EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Columbia College
GY-HM100 camcorders offer quick shoot-to-edit workflow
The Department of Film & Video According to Don Smith, associate chair, The department faculty recognised quickly
at Columbia College, Chicago –
Department of Film & Video, the JVC that the GY-HM100 was well suited to the
one of the largest accredited film
camcorders were chosen because they needs and goals of its curriculum. “For
schools in the world – has recently
record HD footage to inexpensive SDHC educators, it’s important to choose camera
purchased more than 100 JVC
memory cards in the QuickTime .MOV file equipment that doesn’t obstruct or frustrate
GY-HM100 handheld camcorders
format. Students can drag files directly to beginning students, yet is complex enough
the Final Cut Pro timeline on their Apple to satisfy the advanced student’s more
to serve as the primary acquisition
laptops and begin editing straight away. ambitious movie-making aspirations,”
medium for hundreds of students
said Bruce Sheridan, chairman, Department
completing its Foundations “The most important benefit these
of Film & Video. “Since passionate film
Program, a two-semester
camcorders offer us is the ability to record
students push the creative and technical
curriculum designed to introduce
high-quality, native QuickTime files that
envelope on new technologies as much as
them to the craft of professional
are ready to edit without the time-
professional users do, there are inherent
filmmaking.
consuming media capture or ingest
benefits to collaborations between educators
process,” said Smith. “JVC camcorders
and technology innovators, and this is well
enable us to teach our students how to
illustrated by our relationship with JVC.”
work as part of a creative collaborative
team, employing the same efficient,
“JVC camcorders enable us
streamlined workflow that is revolutionising
to teach our students how to work
the way motion pictures are made.”
as part of a creative collaborative team.”
Columbia College has a long-standing
“While we strongly believe in teaching
relationship with JVC in the US, and its
the disciplines of traditional filmmaking
faculty was consulted when the ProHD
and storytelling, we’re equally dedicated
camcorder line was developed. Back
to giving our students an understanding of
in spring this year, JVC donated a pre-
digital cinematography, from pre-production
production model of the GY-HM100 to
to digital intermediate finishing,” noted
the Department of Film & Video so that
Charles Celander, operations manager,
23 students could participate in a creative
Department of Film & Video. “JVC
filmmaking opportunity posed by top
camcorders are the key to accomplishing
ad agency DDB/Chicago. The students
our ultimate goal: to graduate students that
volunteered to produce one-minute videos
can go on to make a positive contribution
to promote the Field Museum, the agency’s
to the motion picture industry.”
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