SHELTON, CT - While filming on location in sub-zero temperatures, it wasn’t long before Producer Joe Lloyd of Curbsyde Productions realized that in order to keep his gear running he would need a reliable power solution, able to withstand the brutal elements of northern Canada. Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries provided the solution. Lloyd turned to the Anton/Bauer DIONIC 90 and QR-DSLR Gold Mount to help film “Going Through RTW: The North,” a documentary which follows a group of travelers as they explore the arctic portion of northern Canada by motorcycle.
The eight-episode documentary is part of a larger series entitled Reconnecting With Canada, that documents motorcycle enthusiasts as they more
Icebergs, killer whales, mountains and underground caves put HotCam
camera kit to the test on new Charley Boorman adventure series.
Leading broadcast equipment rental company HotCam has provided two Canon XF305 shooting kits for Big Earth Productions’ latest adventure travel series ‘Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers’.
The 4×60-min HD show, which is currently airing on Channel 5, sees presenter Charley Boorman journey across the wilds of Canada on motorbike, taking part in 20 hair-raising escapades along the way.
Armed with their XF305s, Boorman and his intrepid crew covered more than 5,000 km during production and encountered some of the most extreme conditions on earth: sailing through Icebergs, pot holing 364m underground, kayaking with killer whales and climbing the 2,700m high Mount Fable.
Because of the difficult filming conditions that the crew would face, the biggest more
SHELTON, CT - Whenever cinematographer James Mathers needs reliable and durable power solutions to bring his wide range of film projects to life, he is confident he does not need to shop around. Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, has been Mathers’ go-to source for more than three decades. The veteran cinematographer is known for his work on indie features such as The Chicago Eight, starring Gary Cole, Danny Masterson, and Orlando Jones, Montana Amazon, starring Olympia Dukakis and Haley Joel Osment, and the upcoming thriller Brake, starring Stephen Dorff. Also known for his work on the documentaries The U.S. vs. John Lennon, Mathers serves as the president of The Digital more
(New York) – Production Central based in Manhattan has expanded its operation with the opening of a new daylight studio conveniently located on 369 W 34th street to better satisfy all video or film location needs.
The new Daylight Studio is a 2.500 square feet space with oversized windows facing the South and West providing beautiful, bright, clear sun exposure or if preferred a black out option is available. The studio is equipped with a green screen, color backdrops, film/video/photo tabletop, teleprompters and the new TriCaster (TCXD300) available for rental. The TriCaster is a high definition, network quality portable live production solution, which allows for multi-channel switching, network-style live virtual sets, titling, digital disk recording, audio mixing, editing and full streaming. “David Fuhrer, President of Production Central said: “ Now with this new location, we hope to better satisfy our clients more
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., November 30, 2011 – In response to the ever-evolving requirements of live sports and other popular mobile-location HD productions, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has developed a series of long-zoom field lenses designed for some of the most demanding HDTV sports and outside-broadcast applications, including the popular XJ100×9.3B and XJ86×9.3B/13.5B lenses. Now, answering the need for an ever-diversifying range of creative HD production uses, Canon has developed a totally new-generation super-telephoto XJ95×8.6B lens, which provides an unprecedented combination of the widest angle of view of any HD field lens presently in the broadcasting industry with an augmented 95x focal range.
“Canon’s XJ95×8.6B super-telephoto HD field lens is based upon a totally new design intended to deliver enhanced optical performance and extended operational flexibilities,” noted Larry Thorpe, senior director of sales, Broadcast and Communications division of more
Firmware Revision 1.03 Increases Compatibility of SDI Record Stop/Start Flags for All Leading Camera Manufacturers
REEDSBURG, WI, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 — Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, has released an update for its new line of portable production video recorders—PIX 220 and PIX 240. more
WASHINGTON DC CONVENTION CENTER, EXHIBIT #322, NOV. 30-DEC. 1, 2011 – Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the Emmy®-winning original co-developer of portable tapeless video cameras, will return to Washington DC to exhibit its acclaimed GFCAM™ HDS-V10 Flash-RAM HD camcorder, cost-effective HDK-77EC multi-format HD camera, HDL-50 one-piece POV HD camera, and space-saving flat-panel HD LCD monitors at this year’s Government Video Expo.
“Superior HD quality, advanced technology, multi-format flexibility, and user-friendly features combined with price-performance value have long been hallmarks of Ikegami,” notes Alan Keil, VP and Director of Engineering at Ikegami Electronics U.S.A., Inc. “Ikegami products are in use each and every day in HDTV facilities large and small around the world. Government video is among the many market segments that Ikegami serves, and public-sector production professionals know they can rely on this exemplary technology leader for HD cameras, monitors, and accessories that provide the picture quality, reliability, and economy more
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will demonstrate the company’s latest suite of advanced power solutions at NATEXPO 2011 from November 23 through November 25. Anton/Bauer will display the MATRIX Cheese Plate and Gold Mount System for the Sony F3 and NEX-FS-100 cameras; the Canon 5D, 7D and 60D cameras; the Panasonic AG-AF100 camera and the RED EPIC camera. In attendance will be professionals in the television, radio/new media broadcasting and cinema production industries. The company will also be featuring a variety of power solutions for the Sony F65 and ARRI ALEXA cameras. Products will be shown onsite at partner booths DNK (Stand A44), I.S.P.A. (Stand A42), and OKNO-TV (Stand A32, A57).
Following continued market demand Oxygen DCT has launched a new website that helps production companies, film makers, facilities and broadcasters to gain access to Cinedeck production equipment.
Cinedeck film and TV production recorders are dramatically changing the production scene and leading the way to full tapeless production for film and television projects around the world.
Steve Hathaway, Managing Director of Oxygen DCT which distributes Cinedeck in UK and parts of mainland Europe, says: “The cost savings over more traditional production kit are enormous, especially for drama, series and film work but it is the tapeless work flow and instantaneous editing that really score with post houses, allowing faster turnaround. Directors, producers and crews all over Europe are realising the benefits of Cinedeck and there is an enormous and growing demand for hire and rental.”
Blackmagic Design adds Avid DNxHD Recording and Playback to HyperDeck Studio
Milpitas, CA - November 16, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced HyperDeck Software Update 2.0, a new software update for it’s popular HyperDeck Studio that adds broadcast quality compressed 10 bit recording and playback to the Avid® DNxHD® format.
DNxHD is a broadcast industry standard for media files and adding native support for this compressed video format into HyperDeck Studio will allow dramatically longer recording times, lower media storage costs, and full file format compatibility with Avid Media Composer® systems. All media is recorded in MXF format, so it’s immediately available in Media Composer without any time consuming file copying or import processing.
HyperDeck Software Update 2.0 will be available at the end of November 2011 free of charge for all HyperDeck Studio customers.
HyperDeck Studio still includes support for perfect quality uncompressed 10 bit more
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SHELTON, CT - While filming on location in sub-zero temperatures, it wasn’t long before Producer Joe Lloyd of Curbsyde Productions realized that in order to keep his gear running he would need a reliable power solution, able to withstand the brutal elements of northern Canada. Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries provided the solution. Lloyd turned to the Anton/Bauer DIONIC 90 and QR-DSLR Gold Mount to help film “Going Through RTW: The North,” a documentary which follows a group of travelers as they explore the arctic portion of northern Canada by motorcycle.
The eight-episode documentary is part of a larger series entitled Reconnecting With Canada, that documents motorcycle enthusiasts as they more
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