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INSIDE Director of photography Peter Hawkins (right) checks out his A-camera RED ONE mounted to a car rig while shooting the comedic indie horror film The Revenant. See page 22. NOVEMBER 2008 VOLUME 16 NUMBER 11 IN REVIEW 8 AG-HMC150 CAMCORDER PANASONIC Advancing AVCHD by combining HD capability with a familiar feel. By Chuck Gloman 12 I-CUFF EYEPIECE PROTECTOR I-CUFF This simple solution may literally save you some headaches. By Chuck Gloman 16 AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 3.0 AVID “New Thinking” pays off as the DX NLE line delivers on multiple levels. By Oliver Peters 18 DT-B9L 1DU MONITOR 32 ON OUR COVER A selection of the great gear to be seen at DV Expo. JVC This portable HD LCD unit shines. By Geoff Poister 20 FLOLIGHT LCD500 COLUMNS 14 INSTANT EXPERT Ned Soltz checks out 10 great power options. PROMPTER PEOPLE This lightweight LED fixture could be a useful pick. By Jay Holben 38 CLICK TO PLAY Nels Johnson examines a combo of Web video conversion tools. FEATURES 22 DARK RED The RED ONE camera is put to the test by cameraman Peter Hawkins. Interview by Douglas Bankston 42 DV101 Light meters still matter, says Jay Holben. 50 PRODUCTION DIARY Stefan Sargent embraces the chaos of creativity. 24 CLOSE-UP: Chop Shop Socky The two-man outfit Chop Shop Entertainment. By Jon Silberg has the newest gear reviews, more expert advice and breaking news. Visit DV online. 26 PRIME MOVER Producer Dean Devlin discusses his upcoming RED-shot series, Leverage. Interview by Jay Holben ALSO ONLINE: WWW.VIDEOGRAPHY.COM Sticky & Sweet: Video production for Madonna's world tour WWW.2-POP.COM RED cameras for Sci-Fi's Sanctuary 32 TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: DV EXPO TOOLKIT A selection of the great gear on display at our annual confab. DV (ISSN 1541-0943) is published monthly, with additional issue in April, by NewBay Media L.L.C.by NewBay Media L.L.C. at 810 Seventh Ave., 27th Floor, New York, NY, 10019. Telephone: 212-378-0400. Periodicals postage paid at New York, New York, and at additional mailing offices. U.S. subscription rate is $29.97 for one year; Mexico and Canada are $39.97 (including GST); foreign airmail is $79.97; back issues $7. Prepayment is required on all foreign subscriptions in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. All rates are one year only. DV, Digital Video, Digital Video Magazine, DV Full Motion, DV Web Video, DV Expo, Web Video Expo, Digital Video Expo, and Digital Video Conference and Exposition are trademarks of NewBay Media L.L.C. All material published in DV is copyrighted © 2008 by NewBay Media L.L.C. All rights reserved. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DV, Subscription Services, P.O. Box 221, Lowell, MA 01853. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 255542, London, ON N6C 6B2. DV makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information published in the magazine; however, it assumes no responsibility for damages due to errors or omissions. Printed in the USA. 4 dv november 2008 www.dv.com http://www.dv.com http://WWW.VIDEOGRAPHY.COM http://WWW.2-POP.COM http://www.dv.com

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Digital Video - November 2008 Contents AG-HMC150 Camcorder I-Cuff Eyepiece Protector Instant Expert Avid Media Composer 3.0 DT-B9L 1DU Monitor Flolight LCD500 Dark Red Close-Up: Chop Shop Socky Prime Mover Tools & Technology: DV Expo Toolkit Click to Play DV101 Production Diary

Digital Video - November 2008

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