using the camera’s disc
Camera used HDW-750P cache function
Camera supplied by See page 24 (XDCAM case studies)
Top Teks
Production company FAMILY GUY VIRAL
Burning Blue Media Camera used PMW-EX3
Camera used F35 A major blue chip documentary for Camera supplied by Filmscape
Camera supplied by BBC1 Around the World in 90 Minutes Production company
Top Teks examines how the world changes in the FX Channel
Production company time it takes the International Space Camera used F35 The FX Channel took the legendary
Big Cat Productions Station to orbit. DoP Mike Carling states Camera supplied by Take 2 Peter vs Chicken fights from hit series
The project shows the F23 CineAlta’s that the HDW-750P was the obvious Production company Family Guy to the streets of London and
ability to shoot wildlife at 1920x1080 choice for a production requiring the BBC Drama Production acted out the animated battle in real life
4:4:4 with three 2.2 megabit 2/3-inch highest standard of HD imagery The second series of the BBC’s award- with the help of the EX3, which
CCD imagers in combination with long combined with solid reliability across a winning period drama based on produced good results in relatively
lenses to produce 35mm quality variety of shooting situations Elizabeth Gaskell's novel about a small inexperienced hands
See page 20 (HDCAM SR case studies) See page 11 (The Producer Gallery) Cheshire market town in the 1840s on See page 10 (The Producer Gallery)
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