Snowboarding in Russia
Mounted steel
A recent documentary about
Online video magazine launched for popular sport
jousting in the modern era was shot
entirely with JVC ProHD cameras.
This most unusual of sports was
“I started as the camera man and editor
delved into by director Simon Van
of this project,” Alexander comments,
Der Spoel, with interesting results.
“with the aim of bringing the latest
extreme sport trends and events to
people online. Our latest project was
filmed during the summer snowboarding
camp on Mount Elbrus – one of the
highest mountains in the world. During
our stay, we shot a range of videos,
with the different weather conditions
providing an opportunity to fully test the
GY-HM100. From high-altitude shooting
in intense sunlight, to filming in hazy fog,
Van Der Spoel said, “Jousting is such a
the camera performed brilliantly.
unique pastime and we wanted to know
“I chose the GY-HM100 camcorder for
all there was to know about the people
involved. The title of the documentary is
Alexander Fetsov is the chief
its shooting quality and ergonomics as,
on tour, I need a camera that’s compact.
Mounted Steel. As the director of the film,
video editor of the Warmup
Its optical image stabiliser allows me to
I specifically chose the GY-HD200 cameras
TV journal – the first Russian
shoot dynamic sports and to get a sharp
because I wanted the high definition pictures
online video magazine about
picture without using a tripod; I have
they provide and their amazing quality of
snowboarding and other dynamic
even taken usable shots when following
shots. The high-speed action was caught on
sports. With year-round snow
the snowboarder down the mountain
tape in stunning clarity with a bit of shutter to
available on the highest Russian
itself. I also like the fact the camcorder
make the lance breaks extra crisp.”
peaks, there’s always somewhere
records in all HD formats to SDHC cards
The documentary was filmed on location
to snowboard, with amazing as we’re able to start editing immediately
in the Blue Mountains, Australia,
mountain landscapes. Content after shooting, via Adobe Creative Suite.”
with severe wind gusts and in -7°C
for Warmup TV is now being shot
One of the most important advantages
temperatures. “The camera and tape stock
using the GY-HM100 camcorder,
to Alexander was the camcorder’s
held up beautifully under these filming
with Alexander putting it to the
ability to record slow-motion along with
conditions, getting lush colour even in
test in often extreme conditions.
audio data. “For sports filming, we used
overcast weather,” Van Der Spoel added.
720p/50 format – the GY-HM100 gave “This is one of the most interesting films I’ve
crisp pictures of fast-moving objects, ever worked on. I can tell you that all the
http://warmuptv.ru plus smooth slow motion.”
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jousting you see is for real and having tried
it, it really really hurts when you get hit.
“In order to capture the authenticity and
intensity, the ProHD cameras had to
perform and I’m delighted to say they did
just that. I was very impressed with the
JVC cameras, especially as I am a former
broadcast news camera operator/editor;
they are above and beyond most cameras
I’ve used in my professional career.
My DoP, Kris Woldt, has always been
impressed with the quality of JVC’s gear;
he personally owns the ProHD cameras
used in this documentary. The action of the
jousting tournament was fast and colourful,
and was captured perfectly; a testament
to the JVC brand.”
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