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video which aims to tell potential publicans what a life as a landlord is really like. Shot on EX1 using flash memory meant quick and efficient transfer of video files to the edit
See page 12 (The Producer Gallery)
PINEAPPLE DANCE STUDIOS Camera used
PMW-EX3
Camera supplied by
CVP Mitcorp, Shift-4
Production company
Pulse Films
A behind-the-scenes documentary series for Sky1 and Sky HD following the lives of the teachers, pupils and staff at Pineapple Dance Studios
RELIC: GUARDIANS OF THE MUSEUM
Cue was impressed with the ability to view rushes using thumbnail images, for speeding up logging and editing
See page 29 (Entry level HD case studies)
LUSH GOES TO GAMBIA Camera used HVR-Z7E Camera supplied by
Visual Impact
Production company
Cinewessex
Cinewessex sent out a cameraman armed with a HVR-Z7E as a single-shooter on this video about a charitable visit of staff from cosmetics company Lush to a needy village in The Gambia
See page 28 (Entry level HD case studies)
SPLURGE: MAD HARD FRESH
XDCAM, producers recorded proxy files to memory sticks and sent them back for logging meaning there was no need to courier masters back to HQ
SINGLE, TOGETHER, WHATEVER
STEVE JONES IN THE JONES BOYS AMAZON ADVENTURE Camera used PDW-700 Camera supplied by
Top Teks, VMI
Production company
Ginger Productions
Camera used PMW-EX3 Camera supplied by
Procam
Production company
Firecracker Films
Single, T
ogether, Whateveris a six part observational documentary series commissioned by BBC Switch, aimed at 12-17 year olds. It observes the lives of around twelve teenagers exploring their romantic relationships. The aim is to provide an honest portrayal of teenage romantic relationships
See page 10 (The Producer Gallery)
Camera used PDW-700 Camera supplied by
CVP Mitcorp, Shooting Partners
Production company
BBC Productions
Gameshow in which children are summoned to the British Museum by tour guide Agatha and are given just one night to uncover the secrets of a relic held inside
See page 12 (The Producer Gallery)
GAUCHO
Camera used PMW-EX1 Camera supplied by
Creative Video, New Day Pictures
Production company
Jaegerfilm
Music video specialist Scott Jeager shot this budget promo for hip hop act Splurge on the EX1 making use of file-based strorage on memory cards
See page 10 (The Producer Gallery)
Camera used HXR-NX5E Camera supplied by Prokit Production company
Cue Pictures
Emily Cue’s feature about the fast-changing lives of the traditional Argentine gaucho is one of the first projects to be filmed on Sony’s NXCAM.
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD Camera used PDW-700,
PDW-800, PMW-EX1
Camera supplied by
Top Teks, CVP Mitcorp
Production company
Mentorn
This Sky1 factual series from Mentorn is an 8x60-minute documentary travelogue following world-record breaking podcast star Karl Pilkington as he embarks on a journey to discover the seven wonders of the world. It also features comedy stars Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Shot on
SKIING SKILLS
Disc-based storage was the appealing factor on this one-off documentary for Sky1 which saw Steve Jones and his siblings embark on a challenge in the Peruvian jungle. The PDW-700’s dual layer optical disc-based system meant that the camera team avoided the perils of tape and media wrangling in the heat, humidity and mud and also benefitted from a high quality, cost-effective storage
See page 11 (The Producer Gallery)
TROPIC OF CANCER
Camera used PMW-EX1 Camera supplied by Sony Production company
BBC Productions
Sony’s lightweight EX1 was the camera of choice for a daring trip into Burma during BBC2’s six part series T
ropic of
Camera used PDW-700 Camera supplied by
CVP Mitcorp
Production company
Acrobat TV
This series of training videos needed to be shot in a high quality HD format at 1080 4:2:2 at 50Mb/s – which meant that the PDW-700, Sony’s top of the range XDCAM shooter, was the camera for the job. The Skiing Skillsseries produced for the British Association of Snowsports Instructors and the Ski Club of Great Britain benefitted from the ability of the camera to cope with extremes of temperature as well as the PDW-700’s dual layer discs, which made for a cost effective storage solution
See page 25 (XDCAM case studies)
Cancer, featuring adventurer Simon Reeve. Cameraman Jonathan Young explains how by shooting to the EX1’s 16GB memory cards, footage could be discretely hidden in the event of the unauthorised filming mission being discovered by the Burmese army
See page 24 (XDCAM case studies)
WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY Camera used
SRW-9000
Camera supplied by
Top Teks, Electra
This promotional event for Adidas featured images of the athletes’ new outfits produced by the sports clothing brand projected along with cgi onto the facade of Somerset House as a press launch the day before the British team flew to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver earlier this year
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