Directory


SHOOTING WITH SONY


1000 CHALLENGE Cameras used PMW-EX1, PMW-EX3 Production company Funny Guy Films Disabled athlete Chris Moon’s challenge was to cover an average of 36 miles a day in his month-long challenge. For the camera crew the focus was turning around a daily five-minute video diary documenting how Moon coped with the challenge and the people he met along the way for sponsor the Post Office’s website. Producer/director Jason Clarke was assisted by two editors, a driver and an EX3 and EX1 camcorder. See page 24 (XDCAM Case Studies)


ALL NEW FAT FAMILIES


A quick glance A-Z guide to who is shooting with Sony’s HD cameras and the types of productions they are being used on


Dartmouth Films/Sidewalk Laura Fairrie’s More4 documentary The Battle for Barking was shot on the Z1E. It chronicled the political struggle between Labour MP Margaret Hodge and BNP leader Nick Griffin for the Barking constituency at the last election. See page 8 (The Producer Gallery)


BBC NEWS PROMO Camera used SRW-9000 DoP Ossie McLean shot this promotional campaign for BBC News to air in January on HDCAM SR tape at full 4:4:4 resolution .


Camera used PMW-EX3 Production companyOutline Productions The EX3 shooting to SxS Pro memory was key to acquiring observational footage of Sky1 fact ent series All New Fat Families. Screened this autumn, the show, made by Outline Productions, needed high quality lightweight camcorders to cover its participants attempts to lose weight. See page 10 (The Producer Gallery)


BATTLE FOR BARKING Camera usedHVR-Z1E Production company


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BEDLAM Camera used SRW-9000 Production company Red Production Company Living’s first foray into drama Bedlam is billed as a sexy, stylish and scary paranormal six-parter from Red Production Company. Written and created by Neil Jones, David Allison and Chris Parker, the film was shot on the 9000, which was the obvious choice for quality 4:4:4 HDCAM SR recording. DoP Jono Smith and director John Strickland decided on combining the 9000 with a Pro 35 adaptor and Cooke lenses, plus matte box, producing impressive results. See page 20 (HDCAM Case Studies)


DE BEERS FOREVERMARK Camera usedHDW-F900R Production companyCrossfire The story of a De Beers Diamond from mine to finger, this film from production company Crossfire was shot on the F900R. Cameraman Jonathan Young recalls the shoot needed a robust, flexible camera capably of producing high quality


Camera usedHVR-V1E HDW-F900R, HDW-750 Production company Midas Media This BBC2 doc from Scottish indie Midas Media follows the billionaire American’s controversial battle to build “the world’s greatest golf course” on a remote stretch of Scottish coastline. Director Scott Brown used a combination of HDCAM and HDV with the V1E shooting 1080 25p progressive to match the HDCAM footage from the larger cameras. See page 10 (The Producer Gallery)


ELGAR: THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK Camera usedHDW-F900R Production company Prospect Pictures John Bridcut’s award-winning BBC4 documentary Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask was shot by Vaughan Matthews on the F900R. The feature length film gives an insight into the life of the British composer. Bridcut’s film reveals that although the man who composed Land


images of diamonds. “Very quickly the production team were won over by the level of detail and the richness of colour reproduction.” See page 19 (HDCAM Case Studies)


DONALD TRUMP’S GOLF WARS


of Hope and Glory is often regarded as the quintessential English gentleman, Elgar’s image of hearty nobility was deliberately contrived. See page 9 (The Producer Gallery)


ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE Camera usedHVR-Z1E Production company Old Street Films This hard hitting Oscar-nominated documentary about the killing fields of Cambodia, released last month, was shot on the Z1E for theatrical distribution and broadcst on More 4 and PBS in the USA. Shot in HDV in interlaced mode with colourist Vince Narduzzo rendering it with a progressive scan for a cinematic look, Enemies of the People was produced and directed by Old Street’s Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath. See page 28 (Entry Level HD)


FIELD OF BLOOD Camera used SRW-9000 Production company Slate North A new crime drama from BBC Scotland focusing on would-be journalist Paddy Meehan, a young copygirl working in a newspaper office airs in 2011. Written and directed by David Kane with Alasdair Walker as DoP.


THE HOUSE THAT MADE ME Camera used: PDW-700 Production company: Nutopia Shot on XDCAM HD, this innovative series of biographical documentaries for Channel 4 revisits the meticulously recreated family homes of celebrities to discover their roots. Post house Prime Focus provided grading, audio, offline and online editing of the XDCAM footage shot to high capacity professional disc.


I’M A CELEBRITY, BBC PROMS


Camera used FCB-H11 Production company


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