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A CAMERA THAT ROCKS
Music video director Stuart Birchall used the adaptable
EX1 on a bullet capture rig on his latest project
Director Stuart Birchall from production company PEC Video gave just the kind of
Numinous Pictures certainly put the EX1 through its feedback they wanted. “Initially we were not sure about per second on the EX1,” he reports. “The option to pan
paces for his latest music video shoot for band the technology and had lots of questions – we got some and scan is like gold dust for me.” Posted on a
Architects. Six EX1s – one bought through specialist useful feedback on the EX1 from PEC – they were very combination of Color, Final Cut Pro and After Effects by
dealer PEC Video – were required for “bullet capture” responsive,” declares Birchall. Alex Dunn from Numinous’ post-production arm
rigs set up for the shoot, which would allow the creation One of the trickiest parts of what was a challenging Knowhow, Birchall believes the results are fantastic.
of time-slice effects in post. shoot was the use of the EX1 in an underwater rig for “We have given the Architects video a really heavy
“We used the EX1 because it is lighter and more some of the video’s dramatised sequences. grade and you can see that the EX1 footage holds up
manageable on a rig, particularly in a venue crammed “It worked well but operating the camera was to the grade really well.”
with 400 people where the band was playing. It was still certainly more difficult, because there was air in the To increase the length of time that could be spent
quite chaotic,” he recalls. camera bag which was pulling the cameraman back up. shooting on the SxS PRO storage cards, Numinous
Birchall, who is keen to push the boundaries with his It’s hard to swim backwards underwater with air in the decided to “chip” the EX1 so it would take the 32GB
work and is familiar with experimenting with the Sony bag when you are trying to take a shot!” card, which can hold up to 100 hours of material.
EX range, in this case using adapters in conjunction with Birchall’s focus as a director is on producing Using file-based media has been a real revelation,
Nikon Prime lenses in addition to mounting the camera ‘thought-provoking, artistic work’ and he admits he likes says Birchall. “It really speeds things up on set, allowing
on rigs. But that wasn’t always the case. to mix up formats for different looks, sometimes shooting us to plug the SxS PRO card straight into the laptop and
When Numinous Pictures first looked into the at 1080 whilst outputting at 720. “It’s also good to have review shots, piece sequences together in the break and
potential of the EX1 earlier this year, specialist dealer the option to use variable frame rates – up to 50 frames immediately see if we need to get pick up shots.”
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