PRO HD
Powder to the people
GY-HM100 goes public for comedy film documentary
Shooting a spoof documentary with One Night In Powder is a comedy We liked the fact that the camera has a
real members of the public calls for
film project, developed by Tellyjuice great workflow with Apple Final Cut Pro,
a camera that’s small enough to get
Productions. The idea was based on a as we need to edit the dailies using FCP on
right in on the action. The new JVC
35-minute film created by Jason Attar, location to check that the semi-improvised
GY-HM100 is put through its paces
which won the Guardian Laptop Movie
nature of the story stays on track.”
on a film featuring wannabe party
award. It features English rock ’n’ roll
organiser, Kevin Powder, as he
wannabe, Kevin Powder, who has a dream
We liked the fact that the
heads to L.A. to set up a club night.
of creating a ‘Studio 54’-style club in Los
camera has a great workflow
Angeles, using members of the public to
with Apple Final Cut Pro
help make his dream a reality. The film
is a documentary spoof, shot with real
The JVC GY-HM100 allows files to be
members of the public on the fly, and
dragged and dropped from the SDHC cards
therefore the choice of camera was critical.
straight into the editor, saving valuable
conversion time. “Because SDHC cards
The dilemma was how to shoot a feature are common and relatively cheap, you
film on digital video, using a camera can shoot to your heart’s content, and film
that's great quality yet small enough to be continuously via the camera’s card slots.
unobtrusive (shoot and run). The result has The camera has been pitched to the pro
to be good enough to print to 35mm. A tall market at a decent price, making it ideal
order? This is where the JVC GY-HM100 for a project that will demand rinsing
comes in. Jason Attar, the director and actor every ounce out of the gear. So far, it has
behind Kevin Power, explains, “The camera come up trumps. Shooting test scenes on
is incredibly light and small and, in addition, London’s streets has indicated that the
the handle and boom mic can be detached, camera together with the film will deliver
creating an even smaller camera. the goods.”
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The cameras to cover this worthwhile third kit as the project progressed. Ireland and hard-hitting piece. Ireland concluded,
project were sold to Sky News by JVC continued, “Sudan is a very difficult place “It was a tough project for many of the
dealer, Quinto Communications. Sky to shoot in, so the cameras needed to be reasons outlined but the ProHD cameras
News were looking to upgrade to a quality reliable and robust. Sky News used them produced a continuously high quality image
camera that had a shoulder mount, SD/ for ENG fieldwork, tripod interviews and to
even in the most strenuous of conditions,
HD-SDI output, dual tape and Firestore record major events with many wide and
such as being hoisted to the top of the
record capabilities and the ability to shoulder mounted shots. I am delighted to
water tower on a rope for a wide shot
interchange lenses. The camera also report that the cameras performed very well
of the town.”
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had to be highly cost-effective. and the image quality was exceptionally
good especially in low light and the harsh
Sky News purchased two GY-HD251
conditions of Sudan.” “The ProHD cameras produced a
cameras kits that included Fujinon wide-
continuously high quality image even
angled lenses, batteries, and Firestore Against the toughest of backdrops, the
in the most strenuous of conditions”
camera-back HDD and then acquired a Sky News team produced an excellent
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