Digital Video - January 2008 - (Page 14) DV UPDATE SHORTS plied by from Wexler Video] largely based on its ability to shoot 1080 24p HD,” said Sweeney. “The image quality is astounding, and we felt it was the easiest format to edit with Final Cut Pro. Also, because of the camera's FireWire (IEEE 1394) out, we were able to record directly to a Firestore FS-100 Portable Direct to Edit [DTE] hard drive. Overall, the cost versus the quality was perfect for our budget.” The production team shot six pickup days last spring with HVX200 P2 HD camcorder. All HDX900 footage was recorded direct to the Firestore, recording on tape as backup. “The HDX900’s ability to reach into the black portions of the picture and bring out the detail is amazing,” Sweeney said. “We shot in the north Georgia mountains last October, with some 20degree nights,” said Wood. “We never had an issue with the camera reacting to cold, heat or anything else.” Regarding the pickup shoot with the Setting up for a shot with the HDX900 while shooting Grilling Bobby Hicks. HVX200, Wood said, “We knew that the HVX200 has the ability to shoot the same resolution, and we wanted something a little smaller than the HDX900 to keep the pace of production up. The workflow was perfect for us. We would stop every hour or so to download. While waiting, we’d set up the next shot or even do an on-site edit of the scene.” “Editing the HVX200 footage with the HDX900 footage has basically been a non-issue,” he added. “We start forgetting what we shot with which camera. The HDX900 has light handling characteristics like no other camera I’ve worked with, and the HVX200 is great for patching holes guerrilla-style, as we did.” DV UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL DV EXPO GIVES LOS ANGELES AN INTIMATE LOOK AT THE LATEST PRODUCTION AND POST TOOLS. The L.A. Convention center played host to the 11th annual DV Expo West (Dec. 4-6). There, thousands of attendees met with exhibitors (including such industry leaders as AJA, Arri, Avid Technology, Canon, JVC Professional Products, Kino Flo, Litepanels, Lowel, Miller Camera Support, Panasonic, Schneider Optics, Sonnet Technologies, Sony and Sorenson) and attended numerous Read the complete panel discussions report on DV Expo and demonstrations. West on our site. PHOTOS BY TODD BRECKNOCK Visit DV online. 14 dv january 2008 www.dv.com http://www.dv.com http://www.dv.com
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