Contents
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NEWS LEADING THE WAY ON 3D How Sony brought you the Wimbledon finals in 3d plus cinematographer Curtis Clark ASC on the F65
OPINION BROADCASTER FOCUS Is the BBC right to close TV Centre?
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GALLERY SONY CAMERAS IN FOCUS Profiling the best work shot on Sony kit
REFERENCE SHOOTING WITH SONY
A directory of who’s shooting what on Sony cameras 16
PROFILE DENNIS LENNIE
Camera expert Lennie explains how Sony’s range of modular large format cameras are the future
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PROJECTS HIGH-END HD How the PMW-F3 is proving a hit across a wide range of productions, from music to comedy and factual
XDCAM
From 3d to eco-documentary and natural history, why Sony’s file-based XDCAM range is hard to beat
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ENTRY LEVEL Why the HXR-NX5E is an outstanding handheld pro camcorder plus the Z5E in action in Afghanistan
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REPORT SECRETS OF FILE-BASED How to save time and money by placing proper data management at the centre of programme making
Editor David Wood Contributors Adrian Pennington, Michael Burns Art director Ali Buller Commercial manager Kate Dinwoodie Sony partners Dan Robb, Danielle Couch, James Leach Televisual Media (UK) Ltd Md James Bennett. For more information on HDCAM SR, HDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, HDV and NXCAM visit
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