Intense article about 1/3" HD test on "24"

Coursedesign wrote on 3/24/2006, 11:13 AM

Mike Curtis led me to these two insanely great, no-BS articles from Showreel magazine about testing Sony Z1, JVC HD-100, Panny DVX200, and Canon XL-H1 on the set of "24".

Packed with great information about how to best use these cameras, about cine adaptors (Redrock M2 was deemed by far the best, only $500 to boot, and well ahead of the $10K Micro 35), lighting, FigRigs, getting actors to respond to a smaller audience (than a Panavision XL35 camera), and much more.

Must-read for anybody who wants to understand the pros and cons of each of these cameras, how to get the most out of them, and why they are sometimes even preferable to the big gear (and not one single HDV drop-out with any tape brand, in over 60 hours of shooting!).

Part 1

Part 2

I haven't seen such meat-packed no-BS articles in a long time, really a joy.

Comments

jkrepner wrote on 3/24/2006, 1:43 PM

That was an awesome article... I really want to get the Redrock adapter and then hit eBay for some old Nikkor lenses. So, if they can just get an XL-H1 or JVC HD100 to shoot variable frame rates, we'd be all set.

Speaking of variable framerates, what's the deal with the new Sony HDR-HC3 camcorder? It somehow has a slow motion feature. How?

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=HDRHC3&Dept=cameras&CategoryName=dcc_DICamcorders_HighDefinitionVideo

Yoyodyne wrote on 3/24/2006, 1:57 PM

Thanks a ton for the heads up - Great Stuff! Just breezed through it and was really surprised to hear what they had to say about the JVC.