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Water, Water, Rotolight Editing at the Everywhere! Stealth RL48 speed of light So how do I Interview Kit - CS5 and HP shoot my Z800 Review

scene? By David Blundell By Kevin Cook By INSTITUTE OF also this month Bryan Stanislas VIDEOGRAPHY Plus much, much more inside

Foreword

videographers want us to be. We 25-years on The Cook don’t talk about what we are “Mighty oaks from little acorns planning to offer members but grow”. I love that saying - and I stick to the things that we are think its the perfect theme for Retort offering now. Talk is cheap, and the IOV’s 25th year celebrations. on more than one occasion in the cowboys (who are INSTITUTE OF Even I would have been sceptical past a competitive organisation still about as we all VIDEOGRAPHY back in the early days if someone has popped up promising the know), our aim in described to me what the IOV world but have generally failed to recent years is to make Contacts would become. They say that deliver even the basics. I’m not membership totally compelling pride comes before a fall - but saying this to put off future for anyone involved in Administration every now and then you have to & Membership Enquiries competition as its always professional videography. There celebrate your achievements or PO Box 625, Loughton, resulted in the IOV becoming are so many benefits and you’ll be a very dull person. Essex IG10 3GZ United Kingdom stronger and better - but please features of membership these Despite living through times e: [email protected] don’t think its an easy way to days that its difficult to t: 0845 741 3626 (UK) where businesses have tended to make money because its not. remember them all. t: +44 (0) 20 8502 3817 (Int.) go through meteoric rises or Some members were not There’s a lot of people to otherwise drop down dead, the thank for the IOV reaching this Executive Administrator even born when a group of IOV’s growth has been steady milestone but none more Kevin Cook F.Inst.V. individuals, lead by our founder, and manageable. Apart from important than the members e: [email protected] Geoff Belmont-Rixon, decided personal commitment from a few themselves - many of which have t: 020 8502 3817 that the videography industry individuals and the support from been with us from the very start. needed a professional body manufacturers and dealers, the Without you we simply would not Membership Administrator behind it. This was way back in Ariane Nombro IOV has never received a penny exist. This is one fact that I hope 1985, when the technology and e: [email protected] in government support. we never lose sight of - we are a craft were very different from t: 020 8502 3817 Everything the IOV has achieved member-owned organisation what they are today. Back then has been down to its members, whose sole purpose is to benefit Executive Chairman much of the business that was those that belong to it. We’re its supporters and those that Ron Lee F.Inst.V. generated by our members was also going to need to remember 13 Coleridge Avenue, Dentons Green, St manage it affairs. down to the fact that your that we have made it this far by Helens, Lancashire WA10 6RN Whilst some might say our e: [email protected] average household (or business continually building and growth has been slow - it has t: 01744 29976 come to that) didn’t have a video developing our range of benefits. always been steady and based on camera - and many didn’t even If these beliefs are adhered to offering a range of services and Treasurer have a VCR (some of you might then the IOV is going to be here membership features which Steven Abrams F.Inst.V. not even know what that is - so for many, many more years to professional videographers value. 2 Ingledene Road, Google it!). This presented an come. Liverpool L18 3HJ Having a steering committee who Its hard to talk about a e: [email protected] excellent opportunity for the are involved in various avenues quarter of a century celebration t: 0151 722 6692 cowboy who could churn out any of videography ensures that we old rubbish and the client would without getting sentimental. I’ve can only ever be what spent nearly half of my life as Arbitration Officer still simply be amazed at seeing part of the IOV which is a Ron Lee F.Inst.V. themselves on tele. Even the frightening and humbling 13 Coleridge Avenue, Dentons Green, St most conscientious and skilled Helens, Lancashire WA10 6RN realisation. Sure, there have videographer would find it hard e: [email protected] been times when it would have to differentiate themselves in been easier just to walk away that market, so membership of a Assessment Administrator and forget about it - but these Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V. professional body might give you dark moments fall into 59 Sissinghurst Close, additional kudos and help insignificance when I step back Pound Hill, Crawley separate you from those who West Sussex RH10 7FY and see what the IOV has would be unwilling to act by a e: [email protected] become today. I just love it! t: 01293 886484 code of practice. Whilst we like I’m really looking forward to to think that we still offer a level sharing a birthday toast or two Institute of Videography Ltd of separation to those who want with you at ProVideo 2010. Executive Committee to distance themselves from the Kevin Cook Ron Lee F.Inst.V. Steven Abrams F.Inst.V. Mark Quinn Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V. This Month Janet Fenton Phil Janvier M.M.Inst.V. FEATURES

5 ProVideo 2010 Show Guide Published By: Details on what you will find at ProVideo 2010 IOV FOCUS Ltd

174 Roding Road, Loughton, 26 Water Water Everywhere Bryan Stanislas gives us an insight into underwater filming Essex IG10 3BS United Kingdom e: [email protected] 30 Close Encounters of the First Kind t: +44 (0)20 8502 3817 David Blundell reviews the Rotolight Stealth Interview Kit Editor: Kevin Cook F.Inst.V. 34 Editing at the speed of light

Kevin Cook Reviews the HP Z800 and Adobe CS5 FOCUS magazine contents, and its logo, and the Institute Logo, are copyright of 38 Gliding Shots made Easy the Institute of Videography Ltd. The story behind Hague’s new GlidePod - by Gary Greenwood While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, we cannot take responsibility for losses resulting from publishing errors of any kind, howsoever caused. REGULAR ITEMS ProVideo 2010, ProVideo 2011, 23 Trade Directory Subscribing Manufacturers & Suppliers ProVideo 2012 and ProVideo 2013 40 The List The Register of Qualified Members are trading names for 41 And Another Thing Stuart Little’s satirical column IOV Focus Ltd 42 Classified Ads Sales & Wants / Products & Services

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General Information register this year. Badges will be There is a regular train service exhibition hall - so you will have ProVideo 2010 will take place mailed out 2-weeks prior to the from Birmingham International arrange this beforehand with the at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry event - with late registrants Airport to Coventry Station but Ricoh Arena directly or make on Wednesday 13th (10am collecting their badge on arrival. please note - there is no courtesy alternative arrangements. till 5pm) & Thursday 14th coach running from Coventry Please also note that the IOV will (10am till 4pm) October. Travel & Station this year. not be able to store goods or There are many hotels and property on their stand. The event will be held in the Accommodation Jaguar Exhibition Hall Two, guest houses in the surrounding Full details on how to get to area - details of which can be housing the trade exhibition and Isle Casino ProVideo by road are on the IOV found on the website. Master Class Theatre; with website but, basically, the Ricoh For revellers after the IOV Awards, additional seminars opposite the Arena is a very short distance from the Isle Casino (lower floor of the entrance in the Jaguar Suite. The Junction 3 of the M6 motorway Food, Drink & Facilities Ricoh) provides three bars, popular IOV Awards night will be (just a few minutes). There are There will be light refreshments eateries and live entertainment held in the Sky Creations Lounge thousands of parking spaces at available from the kiosk and until 6am (eek!). Patrons must be from 7pm on 13th. the Ricoh. Please note that there coffee station within the over 21 years of age, cash can be will be a charge depending on exhibition hall itself (with used at the tables but all slot Registration the duration of your stay. For extended seating!). In addition, machines are by card payment. ID Attendance to the exhibition is details please visit the website. visitors can enjoy the comfort of may be required for proof of age - free to every visitor as long as the Singers Bar and Bistro which or for large pay-outs! they register online is just a few paces from the (www.iov.com/provideo) before entrance to the exhibition hall. Tuesday 12th October. You can There is a cash machine (you Contact Details still attend the event without might need it!!) within the main If you need to speak to the registering but you will have to entrance to the Ricoh conference organisers during the event (or pay the £10 entrance fee on the centre. from 12th October onwards), please door and complete a registration Unfortunately there is no left- use our mobile number - 0777 153 form. IOV Members also need to luggage facilities within the 5692.

www.iov.com Focus Magazine October 2010 5 Welcome to... We have given our exhibitors the opportunity to let you know what will be on offer in their own words. First, here’s what you’ll find on the IOV stand...

IOV Membership for £9.99 to any attending collect their tickets - subject to constructive If you are considering IOV members. provision of a current advice on membership there is simply no Don’t forget that if you’re membership card. where your better time to join than during joining the IOV during the show, Please note, ticket holders strengths ProVideo. Not only will you have this book comes FREE OF must be in the seminar theatre and the opportunity to talk to IOV CHARGE as part of your at least 5-minutes before the weaknesses staff and other members about welcome pack! session is due to start - lie. the benefits of joining, but you otherwise their places may be Candidates should report to can also take advantage of our Seminar Registration reallocated. the Assessment Clinic to book special convention offer. Sign up All registered visitors benefit an appointment. All work must over the two days and you will from free entry to all the Assessment Clinic/Theatre be presented on standard-def DVD format. Comments will be save £15 off the normal cost of seminars and presentations Once again, the Assessment on an informal basis and do not new membership. throughout the event this year. Panel will be on hand to take a constitute a formal assessment You will also be able to Tickets will be issued on a "first- look at delegates’ work. Both discover the benefits provided decision. come first-served" basis and can members and non-members can by partner organisations at the In addition, this year we will be collected from 10am on each ask the panel to… "Take a look show, such as the discounted be screening work that would day from the Seminar at my video and tell me if you insurance packages and DVD pass an IOV Assessment in a Registration Desk (with the think it will pass assessment" - copy protection from Patronus. small open theatre area. These exception of the Sony Master in a private viewing room out of We will also be providing a Sales presentations will be lead by Class presentations - which are the gaze of other delegates. & Wants notice board for delegates one of the IOV team who will collected from the Sony stand). The IOV Assessment to advertise equipment they have explain the disciplines that are IOV Members wishing to ensure Administrator, Chris Waterlow for sale (there’s is a small charge required within an assessment their attendance in these and other members of the panel for this of £1 per card). submission. seminars should arrive at the will view your work and give an stand: 140 honest, professional, no-holds- IOV Book Store/Retail Jaguar Suite entrance between tel: +44 (0) 208 502 3817 9.30 and 10am on each day to barred opinion; with web: www.iov.com The IOV Book Store just keeps on growing in terms of its titles and popularity. The online bookstore has now become the obvious first choice when looking for titles covering all aspects of the production and the industry. The IOV Book Store will be featuring the full range of appropriate titles plus others not listed as yet. The stand will also be carrying copies of the IOV’s ‘VideoSkills - The Core Competencies of Videography’. This book, now in its second edition, comprises the study material for the IOV’s Associate level of accreditation - but also represents a superb reference for those simply wishing to learn the essentials of video production. The cover price is £49.95 but is available

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Aaduki Multimedia AKM Music TV productions and corporate Insurance stand: 240 productions worldwide and this web: www.akmmusic.co.uk stand: 300 reflects the broadcast quality of web: www.aaduki.com AKM Music is the one-stop the music found in their library. One of the leading insurance solution for all your music needs, The following new CD releases providers for Videographers, offering the finest broadcast will be available at the show for Video and Film Makers, Aaduki is quality Royalty Free Music equal the first time: pleased to be exhibiting for the to that of production music first time at ProVideo. libraries at a fraction of the Our insurance covers Public Liability and £75,000 Professional cost. Liability, Professional Indemnity, Indemnity for £125 for the full The key to our success is Employers Liability plus cover for year to members of the IOV. This simple. We offer quality music equipment on an all risk basis deal is only available to members specifically written for media with full theft cover and cover and represents a £50 saving on productions allowing from unattended vehicles. All our normal premiums. producers to use the music cover is “opt in” you don’t need Come along and talk to our not just for one production to take anything you don’t need! friendly advisers on Stand 300 AK111 Soundscapes Vol 3 We will be offering a special and get a discount off your but for all their future work. AK112 Daytime “show deal” £2 million Public insurance quotes! There are no renewal fees or aggregated costs. Producers AK113 Cinematic Underscores purchase a track costing as little AK114 Extreme Sports AK115 Modern Ethnic Adobe Systems as £10.50 or CDs with 45 AK116 Success stand: 100 / 102 minutes of music costing £34.95 web: www.adobe.com/uk and are then authorised to place AK117 World at War Adobe revolutionises how the the music onto all their AK118 Lifestyle world engages with ideas and productions. AK119 Orchestral Themes 2Oth Century information. For more than 25 Producers are allowed to AK120 Piano Arrangements years, the company’s award- shorten or extend the music and AK121 Cinematic Underscores Vol 2 winning software and re use it several times within a AK122 Action & Adventure technologies have redefined production at no extra cost. AK123 Electrosound business, entertainment, and You are not restricted by 30 AK124 Magic & Fairytales personal communications by second usage so allowing far AK125 Spies & Thrillers setting new standards for more flexibility and freedom. The producing and delivering content planning, production, and post- licence allows online usage, Be sure to visit us our stand for that engages people virtually production tasks. Each unlimited copies of the some amazing one off show anywhere, at anytime and component offers a familiar user through any medium. interface and integrates with production and worldwide rights. offers, where you can also listen Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 other components for a Our music is used on countless to all our music! Production Premium is the complete, end-to-end toolset. ultimate video production toolkit. Accelerate video editing and Autocue Ltd Within Camera Support we have It lets you craft video production with 64-bit stand: 122 developed a handheld camera productions, motion graphics, optimizations and expanded web: www.autocue-qtv.com stabiliser for DV and DSLR visual effects, and interactive tapeless support, and rotoscope Autocue is expanding in to cameras – priced at just £549. experiences using high- in a fraction of the time. Packed several new product categories We are also offering two entry- performance, industry-leading with hundreds of new features, at ProVideo 2010, building on the level tripods with payload creative tools. Boost your CS5 Production Premium successful launch of the Starter capacities of 6kgs and 18kgs, productivity with tightly supercharges your productivity. Series teleprompters in 2009. priced at £229 and £349 integrated components that Find out what’s new in CS5 Autocue has been serving the respectively. deliver breakthrough Production Premium by visiting Broadcast and Pro Video industry Our new lighting range performance and smooth the Adobe Theatre at ProVideo since 1955, and was the first production workflows, giving you 2010. We’re running 45-minute contains a 1000 LED version brand to manufacture the power to produce engaging demonstrations of Adobe’s video priced at £499, a 500 LED teleprompters. For the last 20 media for virtually any screen. and audio software including: version priced at £279, an on- years, Autocue has also With the latest versions of After Effects CS5, Premiere Pro camera LED light priced at £109, developed and sold award Adobe's best-of-breed video, CS5, Photoshop CS5, and a 3-point soft box lighting kit winning newsroom and scripting audio, and design tools, CS5 Soundbooth CS5 and Audition 3. priced at £249. solutions with over 150 Production Premium offers See the Adobe brochure in your The tripods and lights are enhancements that help you installations worldwide. delegate bag for our theatre intended to be bundled with our work more efficiently when schedule. In 2009, we created our first Starter Series teleprompters, tackling a broad range of products specifically aimed at the priced from £599, or sold Pro Video market – the Starter Series teleprompters and a small standalone for any other video newsroom system – both with applications. huge success. In 2010, we are Finally, our new Linux based growing the breadth of our offer Video Servers with up to 4 bi- with the introduction of several directional channels are aimed at exciting new Pro Video categories the Video Tape Replacement and ranges – Camera Support, market, or to be used as a Lighting, and Video Servers. secondary applications.

8 October 2010 Focus Magazine www.iov.com AV3 Software Foundry, New BlueFX, Sorenson Camerakit UK is fully stocked with professional stand: 312 Squeeze, FxFactory Pro, Video stand: 101 video equipment from web: www.av3software.com Co-pilot, Coremelt, and more; for web: www.camerakit.tv manufacturers such as Sony, AV3 Software – online software your host application of choice: d+p Multimedia Products was JVC, Canon, Panasonic, Vinten, and plugin download store – Adobe, Apple, Avid, Autodesk. established in 1990 and has IDX, Petrol, Apple, Adobe, Arri, offering all major plugins for Improve your video looks, grown since then to become Dedolight, Portabrace, editing, compositing, finishing special effects, transitions and Ireland’s leading supplier of Sennheiser and many more. and 3D. workflow! See AV3 Software’s Professional Broadcast and Buy & Download at great At ProVideo 2010, visit our own award winning application Production equipment. In 2009 prices: Red Giant Software stand to discuss your for Final Cut Pro: ‘get’ – search we opened our first branch in plugins including Magic Bullet requirements. Our experienced Leeds - Camerakit UK - and are and Trapcode, Boris FX including Sales and Support Staff will offer quickly becoming established as unbiased and impartial advice to the North’s favourite professional help you make the right choices. video equipment supplier. Our Whether it be a Camcorder, VTR, appointment as Sony ‘Specialist audio streams in video by Edit Suite, Lighting Kit or CD/ Dealers’ in both locations means indexing, typing in the search DVD Printer you are looking for – word and then exporting to your that you can now buy Sony we are here to help. If you FCP timeline. professional equipment with require CD/DVD duplication, we AV3 Software will be confidence and peace of mind, offer this service at very demonstrating ‘get’ and other knowing that we will provide you competitive prices but can also with all the backup and support sell you the equipment so that Boris Continuum Complete & plugins at ProVideo 2010, and you will ever need. you can do it yourself! Final Effects Complete, look forward to welcoming you to Please take a few moments Digieffects, proDAD, The our stand. We have become a ‘one stop shop’ for anyone in the to visit our UK and Ireland Professional Audio and Video websites. You can place an order B & H Photo, Video, Pro Audio At B&H, we Industries. From Acquisition to online, sign up for our monthly Stand: 120 provide you Delivery, we can provide advice, newsletter or browse through our website: www.bhphotovideo.com with the best product demonstrations, ‘NEWS’ section for recent events B&H is pleased to be “the possible hardware, software, accessories, within the industry. We pride Professional’s Source” for video support— consumables - all under the one ourselves on our excellent and broadcast technology. before, roof. We invite you to visit either Customer Service and Support. We offer a product selection during, and after your purchase. of our 1000sq ft showrooms, We offer NEXT DAY delivery to that is second to none, bringing Our success is built on the located in Leeds and Dublin. Each any UK or Irish address. you the latest in equipment, foundation of our more than software, and innovations all thirty-year commitment to alongside Canon on stand 322. available for immediate honesty, integrity, and service to CVP Please come and meet us – we’ll worldwide shipping. you, our valued clients.” stand: 322 Web: www.creativevideo.co.uk be delighted to demonstrate CVP Group is one of the leading Canon’s latest Video and Video Broadcast and Professional Video DSLR cameras along with a Canon range of related accessories from Solutions Providers in the UK and stand: 321 Zacuto, Redrock Micro and web: www.canon.co.uk Europe, with a comprehensive Canon is a world-leading UK sales and support innovator and provider of infrastructure. With hubs imaging and information in London, the Midlands, technology solutions for the North and Scotland all environments. we are ideally placed to Canon's High service the whole of the Definition (HD) camcorder UK in terms of supply and range combines the after-sales support. ultimate in picture quality CVP Group is unique with Canon’s expertise: the recently launched XF305 and in the UK in that it is precision engineering and XF300 which has a broadcast owned and managed by technological know-how that standard broadcast and comes from more than 50 years codec, professional video at the forefront of the imaging using practitioners who have industry. MPEG2 at 50mbps with 4:2:2 direct front-line user experience others. We will be exhibiting at colour in an industry standard of the products it sells. Our Whatever you’re planning, our ProVideo 2010 showcasing the MXF wrapper. passion and unparalleled team will be happy to discuss There will also be the understanding of the market has solutions to all your acquisition and opportunity for visitors to get resulted in the creation of what is editing requirements, drawing on hands on with our full range of probably the most customer- the vast product range we offer video capable EOS Digital SLR's focused reseller in the industry - from all the leading manufacturers with a selection of Canon L series why not put us to the test? including Sony, Panansonic, Avid, lenses. At ProVideo 2010 CVP will be Apple, Adobe and many more.

www.iov.com Focus Magazine October 2010 9 DVC and Grass Fameart Ltd Camlink Pro stand: 304 Valley stand: 303 Video Tri Leg web: www.dvc.uk.com EDIUS, and web: www.fameart.co.uk Tripod with At the DVC stand this year we talking about Fameart Ltd., are pleased to friction (Fluid have a lot of exciting new best ways to announce that it will be attending effect) twin products including the just edit AVCHD, the forthcoming Pro Video arm pan head launched Grass Valley EDIUS 6 and the Exhibition on the 13th & 14th with ball as well as Adobe Premiere CS5 quickest way October 2010. Fameart will be levelling and Avid Media Composer 5. to make a exhibiting the extensive range of available at a We will have the latest good quality Energizer branded replacement special show hardware from Matrox, the Mini Blu-ray disc. camera battery cells & specialist price on the MX02 Max, which accelerated Free copies chargers all offering a two year two days. Adobe Premiere Pro and works of our 70- warranty. For details of the full range of with Avid Media Composer, our page Also at the show will be the Energizer & Camlink products latest editing spec laptops information extensive range of Camlink please visit the Fameart website available for demonstration and booklet will be available - plus products including the New on www.fameart.co.uk our full range of tutorial DVDs. special offers on systems, In the DVC Theatre we will be software and tutorials for Fortium / Patronus This is achieved by introducing demonstrating various aspects of customers who place orders at stand: 140 copy control encapsulation in the exhibition. both the Adobe Production Studio web: www.iov.com/patronus areas of the disc that are not Patronus is a proprietary DVD read by DVD players during copy control technology which revolutionary DvMultiRig playback. Copy controlled discs DVTEC helps videographers, stand: 245 (pictured right) - a compact, are designed to provide effective photographers and media web: foldable multi-use unit that can speed bump protection from creators protect their digital www.dvtec.tv be used as unauthorised casual copying. assets on DVD and increase their DVTEC, the a full Copy controlled discs have full designer and return on investment. shoulder DVD player playability matching Patronus is a passive anti-rip manufacturer support solution that encapsulates data that of unprotected DVDRs. of the original rig or as a files on a DVD disc causing Menus, special features and DvRigPro, and shock access to the content by common extras are unaffected and remain the MultiRig absorbing Stabilizer. ripping programs to be as the original. specialize in DVTEC will also be exhibiting controlled. The original media Visit the Fortium team on the manufacturing the new eXTREME DSLR rig and content is not modified and play- IOV stand for details on a special camera support systems for its line of Follow Focus units and back quality remains unaffected. introductory offer. DSLR / DV / HDV and full size other related accessories. camcorders. DVTEC will offer special show DVTEC will be be showing its discounts for IOV2010 attendees. Hague Camera Supports of our crane systems available stand: 313 for demonstration and with Web: www.cameragrip.co.uk package offers available for Editors Keys Hague Camera Supports will be purchase on the day. stand: 121 displaying a range of grip To view the full range of Hague web: equipment and camcorder products checkout our online www.editorskeys.com accessories at ProVideo 2010. sales site www.cameragrip.co.uk Editors Keys are the This includes Jibs, Cranes, which also stocks an astounding worlds leading Dollies, Tracking Systems, range of camera support systems Stabilizers, Monitors and Tripods. developer and and accessories from major We also have various camcorder creator of those brands such as Manfrotto, Libec, Shoulder Mounts, Steadymounts, colored shortcut Swit, Hoodman, Varizoom, Rode, Mounting Brackets, Suction keyboards you’ve Mounts, Vehicle Mounts and Steadicam and Raynox to name a seen in studios Superclamps with special show few. across the world. offers available on the day. Customers have described the They’ve been in the website as an “Aladdin’s Cave” easy for any video editor to get We will have the new Hague news more recently for their due to the wide variety of perfect vocals at home every DMC Motion Cam Stabilizer, great range of USB studio designed especially for the new products which includes time. tripods, shoe adaptors, microphones and Portable Vocal range of DSLR cameras, available Excited to be with us, they’re camera mounts, Booths, which make it super for demonstration and to buy just about to launch a new range direct from our stand. This lighting kits, of dedicated ultra thin editing extraordinarily popular product bags, cases, keyboards for a wide range of has been selling worldwide since lens adaptors, programs such as Final Cut, its release in August and this is camera controllers, pan Premiere, Avid, Pro Tools, your opportunity to walk away with an item which can raise & tilt power Cubase and Logic. All of which your productions to another heads, batteries will be available for the show, level. and ball heads - with an exclusive show offer The Hague range of Jibs always all at price for all attendees. (So make draws in an intrigued crowd and competitive sure to visit the stand!) once again we will have several prices.

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Hireacamera equipment. All bookings are H. Preston Professional Video We should have the new Sony stand: 302 insured in transit and delivered stand Number: 130 NEX VG10 FilmLike camcorder web: www.hireacamera.com the day before the hire and web: www.videokit.co.uk (AVCHD) plus a few tasty Hireacamera has become one of collected the day after. In the The year of the FilmLike accessories. camcorder... This will be the IOV the most successful suppliers of event of short notice, same day The new Manfrotto 504HD show of the decade with so many HDV, AVCHD and XDCAM EX delivery is available to London tripod which is the best head new camcorders to choose camcorders and accessories, with and the South East. Manfrotto have produced in from... Make sure you come to a comprehensive range of New for 2010 is Hireacamera’s many years. the H Preston Media Stand as we equipment from Sony and Canon unique insurance option. The will have one-off show specials The new Sony PMW-320K is a – visit us at Pro cover, provided by from Sony, Panasonic and JVC. 1/2" EX shoulder mount Video 2010 to find Aaduki Insurance, is Due to extra staff this year we camcorder (Solid state). out more! available to all can offer our part exchange deals The amazing Sony HXR-MC50 Hireacamera customers and live at the show. hand held camcorder with hires both video allows you to hire We can also offer our BUY NOW "STUNNING PICTURES" (AVCHD) and photographic without having to PAY NOTHING FOR 12 MONTHS equipment for 0% CREDIT! (Subject to a credit The Panasonic AG-HMC81 provide a deposit. delivery Nationwide check. Note : For 0% credit you shoulder mount AVCHD Hireacamera camcorder with XLR inputs. with the option of will also need proof of over 60 pick-up and drop-off will be showing the latest AVCHD ID...Driving licence or your points. A large stock of camera from Sony – the HXR- Passport, bank details and a Gas accessories is also available for MC50E – along with the Canon or Electricity bill). hire including tripods, 5D Mk II SLR camera complete For the first time we will have microphones and lighting with video accessories. Philip Johnston (HD Warrior) a well respected DP working for us on the technical side to answer Holdan all your filming or workflow stand: 200 problems working in an HD web: www.holdan.co.uk environment. Holdan – Keeping 3D in Some special kit to look out for... Perspective! At Holdan we are always quick to recognise trends in the video industry, and to The IAC Our membership is not confined bring you appropriate workflows stand: 124 to amateurs, however. Many web: www.theiac.org.uk and solutions, which help you producers of corporate, special IAC - The Film & Video Institute - achieve the best possible results interest and wedding videos find is primarily an organisation for that their professional activities with realistic budgets. announced a new version of non-commercial filmmakers. provide too little scope for In addition to keeping abreast EDIUS editing software with over In addition to keeping the UK’s creative film-making. By joining of the latest technological 100 new features and amateur movie enthusiasts in the IAC, they find an outlet for advances, Holdan never loose improvements. We will be showing touch with each other, we offer their more imaginative focus on the practical you these fantastic new features, several other services. These ambitions. We only ask that their mainstream equipment that and introducing the latest hardware, include inexpensive music entries into our competitions be make your video productions proving to you that whatever format copyright licences; competitions made on a genuinely non- even more productive. With this you shoot on - EDIUS can edit faster and festivals; technical and commercial basis, in keeping in mind, in addition to the than anything else on the market. artistic advice; and web forums with the spirit of the amateur exciting and innovative Portable equipment is another and magazines. film movement. Panasonic AG-3DA1 camcorder area where Holdan and new EDIUS 3D workflows we excel, and we’ll be will also be showing the ultra showing you Jarvis Media practical Panasonic AG-HMC81 tapeless video stand: 111 Camcorder for the first time in recorders like the web: www.jarvismedia.co.uk the UK. The AG-HMC81 is a new Panasonic AG- Jarvis Media is a specialist trade shoulder mounted AVCCAM HMR10, the supplier to the Creative Market in Camcorder which can record SD cost effective the UK and across Europe . As a DV as well as HD AVCHD onto Datavideo DN60, and the robust business unit of Jarvis Holdings inexpensive SDHC cards. XLR, Datavideo HRS-10HD. group, Jarvis Media has the HDMI, FireWire, analogue and Portable switching solutions like benefit of being part of one of digital outputs make the 81 a the Datavideo HS-2000, chosen by the largest suppliers of HP renew unique new camcorder destined Reuters for it’s robust, and powerful and new equipment across to become a classic. features, and portable editing Europe, consistently attaining HP their customers. At IBC 2010 Grass solutions like the UltraStudio Pro Gold Preferred Partner status Visitors to the stand will have Valley from Blackmagic Design, will also be year on year. to opportunity to see the latest on display. In addition to this Jarvis media version of Avid and Telestream Finally, the ProxSys MA video is an official trade distributor for software as well as the latest backup and library systems from leading vendors in the Creative Matrox MXO2 product range in Focus Enhancements will be market including Avid, Matrox, action. All of this coupled with shown to complete the line-up Telestream and Sony. the latest HP workstation for this year, and the Holdan We continually aim to offer an technology on display and in use team, as usual, will be on hand added value service to our on the stand, Jarvis Media at to answer your questions and resellers, assisting them in Provideo 2010 is not to be give you advice. supplying the best solution for missed.

12 October 2010 Focus Magazine www.iov.com LEQ Ltd Libec Tripods, Ronford Tripods, Olympus stand: 141 Hollywood Dolly & Track, Canon stand: 320 web: www.leqonline.co.uk B4 Lenses, Sony Cameras (as web: www.olympus.co.uk We will be showing an assorted available), Tapes and other Olympus i-SPEED – ProVideo range of equipment. End of Year recording media. 2010 Olympus is pleased to Stock TO CLEAR Both NEW & This will be for CASH only confirm its attendance at USED EQUIPMENT. Sales on the day. We love to ProVideo 2010 and is delighted Li-Ion batteries & Chargers, haggle. to announce the launch of a dedicated rental service for our i-SPEED, high speed video The LFC’s products offer many of The London Filter Company camera range, direct from its Stand Number: 113 the accessories required to kit out UK facility. and functioning without the Web: www.thelondonfiltercompany.com cameras that include an extensive Olympus’ i-SPEED cameras The London Filter Company is a range of optical filters, Dfx digital requirement of a PC have a long and distinguished division of Tiffen International filters, Steadicam camera reputation for: Unique and innovative that ensures the stabilisers, Domke photo bags, Lensbaby adapters, new features specifically local availability of Lowel lights, Transvideo Outstanding image quality for broadcast applications, a wide range of video assist and on- Derived from a custom include: Tiffen and location monitoring, and designed CMOS sensor with Automatic sensor mapping – associated more. superior light sensitivity for no need for calibration products for the Located near The Broadcast applications Live video out – connection many London- Oval, LFC also offers industry expertise to aid Sublime ease of use to slave monitors based video and the choice of the right Unique CDU (Controller Recording to Compact Flash – film companies, as equipment to produce the Display Unit) providing both record shots in quick well as throughout best results for your full camera control and live succession the UK. shoot. image display Output .mov files – directly

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Manfrotto Distribution replacing the need for an Flexible mounting options – stand: 331 experienced operator attach to a SteadiCam web: www.manfrottodistribution.co.uk Portability achieved by Manfrotto Distribution one of the User selectable white balance internal battery operation, worlds leading suppliers of – adaptable to lighting accessories for the photographic conditions and video industries will be The all new Olympus rental demonstrating their range of service gives customers innovative supports for both unparalleled access to the i- video and D-SLR cameras. SPEED camera range and a level As the recently appointed UK of technical expertise and support which is set to become distributors for the Genus brand, from Genus including the the industry standard for high this will be your first chance to shoulder mount and Loupe LCD see the all new product line up speed video camera rental in the viewfinder for digital SLR UK. cameras, which is a must have Please visit the Olympus for the SLR video shooter. representatives at stand number Also on the stand will be a 320 to discuss your high speed range of bags from Kata, video requirements. whatever your need Kata has a bag to help you carry it around Protape The products include audio and fully protected. stand: 110 video tapes, digital data storage, web: www.protape.co.uk hard drives, memory sticks and With over 20-years experience in accessories, and they are Newpro UK Ltd. Other Hoodman products, such the UK recording, broadcast and available for purchase online and stand: 134 as the RAW SxSxDHC Memory film-making industries, Protape over the phone. web: www.newprouk.co.uk Adapter will also be on show. Op/ Ltd is a reliable provider of As always, the stand will act Newpro will feature the Hoodman tech, the worlds most quality blank recording products, as an outpost of the Protape HoodLoupe, HoodCrane and all comfortable straps will also be on offering a wide range of formats shop at the show, offering the its accessories making it the show. to customers throughout the UK. company's usual wide range of ideal 'optical viewfinder' for a Established in 1989, the high-quality, reliable video and DSLR Camera. business is located in the West audio recording media and With HD Video now a given End of London. robust, professional data storage feature in Canon DSLR's and with The company supplies products devices. In addition, many more major DSLR brands staring that come directly from the UK brands such as Sony, LaCie and to feature HD Video, Hoodman branches of the world-leading Avastor will be on sale at special have the ideal accessory range manufacturers such as Sony, show discounts for the duration for this fast growing market. Fuji, Panasonic - to name a few. of the exhibition.

www.iov.com Focus Magazine October 2010 13 Planet Video Site Engineers, Interest Free Sony Professional audio editing application, which stand: 301 Finance and Business Leasing stand: 220 includes an array of new web: www.planetaudiosystems.co.uk Packages. Planet Video are main web: www.sonybiz.net features : Stereoscopic 3D Planet Video Systems (part of the dealers for Apple Computers, Sony Professional will be editing; improved closed Planet Audio Group) are the UK's Active XRAID, Canon, Euphonix, attending the Pro Video 2010 captioning, to name but a few. leading Apple Video Solution JVC, Holophone, iStorage Pro, exhibition in full support of the At Sony we know one size does Experts specialising MOTU, Sony, TBC professional videographer by not fit all and that everyone has in providing Consoles and many showing our latest and most different production requirements equipment to others. Previous innovative products to date. and different budgets – this is clients within the clients include: O2 We will be showcasing the why we now Film, TV, Broadcast, Arena, BBC, RSPB, recently launched Professional have the most Media, Audio and Harry Potter, Pirates AVCHD Shoulder Mount comprehensive Education of the Caribbean - Camcorder HXRMC2000E, along line up of High industries. In On Stranger Tides with key models from our XDCAM Definition particular we can and X-Men: First EX camcorder line up, all of camcorders, Pro supply fully Class. which demonstrate the real Media, and benefits of our unique hybrid bespoke Final Cut Rotolight and Planet Video will be Editing Software, recording systems and compact HD Editing Systems, Professional showcasing their entire product available for you flash solutions, allowing you RAID/SAN storage, Hi-Definition line at ProVideo 2010 on Stand to come and try greater production flexibility. Camcorders, Lighting, Surround 301 and would be delighted to out. Further to this Sony will be Sound Microphones, Broadcast arrange meetings and personal Sony Product holding seminars across both Audio and Software. demonstrations with any Specialists will days on Tapeless Workflow We also provide 24 Hour potential buyers, dealers or end also be on the delivered by an Independent Technical Pro Support and On- users during the show. Certified Expert and Vegas Pro stand to make sure you have all 10 Sony’s most recent upgrade the information you need for your to its nonlinear HD video and next production or project. Roland Systems Group the MVS- Multi Viewer - plus all stand: 244 their latest technology in field web: www.rolandsg.co.uk recording. Thear Technology Limited System Cam; B&I and other Roland is known for its wide Make sure you pop by stand stand: 310 products. We also have a long range of creative technology, 244 and see how Roland Systems web: www.ThearTechnology.co.uk history of service to digital audio including video products for can help you create exceptional Incorporated in 1990, Thear PCM, plus radio Technology Limited is the video mixing, VJ performance video and audio content. microphones, and Original Service Company to be analogue audio. and editing. Manufacturer Appointed by Sony Our technical This year Roland Systems as a Broadcast and Professional personnel each have Group will be showing their very Service Centre. Most importantly 30-years experience latest mixers and production – and to this day - we remain a in the industry. We units which are ideal for event ‘Service Only’ company. offer: Meticulous Estimating; a and IPTV applications. Details Appointed for repair to Flexible and Rapid Response; and will be available on their new Professional and Broadcast an Extremely Fast Turnaround, Standard and High Definition V1600HD Live Video Mixer and with highly Reliable Repairs - at a Video Products, we offer service Reasonable Cost. direct to the end user or dealer Also service appointed by a on the model ranges HVR; DSR; number of other manufacturers, Rotolight DSLR’s in stand: 301 particular by DVW; PMW-EX; PDW; HD; HSR; please ask for details. web: www.rotolight.co.uk providing a Rotolight’s multi-award winning continuous Towergate Camerasure discount on selected policies RL48-A LED Ringlight has light source stand: 130 (subject to underwriting terms revolutionised HD-DSLR which allows web: www.towergatecamerasure.co.uk and claims experience). Cinematography and Camcorder you to ‘see With over 25-years experience, Towergate Camerasure products lighting - featuring soft, natural what you Towergate Camerasure provides are underwritten by Aviva, and ‘shadow-less’ light, and shoot’ , a personal service to help offering first class security. delivering calibrated studio rather than Videographers identify the right Products include: Specialist accurate 6900K, ‘Daylight’ relying on the traditional ‘hit and insurance for their needs. This policies for Professional, Semi 5600K, 4100K and ‘Tungsten’ hope’ technique when using flash personal support does not stop Professional and Amateur 3200K light fast, you’ll never guns for HD-DSLR Photography. when the premium is paid; we Videographers; All Risks; Public miss that perfect shot. Launched at IBC 2009, the are also there to help clients Liability; Professional Indemnity; Having perfect colour, ease of original RL48 made an immediate when they need it the most - Production/Shoot cover; use, in a lightweight and highly impact, winning the “Best when they claim. We take pride Household; Motor; and Travel. portable package, is a huge Camcorder Lighting in providing a fast, efficient and For a quotation or simply friendly advantage. Being able to mount Product” (TV-Bay Award) and the fair claims service. the Rotolight Ringlight over a IBC “Eye-Catcher” Award at the As a part of the Towergate advice - visit the Towergate shotgun mic or an accessory exhibition. The RL48-A has since Group, the largest UK Camerasure stand. shoe/tripod (using the Rotolight been reviewed in the British independent insurance Clients provide the ultimate Stand) gives the user a superb Journal of Photography’s intermediary placing over £1bn test of value, and with the lighting solution for any shoot. ‘Ultimate Guide to HD-DSLR of premium, Towergate majority of Camerasure’s new Rotolight has proved to be a Accessories’(June 2010) as “an Camerasure can negotiate highly business coming from personal huge hit with cinematographers ideal solution” for HD-DSLR competitive prices. IOV members recommendation; we must be using the next generation of HD- Cameras. qualify for up to 40% premium getting something right!

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Best Student Entertainment Film category at the National Royal Television Society 2010 awards ceremony and four awards at the RTS Regional Awards 2010. Another of our student productions teams was honoured to have their film screened at this years prestigious British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) New Cinematographers Night. Our BA (Hons) Media Production Degree was the first broad-based production course in True Lens Services film and video based products in University of Lincoln the UK, and has rapidly stand: 133 our bespoke engineering stand: 123 web: www.truelens.co.uk workshop, and carry out web: www.lincoln.ac.uk established a solid reputation. On display will be our complete broadcast lens servicing and The Lincoln School of Media We have recently started to range of TLS matte boxes and repairs - all at our centrally offers courses designed to deliver a series of Master accessories, including the Genus located Leicestershire site. We prepare students for eventual Classes, the first of these being matte box (pictured). The Genus welcome personal callers to come is designed with exactly the employment in the media and look around our facilities to industries. With some 20 same meticulous appreciate the expertise academic staff drawn attention to detail and that TLS is built on. from industry the School produced to the usual We are an high standard that our has one of the largest authorised European customers have come agent for the repair and teams of media tutors in to expect from any supply of Libec products the UK Higher Education TLS product. With an impressive and accessories and also carry sector, with expertise in array of features, this is a high Media Broadcast quality DV accessory that you out repairs to most other well Production, including TV, really will not want to miss out known makes, e.g. Vinten, on. 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Introduction An outline for each presentation is throughout the event. Tickets will hall) between 9.30 and 10am on ProVideo 2010 will host a included below - along with details be issued on a "first-come first- each day to collect their tickets - compelling range of seminars on scheduling and learning served" basis and can be collected subject to provision of a current and presentations aimed objectives. We have also included from 10am on each day from the membership card. squarely at the professional a quick-reference timetable. Please Seminar Registration desk (located Please note, ticket holders must videographer. The subjects note, this schedule may change in the main hall within the IOV be in the seminar theatre at least range from inspirational talks through circumstances beyond our stand #140) unless otherwise 5-minutes before the session is due from the industry’s leading control - so please check the stated on the presentation outlines to start - otherwise their places craftsmen, talks on regulation website for the latest information. below. may be reallocated. This schedule that impacts on professional Current IOV Members wishing to may change without notice. videography - through to Obtain your FREE tickets ensure their attendance in these Whilst some presentations will technical presentations on All registered visitors to ProVideo seminars should arrive at the include hand-outs, delegates should achieving the best possible will benefit from free entry to all Jaguar Suite entrance (just outside bring their own note-taking workflow. the seminars and presentations and opposite of the main exhibition facilities.

The Future of Radio development how a wedding videographer can biggest challenges. We'd like to Microphones roles. Alan sits on shoot a planned production just share some of these challenges the 'British as a corporate would be done. and experiences we've had with By Alan March - Sennheiser Entertainment other IOV members; from the Jaguar Theatre 1 3 - Expand your portfolio and 13th October - 10:30 to 11:30 Industry Radio equipment we use to the way we style of photography and give This is not a selling presentation, Group' (BEIRG) – shoot and how our workflow has yourself more appeal to a wider it is an educational seminar Steering been affected. We've seen some customer base. designed to explain if and how Committee and great benefits from using DSLR's videographers will be able to use has accumulated but it's not been straight Background on speaker forward. radio microphones once the experience in dealing with UK Clive Jackson Video Productions Government has sold the spectrum regulator Ofcom in was established in 2005. In Objectives frequency spectrum after the matters relating to the UK ‘digital common with many 1 - How to adapt a DSLR and use 2012 Olympics. There is a huge dividend’ and how this will videographers much of our work it in a way that we as amount of ignorance and impact on spectrum availability depends on wedding videos, videographers would understand misinformation regarding this for the PMSE – Programme although we have and be comfortable using, topic and all radio microphone Making and Special Events – even done including the equipment we use users need to be aware of what sector. funerals and and costs involved. they are purchasing now so they memorial services. 2 - The benefits and drawbacks can make an informed decision With several working with DSLR's including; as much of what is offered today corporate films How to make a “Trash the image quality, working in low may not work in two years. and theatre Dress” film light, camera techniques, productions, By Clive Jackson workflow and expenses. Objectives experience and trust gained has Jaguar Theatre 1 1 - Understanding the latest 13th October - 11:45 to 12:45 benefited both client and 3 - Having spent some time developments in spectrum 14th October - 14:45 to 15:45 videographer. As in any adapting to this new way of management policy making and The presentation demonstrates business, reputations have to be working we are aiming to offer a implementation. how Clive’s IOV Award earned and then kept. Not only 1-day workshop as early as nominated ‘Trash The Dress’ film do clients expect the very best November this year. We hope 2 - How to correctly licence was made and details the from their brief but they also this will be an interesting subject wireless equipment so that important aspects of Preparation, expect fresh ideas, innovation for IOV members looking to for videographers do not expose something new. Planning and Organisation. As a and creativity. ‘Trash the Dress’ themselves to potential fairly new trend in the UK, Clive’s was a way of showing what Clive Background on speakers prosecution under the terms of Jackson Video Productions is talk will explain the pitfalls - We've been IOV members for the Wireless Telegraphy Act. including filming in public places capable of. over 5 years working mainly in 3 -Which Sennheiser wireless and working alongside a weddings and products are most suitable for photographer to create a corporate videographer applications. combined showpiece. Discover Shooting weddings with video how you can add to your DSLR's production. Background on speaker portfolio with eye-catching By Mike Cottrill & Rich Daly Since using Alan March was born in 1963 in visuals. Three videos will be Jaguar Theatre 1 DSLR's as included in the seminar. 13th October - 13:00 to 14:00 England. He has over 20 years of 14th October - 13:30 to 14:30 opposed to experience in the Pro Audio We've very recently started to camcorders Objectives industry, having worked for both use DSLR's in all of our work we've 1 - Learn how you can expand on Shure and latterly Sennheiser. from corporate production, live experienced a wedding videography into a more During that time has worked in events and wedding videography. number of sweeping changes and creative production. sales, marketing, applications It is in wedding videography new skills. We'd like to share engineering and business 2 - Create opportunities to show where we've had some of the some of these experiences.

18 October 2010 Focus Magazine www.iov.com Become a Wedding how we will be incorporating this Objectives early 90’s and 1 - That 3D animation is not Cinematographer technology into our existing quickly moved into business. This presentation will overwhelming after you By Richard Wakefield & Pete underwater filming cover how and when we use the understand a few basic concepts. and photography in James technology - with demonstrations Jaguar Theatre 1 2 - Incorporating 3D animation various locations of our glidetrack shooter, 13th October - 14:15 to 15:15 into a video production can around the world. I 14th October - 12:00 to 13:00 steadicam merlin, Manfrotto enhance the presentation of have also worked in FX Films and Engage Cinematics monopod and I’ll give you products and services. major motion picture and the TV will pass on our combined guidance on how you can get the industry as well as Special FX knowledge of how to produce most out of the equipment you 3 - What 3D software is in the specialising in water and fire cinematic wedding films. It will have. It will also cover the market place how much it costs, related effects and has an teach wedding videographers importance of going manual and including free open source extensive safety background in not relying on auto settings - as how to enhance their filming and sofware (Blender). both areas. editing, using dSLRs, glide well as the challenges we may face equipment, colour grading, and in a day’s shoot. More importantly Background on speaker more. we will cover how you can win over I have been using Newtek new clients by constantly striving Lightwave since version 7, some Filmatography Fusion Objectives to learn and progress, by creating 10 years now . The bulk of my By Peter Rear 1 - Steps to enhance wedding your own style and not being business activity is the Jaguar Theatre 2 videos, to make cinematic influenced directly by others. production of 3D animation in 13th October - 14:15 to 15:15 14th October - 12:00 to 13:00 wedding films. presentations, video and Cinematic film making, following Objectives websites. the fusion of stills photography 2 - Use of DSLRs for a pro filmic 1 - Making the most of current look. technology and how it can help and film capture, using digital SLRs. 3 - Understand and be shown us to progress. Demonstrating the Canon 7D DSLR with lenses, Underwater Filming - What colour-grading, glide-work, Objectives supports and wireless sound/ do I need to know? editing skills. 1 - Learn how to shoot in a true external audio devices. By Bryan Stanislas Jaguar Theatre 2 cinematic style. Working with Background on speaker 13th October - 13:00 to 14:00 fast primes and shallow depths of FX Films and Engage Cinematics 2 - Benefits of attaining master 14th October - 13:30 to 14:30 fields. Tactical shooting with have both represented and been membership within the IOV. A short seminar introducing a second and third cameramen - sponsored by Canon UK, for 3 - Importance of a good website brief overview of the legal think cinema not home movie! with Google friendly SEO - and requirements for underwater improving your procedures after filming in the UK along with 2 - What needs to be in the kit sending out showreels. production tips and equipment bag. Choices of camera bodies, requirements including HD lens line-up, tripod / shoulder Background on speaker camera systems to ensure a safe rig, lighting, on-camera and Owner of De Rienzo films with a and successful underwater scene remote sound recording, memory passion to push the wedding or production. cards.

industry 3 - How to handle the footage forward Objectives and pass 1 - The participant will after the event and produce an on our understand Health & Safety and amazing film. Storage similar seminars, and believe this experience legal requirements for considerations, back-up seminar will be extremely and underwater & marine surface procedures, working with pro- popular. Both have more than 4 knowledge res, computer specs, multi-cam years of experience and have filming in the UK. to those sync and setup, intro to editing. tapped into the high-end market who are thinking of or already in 2 - The participant will of wedding customers. FX Films Background on speaker understand how to source has been shortlist nominated for the wedding industry. underwater camera operators I am the European trademark the WorldTop25 Wedding and what style of equipment holder of the term

Videographers. should be used. Filmatography. I run London's

3D Animation in DVD busiest production studio for 3 - The participant will motion menus weddings and events shooting understand how to progress Wedding Films - Where do By Paul Walker 140 bookings a year, including within the area of underwater Jaguar Theatre 2 30 internationally. I manage the we go from here? 13th October - 11:45 to 12:45 filming and what processes are entire workflow from shooting By John De Rienzo 14th October - 14:45 to 15:45 involved in gaining a successful Jaguar Theatre 1 and Demonstrate the power of 3D Health & Safety Executive 13th October - 15:30 to 16:30 directing a 14th October - 10:45 to 11:45 animation by designing, modeling recognised media qualification. team on In a time where we are being assets and animating in Newtek saturated by with countless Lightwave 9.6 (an Intro to main Background on speaker the day to wedding day films that are the menu, transition to chapters I am a qualified commercial diver overseeing same how can we stand out from menu and transition to play main and diving instructor trainer for production. the crowd? Investing in equipment feature). A short talk on the three different diving agencies We believe that will inspire you to think power of 3D animation used in with over 25 years experience in we are the differently about how you shoot, video to illustrate any idea in a the film and marine industry. I leading studio for cinematic film from DSLR, I will be demonstrating video production/presentation. first started surface filming in the making using DSLRs in the UK.

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The difference your sound Vegas Pro 10 and Native Final Cut Express and still have makes! 3D workflow access to powerful professional- By Niels Puttemans By Cheema level colour correction, grading Jaguar Theatre 2 (please register on the Sony Stand) and post production tools. on telling their story. The plugins 13th October - 15:30 to 16:30 Master-Class Theatre let you stay within Final Cut Pro/ In a world where content is key, 13th October - 11:00 to 12:00 Attendees will receive free Express and Premiere, while 14th October - 11:00 to 12:00 getting a good, clean and presets for Magic Bullet Looks giving you access to professional, understandable audio track on Delegates will see a and a special IOV discount code demonstration of the powerful 3D high quality, time-saving tools your wedding days films is one of for Red Giant plug-ins. that let you correct and enhance the most important elements. As features of Vegas Pro 10 fresh from its release at IBC in video. more event videographers start Objectives using DSLR’s as an acquisition tool Amsterdam. Discover how you 1 - Workflows to convert DSLR for their imagery, this seminar could be working with 2D and 3D files into high quality edit friendly aims to provide tools, techniques material in an intuitive footage (Magic Bullet Grinder, Sony Tapeless Workflow and workflows to get the best environment - with simple Final Cut Pro setup) By Rick Young working practices for multi- (please register on the Sony Stand) possible audio. 2 - Efficient techniques to correct The seminar will start with a format editing and the most Master-Class Theatre powerful audio tools available in under-exposed footage, soften- 13th October - 15:00 to 16:00 short exploration of some 14th October - 15:00 to 16:00 a NLE. You'll also discover how skin and treat footage (Magic recording tools and practices (both A one hour session focussed on Vegas Pro 10 produces Bullet Colorista II, Magic Bullet on and off camera), highlighting tapeless workflow and what this outstanding results for DVD, Blu- Looks, Magic Bullet Mojo) the importance of getting things means for the modern day ray Disc and online authoring." right at the onset of a production. 3 - Working with presets to camera operator. The accepted Apart from using the right tool for create eye-popping grades in Background on speaker tried and trusted reliability of the job, we’ll also highlight how to seconds (Weddings and Events Cheema is a member of the IOV videotape is rapidly becoming add redundancy so not all is lost Presets for Magic Bullet Looks) as well as a certified Sony Vegas less common as the tapeless when one piece of kit fails. As not User and workflow becomes the all live situations will go exactly as Background on speaker Trainer. Cheema established way of working. The planned, techniques will be Simon Walker is an Apple has been undeniable benefits which discussed to brighten and clean-up Certified Master Trainer in Final freelancing for tapeless brings cannot be sound sources. This will include Cut Studio, specialising in video over 20 years ignored. In this session tapeless disaster-recovery techniques so editing, motion graphics, producing award even a whispering bride at 30 feet authoring, encoding and colour workflow methods will be winning wedding from your mic can be made grading. He is also Creative presented and demonstrated video’s in the ‘understandable’ and the constant Director of along with a detailed look at wedding video shutter sounds of a stills camera www.WiltshireVideo.com, a UK backup, archive and long term market. For the can be muted. based video production company, storage. last 4 years Cheema has worked Finally all the individual sound for which he has written and closely with Sony in helping to sources (camera mics, wireless produced two award-winning Background on speaker feedback, train and demonstrate mics, edirols, minidiscs,...) for the interactive training packages for Rick began his career in a number of products including ‘vocal’ parts of the production national supermarket chain Australian television in the late Sony Vegas Pro. Cheema Somerfield PLC. Simon uses his 1980’s. In 1996 he crossed the (such as the ceremony and continues to work very closely speeches) are appropriately mixed exasperation with over- water to the UK with Sony helping to feedback demanding clients' requests to where he together before outputting this mix what users of the hardware and fuel his enthusiasm worked in into the NLE where it will be software need. combined with the imagery. for fast techniques London as a live to complete director and

Objectives production jobs on a editor for 1 - Recognising the importance Post Production for DSLR's deadline whilst still companies such of the audio track. in Final Cut Pro/Express maintaining quality. as the BBC, using Red Giant Software He also uses this Sky, ITN and 2 - Learning new techniques to experience to write, plugins Reuters. These acquire sound with on/off camera edit and produce By Simon Walker days Rick keeps busy freelancing equipment. Master-Class Theatre training packages for the media as a cameraman, director, editor.

13th October - 13:00 to 14:00 industry (including: Video Rick is also the Editor for 3 - Cleaning up and sweetening 14th October - 13:00 to 14:00 Encoding & Compression, MacVideo.TV, a website devoted of recorded sound sources. Being able to shoot fantastic Shooting for the Web, Re- to video on the Mac and camera looking images that fit on flash purposing Content for Multi- Background on speaker technology -http:// cards comes with a few gotchas; platform and Motion Graphics for After a Master in Musicology and a www.macvideo.tv. He has not only how to convert the video editors). Mphil in Sound authored several books including files into edit-friendly footage design, I started and maintain high quality when About Red Giant The Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro; working for Ever After colour-correcting and treating The reason why Red Giant The Easy Guide to DVD Studio Videos. Within the your clips, but doing all this on a plugins are such a fit for Pro; The Easy Guide to Final Cut team, I’m responsible deadline. videographers is that they take Express. He considers himself for all audio Freelance shooter/editor Simon the hassle out of the technical lucky to be able to get paid for acquisition, clean-up Walker will demonstrate how you aspects of post production and what he loves to do - shoot and and mixes. can stay within Final Cut Pro or let the film-makers concentrate edit.

20 October 2010 Focus Magazine www.iov.com Creating stunning wedding Seminar & Presentation Schedule - at a glance films with a limited budget! By Niels Puttemans Jaguar Theatre 2 14th October - 10:45 to 11:45 The world of wedding day films is 13th October 14th October changing rapidly. High end brides are demanding more film-like Jaguar Theatre 1 Jaguar Theatre 1 features of their special day and HD is now truly here and part of 10:30 to 11.30 every market. The visual eye- 10:45 to 11.45 The Future of Radio Microphones for candy of the latest cameras and Wedding Films - Where do we go from here? Videographers DSRLs blows even some broadcast work out of the water.

At the same time the recession is 12:00 to 13.00 11:45 to 12.45 Become a Wedding Cinematographer hitting a lot of people and the How to make a “Trash the Dress” film idea of investing the same small fortune when you bought your current kit, just does not look so 13:00 to 14.00 13:30 to 14.30 appealing anymore. Shooting weddings with DSLR's Shooting weddings with DSLR's This seminar will explore the idea of having a fully up-to-date wedding film setup for less then 14:15 to 15.15 14:45 to 15.45 £2000 or a 2 camera setup for Become a Wedding Cinematographer How to make a “Trash the Dress” film £2500! That’s including sound kit/support systems and cards! 15:30 to 17.00 The key behind this kit is the 14th October hidden secret of the DSLR world: Wedding Films - Where do we go from here? vintage lenses. Instead of Jaguar Theatre 2 spending £999 on a 24-70mm F2.8 lens, how about spending 13th October £30 or even less! Ever After has Jaguar Theatre 2 10:45 to 11.45 Creating stunning wedding films with a limited been using vintage lenses for equipment budget! about a year. Although price was an initial appeal, the character 11:45 to 12.45 these lenses bring to your 3D Animation in DVD motion menus footage is even better then the 12:00 to 13.00 price. Discover the unique bokeh Filmatography Fusion and film-like character of these 13:00 to 14.00 lenses: your films and wallet will Underwater Filming - What do I need to know? benefit. Suitable for all DSLRs, 13:30 to 14.30 examples shown are filmed on Underwater Filming - What do I need to know? 14:15 to 15.15 Canon DSLRs and the king of Filmatography Fusion vintage lenses: the Panasonic

Lumix GH-1 14:45 to 15.45

Note: Apart from the seminar 3D Animation in DVD motion menus 15:30 to 16.30 Niels will have his GH-1 and a The difference your sound makes! variety of lenses with him during the show, please feel free to ask 14th October me for some hands-on time. 13th October Master-Class Theatre Objectives Master-Class Theatre 1 - Updating (or starting) your wedding film equipment on a 11:00 to 12.00 budget. 11:00 to 12.00 Vegas Pro 10 and Native 3D workflow Vegas Pro 10 and Native 3D workflow 2 - Discovering the appeal and unique character of vintage 13:00 to 14.00 lenses. 13:00 to 14.00 Post Production for DSLR's in Final Cut Pro/ Post Production for DSLR's in Final Cut Pro/ Express using Red Giant Software plugins 3 - Knowing where Express using Red Giant Software plugins to buy and find the best lenses. 15:00 to 16.00 15:00 to 16.00 Background on Sony Tapeless Workflow Sony Tapeless Workflow speaker See Opposite

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3D Graphics & Animation VFX Blue Screen Solutions (Bristol UK Ltd) Calumet Pro Video (Cambo distributor) Unit 3, Sutherland Court, Tolpits Lane, 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ Push Creativity Watford WD18 9SP Tel: 08706 030303 (option 4) Lynwode Lodge, Walesby Road, Market Rasen, Tel: 01923 779333 Email: [email protected] Lincolnshire LN8 3EY Penridge Multi-Media Fax: 01923 779666 Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk Tel: 01673 843852 The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Worcestershire WR9 0BS Web: www.bristolpaint.com Tel: 01527 861911 Web: www.push.uk.net Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com Commemorative Video & DVD Cases The Electronic Picture Company Dimming Equipment 128 Beckets View, Northampton, NN1 5NJ

Tel: 0796 879 4887

Email: [email protected] Web: www.theelectronicpicturecompany.com LCC Photon Technik Batteries & Power Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Karina Krafts Surrey GU3 2AG Audio Equipment Supplies Complex 7, 34 Nelson Road, Ystrad Mynach, DS Video Facilities Tel: 01483 813814 Hengoed, Mid Glamorgan CF82 7BP Unit 27, Metro Centre, Britannia Way, Fax: 01483 811668 Roland UK Ltd Tel: 01443 815595 Coronation Road, London NW10 7PR Email: [email protected] Atlantic Close Fax: 01443 862204 Tel: 020 8965 8060 Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk Swansea SA7 9FJ Email: [email protected] Tel: 0141 300 3404 (Glasgow office) Tel: 01792 702701 Web: www.karinakrafts.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Photon Beard Ltd Web: www.rolandsg.co.uk Web: www.dsvideo.co.uk Unit K3, Cherry Court Way, Stanbridge Road,

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4UH Tel: 01525 850911 HHB Communications Ltd IDX Technology Europe Email: [email protected] 73 - 75 Scrubs Lane, 9 Langley Park, Waterside Drive, Langley, Web: www.photonbeard.com London NW10 6QU Berkshire SL3 6EZ Penridge Multi-Media Tel: 020 8962 5000 Tel: 01753 593724 The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Fax: 020 8962 5050 Fax: 01753 595104 Worcestershire WR9 0BS Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hhb.co.uk Web: www.idx-europe.co.uk Web: www.penridge.com Dolly & Track Systems

IDX Technology Europe 9 Langley Park, Waterside Drive, Langley, PAG Warehouse Video Services Calumet Pro Video (Cambo distributor) Berkshire SL3 6EZ 565 Kingston Road, Raynes Park, Burnside, Horton Road, Staines, Middx. TW19 6BQ 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ Tel: 08706 030303 (option 4) Tel: 01753 593724 London SW20 8SA Tel: 01753 689400 Email: [email protected] Fax: 01753 595104 Tel: 020 8543 3131 Fax: 01753 689401 Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

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PEC Video Ltd

65-66 Dean Street, Soho, Photon Beard Ltd London W1D 4PL Unit K3, Cherry Court Way, Stanbridge Road, Computer Software & Hardware Tel: 020 7437 4633 Planet Audio Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4UH Fax: 020 7025 1320 Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Tel: 01525 850911 AV3 Software Email: [email protected] Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH Email: [email protected] Suite 51 Basepoint Business & Innovation Centre, Web: www.pec.co.uk Tel: 01753 422 750 Web: www.photonbeard.com Caxton Close, Andover, Hampshire SP10 3FG Tel: 01264 326312 / 3 Fax : 01753 656 683 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.av3software.com Web: www.planetaudiosystems.co.uk

Drapes Rycote Microphone Windshields Ltd

Libbys Drive, Slad Road, Stroud, Camera Lenses & Filters

Gloucestershire GL5 1RN Mac Universe

Tel: 01453 759338 Calumet Pro Video (Formatt Filters) Pinewood Studios Pinewood Road Iver Heath LCC Photon Technik Fax: 01453 764249 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ SL0 0NH Email: [email protected] Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Tel: 08706 030303 (option 4) Tel: 01753 422 750 Web: www.rycote.com Surrey GU3 2AG Email: [email protected] Fax: 01753 656 683 Email : [email protected] Tel: 01483 813814 Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk Web: www.macuniverse.com Fax: 01483 811668 Sennheiser UK Ltd Email: [email protected] 3 Century Point, Halifax Road, High Wycombe, Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk

Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL IDX Technology Europe (Century Optics)

Tel: 01494 551551 9 Langley Park, Waterside Drive, Langley,

Fax: 01494 551550 Berkshire SL3 6EZ Email: [email protected] Tel: 01753 593724

Web: www.sennheiser.co.uk Fax: 01753 595104 Penridge Multi-Media Email: [email protected] The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Duplication Services Web: www.idx-europe.co.uk Worcestershire WR9 0BS Soundkit Tel: 01527 861911 Copytrax Technologies UK Ltd 12 Earle Place, Canton, Email: [email protected] 35 Dry Drayton Industries, Scotland Road, Dry Cardiff CF5 1NZ Web: www.penridge.com Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8AT Tel: 02920 342907 Tel: +44 (0) 844 8156225 Fax: 02920231235 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www. copytrax.com Camera Soft Cases & Bags Web: www.soundkit.co.uk Copyright Free & Commissioned Music

Manfrotto Distribution AKM Music Multi Media Replication Ltd Source Distribution Ltd (formerly Bogen Imaging) PO Box 3199, Kenilworth CV8 2ZP Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Unit 7 Pembroke Buildings, Cumberland Unit 4, The Enterprise Centre, Kelvin Lane, Tel: 01926 864068 Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Business Park, London NW10 6RE Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PE Email: [email protected] Tel: 01264 336330 Tel: +44(0)20 8962 5080 Tel: 01293 583300 Web: www.akmmusic.co.uk Email: [email protected] Fax: +44(0)20 8968 3218 Fax: 01293 583301 Web: www.replication.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.sourcedistribution.co.uk Web: www.manfrottodistribution.co.uk

Authoring Video To DVD IDX Technology Europe

9 Langley Park, Waterside Drive, Langley, Authoring Services & RocketDVD Chris Worth Productions Penridge Multi-Media Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Berkshire SL3 6EZ 7 Blanchard Road, Louth, Lincs. LN11 8YH The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01753 593724 Tel: 01507 601546 Worcestershire WR9 0BS Tel: 01264 336330 Fax: 01753 595104 Fax: 01507 601546 Tel: 01527 861911 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.replication.com Web: www.idx-europe.co.uk Web: www.chrisworthproductions.com Web: www.penridge.com

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Edinburgh Store DVD & CD Applications Equipment Rental Lighting 3 Bonnington Business Centre, Tennant Street, Leith EH6 5HG Tel: 0131 553 9979 Calumet Pro Video ARRI (GB) Limited 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ 2 High Bridge, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Email: [email protected] Tel: 08706 030303 (option 2) Middlesex UB8 1LX Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 01895 457000 Penridge Multi-Media Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk Email: [email protected] The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Belfast Store Web: www.arri.com Worcestershire WR9 0BS Boucher Plaza Unit 2, 4-6 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6HR Tel: 01527 861911 Hireacamera.com Email: [email protected] Tel: 02890 777770 Email: [email protected] Unit 5 Wellbrook Farm, Berkley Road, Mayfield, Cirro Lite (Europe) Ltd Web: www.penridge.com East Sussex TN20 6EH Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk 3 Barretts Green Road, London NW10 7AE Tel: 01435 873028 Tel: 020 8955 6700 Fax: 01435 874841 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Camerakit UK Web: www.cirrolite.com Web: www.hireacamera.com DVD & CD Replication Services Unit 5, ABS Business Park, Viaduct Street, Stanningley, Leeds LS28 6AU

Tel: 01132 573005 Intelligent Television and Video Ltd Email : [email protected] Kitroom Monkey Limited Ianiro UK Ltd ITVV House, Norwood Street, Scarborough, Web: www.camerakit.tv Ealing Film Studios, Ealing Green, Unit 19, Walkers Road, Manorside Industrial North Yorkshire YO12 7EQ London W5 5EP Estate, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 9HE D + P Multimedia Products Ltd Tel: 0800 137423 Tel: 0845 166 2597 Tel: 01527 596955 Unit 1, Terenure Business Park, Beechlawn Fax: 0800 0265050 Fax: 01527 596788 Way, Terenure Village, Dublin 6W Mobile: 07739 806807 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Tel: +353 1 4924374 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ianirodirect.com Web: www.itvv.net Fax: +353 1 4924372 Web: www.kitroommonkey.co.uk Email : [email protected] Web: www.camerakit.ie Multi Media Replication Ltd Equipment Service & Repair

Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, LCC Photon Technik Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Holdan Ltd Calumet Pro Video Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Tel: 01264 336330 Unit 2 Waterside Business Park, Waterside, 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ Hadfield, Glossop, Derbyshire SK13 1BE Surrey GU3 2AG Email: [email protected] Tel: 08706 030303 (option 4) Tel: 0845 1304445 Tel: 01483 813814 Web: www.replication.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Fax: 01483 811668 Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk Web: www.holdan.co.uk Email: [email protected]

Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk

Thear Technology Limited TTL House, Sheeptick End, nr Lidlington, Bedfordshire MK43 0SF Photon Beard Ltd Tel: 01525 841999 Unit K3, Cherry Court Way, Stanbridge Road, Penridge Multi-Media H. Preston Professional Video Fax: 01525 841009 Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4UH The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, 103 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcester, Email: [email protected] Tel: 01525 850911 Worcestershire WR9 0BS WR14 1EP Web: www.theartechnology.co.uk Email: [email protected] Tel: 01527 861911 Tel: 01684 575486 Web: www.photonbeard.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.penridge.com Web: www.videokit.co.uk

Grip Equipment

Ianiro UK Ltd

Unit 19, Walkers Road, Manorside Industrial DVD Duplication Equipment Estate, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 9HE Rotolight Inc. Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath LEQ Ltd (Lightweight Equipment) Tel: 01527 596955 Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH Copytrax Technologies UK Ltd Beech House, 62 York Road, Sutton, Fax: 01527 596788 Tel: 01753 656 170 35 Dry Drayton Industries, Scotland Road, Dry Surrey SM26HJ Email: [email protected] Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8AT Tel: +44 (0) 20 8770 7790 Web: www.ianirodirect.com Fax: 01753 656 683 Tel: +44 (0) 844 8156225 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.rotolight.com

Web: www. copytrax.com Infinity Curves for Virtual Sets

Nonlinear & Hybrid Systems Planet Video Multi Media Replication Ltd Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH LCC Photon Technik David Vincent Clarke Ltd Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01753 422 750 Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, 3-4 Westbourne Grove, Hove, Tel: 01264 336330 Fax: 01753 656 683 Surrey GU3 2AG East Sussex BN3 5PJ Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected] Tel: 01483 813814 Tel: 01273 205700 Web: www.replication.com Web: www.planetvideosystems.co.uk Fax: 01483 811668 Fax: 01273 917099 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk

Web: www.dvc.uk.com Proactive UK Ltd 1 Eastman Way, Hemel Hempsted HP2 7DU

Tel: 01442 253313 Insurance Companies Fax: 01442 260913 Email: [email protected] Penridge Multi-Media Web: www.proav.co.uk Aaduki Multimedia Insurance Planet Video The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Bridge House, Okehampton, Pinewood Studios, Pinewood Road, Iver Heath, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Devon EX20 1DL Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH Tel: 01527 861911 Production Gear Ltd Tel: 0845 838 6933 Tel: 01753 422 750 Millennium Studios, Elstree Way, Email: [email protected] Fax: 0845 838 6933 Fax: 01753 656 683 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1SF Web: www.penridge.com Email: [email protected] Email : [email protected] Tel: 020 8236 1212 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aaduki.com Web: www.planetvideosystems.co.uk

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Equipment Dealers Photo-Shield Winsover Howden Roland UK Ltd Top Teks Ltd Unit 7a, Winsover Centre, Winsover Road, Atlantic Close Bridge House, Royal Quay, Park Lane, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE11 1EJ Calumet Pro Video Swansea SA7 9FJ Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6JA Tel: 01775 716690 London Store Tel: 01895 855655 Tel: 01792 702701 Email: [email protected] 93-103 Drummond Street, London NW1 2HJ Fax: 01895 822232 Email: [email protected] Web: www.winsoverhowden.com Tel: 08706 030303 (option 4) Email: [email protected] Web: www.rolandsg.co.uk

Email: [email protected] Web: www.top-teks.co.uk

Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk

ZEN Computer Services WTS Broadcast Limited Manchester Store 3 Carolina Way, Salford Quays, Media Park, 40b River Road, Towergate Camerasure Unit 4, Downing Street Industrial Estate, Barking, Essex IG11 0DW Funtley Court, Funtley Hill, Fareham, Manchester M50 2ZY Charlton Place, Manchester M12 6HH Tel: +44(0) 208 594 3336 Hampshire PO16 7UY Tel: 0161 736 5300 Tel: 0161 274 4455 Fax: +44(0) 208 594 1552 Tel: 0870 4115511 Fax: 0161 736 5303 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.calumetphoto.co.uk Web: www.wtsbroadcast.com Web: www.towergatecamerasure.co.uk Web: www.zenvideo.co.uk

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Ianiro UK (Libec) Radio Microphones Unit 19, Walkers Road, Manorside Industrial Estate, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 9HE Sennheiser UK Ltd Tel: 01527 596955 GET YOUR COMPANY 3 Century Point, Halifax Road, High Wycombe, Fax: 01527 596788 Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL Email: [email protected] Tel: 01494 551551 Web: www.ianirodirect.com LISTED Fax: 01494 551550 Email: [email protected] In Focus magazine and on the IOV web site - Web: www.sennheiser.co.uk IDX Technology Europe www.iov.co.uk - from £145 per year 9 Langley Park, Waterside Drive, Langley, Berkshire SL3 6EZ Soundkit Tel: 01753 593724 12 Earle Place, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1NZ Fax: 01753 595104 Tel: 02920 342907 Email: [email protected] Fax: 02920231235 Web: www.idx-europe.co.uk Email: [email protected] Web: www.soundkit.co.uk

Recordable Media - CD / DVD / Tape Vinten Camera Dynamics Ltd, Western Way, Bury St APR Media Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3TB Media House, Unit 18 Rylands Industrial Estate, Tel: 01284 752121 Bagley Road, Wellington, Somerset TA21 9PZ Web: www.vinten.com Tel: 01823 669166 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aprmedia.com Video Accessories

Keene Electronics Multi Media Replication Ltd Old Hall, Unit 9, Mills Bus. Pk, Station Road, Unit 4, Balksbury Estate, Upper Clatford, Little Eaton, Derby DE21 5DN Andover, Hampshire SP11 7LW Tel: 01332 830550 Tel: 01264 336330 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.keene.co.uk Web: www.replication.com

Video Manufacturers

Penridge Multi-Media The Barn, Rashwood Meadow, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 0BS Canon UK Ltd Tel: 01527 861911 Woodhatch, Reigate, Surrey RH2 8BF Email: [email protected] Tel: 01737 220 000 Web: www.penridge.com Email: [email protected]

Web: www.canon.co.uk

Studio Lighting Design JVC Professional Europe JVC House, JVC Business Park, 12 Priestley Way, London NW2 7BA LCC Photon Technik Tel: 020 8208 6200 Watt House, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Email: [email protected] Surrey GU3 2AG Web: www.jvcpro.co.uk Tel: 01483 813814 Fax: 01483 811668 All these benefits from a Trade Subscription of Email: [email protected] Panasonic Business Systems Web: www.lcc-lighting.co.uk Panasonic House, Willoughby Road, Bracknell, just £145 p.a: Berkshire RG12 8FP Tel: 01344 853855 Photon Beard Ltd Fax: 01344 853847 Listing in the Trade Directory of Focus magazine Unit K3, Cherry Court Way, Stanbridge Road, Email: [email protected] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire LU7 4UH Web: www.panasonic-broadcast.com Listing in the searchable Trade Directory on the IOV web site - Tel: 01525 850911 Email: [email protected] www.iov.co.uk Web: www.photonbeard.com

Link from the IOV web site Trade Directory to your own web Sony Broadcast & Professional UK Studio & Lighting Services The Heights, Brooklands, Weybridge, site 3 Cedar Drive, Loughton, Essex IG10 2PA Surrey KT13 0XW Tel: 020 8418 9848 Tel: 01932 816275 Automatic discounts on advertising Email: [email protected] Web: www.sonybiz.net Web: www.slservices.co.uk Priority consideration of your company news/press releases TV One Limited for publication in Focus magazine Teleprompting Unit V, Continental Approach, Westwood Industrial Estate, Margate, Kent CT9 4JG Tel: 01843 873300 Priority introduction to IOV regional meetings Autocue Group Email: [email protected] Unit 3, Puma Trade Park, 145 Morden Road, Web: www.tvone.co.uk Product reviews undertaken by professionals in true Mitcham, Surrey CR4 4DG Tel: +44 (0)20 8665 2992 working situations Fax: +44 (0)20 8687 4869 Email: [email protected] Web: www.autocue-qtv.com And last, but not least, our excellent magazine delivered every month to your door! Voiceover Services PortaPrompt Lane End Road, Sands, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 4JQ Jane Farnham Additional Headings Welcome! Tel: 01494 450414 Tel: 01753 664014 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Call Kevin Cook on +44 (0) 20 8502 3817 Web: www.portaprompt.co.uk Web: www.janefarnham.com

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www.iov.com Focus Magazine October 2010 25 In the bad old days of film (minimum). One of the team liquid that is conducting heat and television production, must be the appointed supervisor away from your body 25 times getting that all important and he/she has to be registered faster than air, as well as not underwater scene was fairly with the HSE prior to any film being able to ‘breathe’ water and easy – take one cameraman work being undertaken. Prices we start to get a general picture who was fearless who owned vary for the HSE Media course of lots of additional equipment his own SCUBA kit and chuck depending on the training school such as lighting, SCUBA/surface him in with a camera in a but on average it will set you fed air supplies and wetsuits or crudely fashioned waterproof back about £1,300 if you already dry suits - and that’s just the tip box and, voila – your scene is possess a basic recreational of the iceberg. complete. Well maybe not of those taking part in the diving diving qualification. If you’re There is also the ‘backroom’ exactly like that but you get project as well as their own. starting from scratch it will cost side of diving that needs to be the general hint of what it Diving is the means of you a lot more. As an HSE Media taken into account as well as was like, hardly any rules or getting to and from a worksite diver you will also need to have a production insurances and risk regulations and no one was and carrying out tasks. These current in-date diving medical assessments. The diving any wiser. tasks may be part of a wide and an HSE approved First Aid at contractor has to ensure, so far Over the years the HSE range of industry from civil Work Certification. Andark Diving as is reasonably practicable, that (Health & Safety Executive) engineering to film making. based in Southampton is an the diving project is planned, have become more engrained in Potential working divers should approved HSE diver training managed and conducted in a our everyday work life and now ideally already possess the school (www.andark.co.uk) and manner which protects the health we are bound by their decisions technical skills that are relevant can provide quality training. and safety of all persons taking on how we conduct our day-to- to the job. For example, Once you have done the easy part in that project and the day lives in the work place. construction workers may require part in getting your HSE ticket its diving project plan shall be based Having worked in the marine welding qualifications, while now onto filming...... on an assessment of the risks to industry for over 25-years I’ve divers involved in a film the health and safety of any pretty much seen it and dived in production project may require Water challenges person taking part in the diving it to get the right image or scene training in camera operations The first thing that any diver will shot - from commercial filming to and composition as well as project - and shall consist of a tell you is ‘the deeper you go the record of the outcome of the government programs as well as lighting and rigging. You need to less light there is’. Light planning carried out in advising on safety issues to the have both the diving skills and penetrating the water will bend accordance with regulations. production industry. But, there work skills that employers want. and refract – this is physics. Also Failure to do that can leave a still seems to be a general There are now huge penalties the colour spectrum will deplete confusion in the production involved for production the deeper you go starting with production in serious jeopardy. business over what to do about companies and clients who flout the reds disappearing in the first If you have never filmed filming in water. the law when it comes to filming 10 meters or so - down to the underwater before and tried to underwater. blues and greens at about 30 ‘jump in blind’ with your new Golden Rules meters. Top this off with the camera then you will soon Well the first thing I would Qualifications inability to speak to your actor or encounter some major recommend is that unless you The minimum qualification director and being immersed in a difficulties. are an HSE qualified commercial required for filming underwater diver with a team of divers within the UK (and up to 12 supporting you don’t risk it! miles from its lowest shoreline) is Diving is a high hazard activity the HSE Media diver. This is a and there are specific regulations basic HSE course that takes the on diving at work to control the student through a series of dives risks. These are The Diving at in challenging environments and Work Regulations 1997 (DWR). conditions as well as classroom The DWR cover all dives when theory sessions – and all this is one or more divers are at work in followed by exams which you the diving industry whether must pass to get your HSE Media employed or self-employed. The certification. regulations apply to everyone So, once you have your HSE from the client for whom the qualification can you grab your work is being done, to the diver camera and jump in the water on undertaking the work. All your own? Well the answer to persons involved have a that is a big NO, you must have responsibility to take measures a dive team available all with the to ensure the health and safety same qualification as you

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Indoor pool possible incarceration if found Make sure you have a signed 13th/14th October 2010 and For those out there who just want guilty of a criminal act. contract in place and you attend the seminar titled to film in an indoor swimming pool I have often had people ask understand who is responsible for ‘Underwater Filming - What do I you still have to follow the HSE me in the past ‘Do I need an HSE what. Find out if there are any need to know?’ in the Jaguar ‘hidden’ charges such as guidelines. The Regulations state Media dive crew to film in the Theatre 2. We look forward to underwater stage fees, heating of that... a person "dives" if he/she shallow end of a swimming pool?’ – seeing you there. Q water and lighting. Make sure that enters water or any other liquid or My answer is always the same, Bryan Stanislas A.M.Inst.V. at the end of each session you a chamber in which he is subject to ‘Yes get a crew in’. review the footage with the pressure greater than 100 millibars Notes: H20 Films camera crew and ensure that you (0.1 BAR) above atmospheric Costing & Contracts (www.h20films.co.uk) is the UK’s accept what they have done. If you pressure, and in order to survive in So…where does that leave you if premier marine filming school and are not content with their work say such an environment he/she you need that great underwater why at time of shooting as you provides training courses for breathes in air or other gas at a scene in your production? Well should be on hand as director. If industry professionals who are pressure greater than atmospheric firstly you need to look at your you fail to make the point at time skilled in ‘dry topside’ filming and pressure. budget. Typically an HSE of shooting and you decide post want to cross over to underwater Failure to follow the HSE commercial rated dive team will filming that you’re not happy with filming - as well as people who guidelines can leave production set you back around 4K for a day the rushes you may have the cost have never filmed before and wish crews open to prosecution and (up to 12hrs), if your underwater of a re-shoot on your hands. to start in the industry. seizure of equipment if an incident scene will be shot over a series of Ensure that the dive crew have Additionally H20 provides or accident occurs as well as shut days get a quote so you know a monitor facility for ‘topside Underwater Presenters Courses, down of the production and where you stand on fee’s. director’ with through water communications system to talk to Lighting & Rigging as well as actor/ the camera operator. This can stunt performer training. H20 Films save time and reduce the risks of are able to provide exceptional decompression issues if divers are expert tuition. The courses contain up and down every five minutes. controlled environment diving Finally, make sure that there is a tuition as well as ocean filming at ‘topside’ recording facility so that some of the UK’s and worldwide you can review the rushes instantly top marine locations. The and not have the diver get out of equipment used includes SD/HD the water and take their housing and HDV camera equipment in apart to get to the tape. All this will save you time but may cost a little state of the art camera housings as more in the long run. well as custom crafted lighting systems for the underwater More information environment. To find out more about Marine H20 Films also provide a Underwater Filming why not come complete marine filming service to to the Pro Video 2010 show on the broadcast production industry.

My first ‘live experience’ of on this kit virtually anywhere. I also Another item ‘not in the box’ Previous battery powered lights we camera LED lighting wasn’t a good carry my ZEISS Aspheron in the was the external box print “Made used to achieve that “look” also got one! Just about a year back I bag. In England”. Lots of “poor spec’d hot. The battery packs were quite walked into the Ricoh Arena Essential extras? Almost LED light products” abound from heavy and rarely ran for over an exhibition hall and was everything included as shipped, the Far East but you still only get hour between charges. The colour immediately confronted by a very but each Rotolight uses x3 AA high what you pay for, so chat to some temperature also changed as the bright ring of light: apparently capacity batteries so you need x6 of the resellers at ProVideo 2010 battery voltage dropped and we pointing at me. I hurried past and to get going then 6 more as for a show deal? often had to waste about 70% of reached the coffee bar to relax, spares. These all fit in the kit bag: the light output by using Wratten after the M1 session, and to meet another neat design point and yet LED lighting in 80B filters to correct ‘tungsten’ to up with some other visitors. The another compartment for a spare production ‘daylight’ when shooting in mixed ‘ring of light’ faded from my retinas cam battery or mobile phone. daylight conditions. as we all chatted, but my initial The kit picture above shows all The use of quality LED camera lights is a major step for anyone OK a warm look is better than thoughts were that “my clients - and the whole package costs less cool for key flesh tones and “you wouldn’t appreciate that!” But all than a ‘SmartPhone’. So, should shooting in a “run ‘n gun” scenario. can correct in post anyway” – things change, and the progression this kit be your essential next For example: weddings, news and training interviews, ENG, shooting agree, but just taking away the of all imaging technologies requires investment? One of my clients, with a SteadiCam or similar, and 5kgs of the battery light kits us to often review how we work, bought x2 Rotolight Interview Kits an alternative to a flashgun for D- weight and adding a cable free shoot, edit and provide the media based on a location work shoot we SLR users. If your brief is to light 900gm of kit is fine for us. for our clients. shared. (Usual disclaimer – I don’t and shoot the entire high street at The Rotolight Kit runs for about Fast forward a year on from work for Rotolight Inc !) 4-hours using just x3 AA Pro “my first encounter” – and here I What you don’t see are the LEE am writing about a lighting kit that Filter Gels already stored neatly Batteries per light head in real has recently provided me with inside each Rotolight head along working conditions – 6900K many new creative options, and all with an easy-read information maintained or as filtered with the based on advanced LED lighting insert. If you are a “lighting techie” included LEE Filters Kit to 5600K technology. Maybe a ‘Stealth’ has this simply shows how the filters with just a measured 21% light smartly won me over? can work for you, and note that loss - and your spare batteries are each filter has a code number kept “in the bag” too. Technology Changes printed on it. I missed that when You can also use rechargeable AA batteries and we found they New video technologies and opening the kit for the first time. provided around half of the light- changes could well take up another night however, then maybe you on time versus the recommended article, so a day at ProVideo 2010 What’s ‘not in the still need to hire in a cranelight and high capacity AA batteries. Note will no doubt help you to decide box’? an 18kVA generator! about any essential new and staying green: most single-use The supplied ‘Rotolight Stands’ are “Horses for courses’ or ‘Tools investments. However: key is the AA battery high street re-sellers not that at all in my experience. for the job” as always, but a totally client’s final media requirement: provide a safe disposal bin for But they are very excellent, high portable and lightweight x2 head never loose sight of that. Simply: ‘dead’ batteries in store and having quality and secure ‘quick mounts’ kit is certainly a “cool” option too. I just buying new kit doesn’t make 4 hours of a x2 head portable to interface the Rotolight heads to have used the Rotolight Stealth you a better filmmaker. lighting kit on my belt – powered various cameras/camcorders plus Interview kit for many shoots The last 12-months have seen only by 6 AA batteries – opened booms and lighting stands which where heat from traditional huge changes to our workflows many new lighting options. we all use already. A few lighting tungsten lights might have actually such as switching to tape-less New in October will be the fast and mic stand adapters, always in damaged subject matter or capture – great for finding/showing fix Rotolight suction mount – yet my cam kit (just like First Aid) hindered a shoot. Subjects ranged rushes to clients on location, now another application option for actually saved the day when from delicate orchids and crystals supplying most media on BD-R shooting in vehicle interiors. shooting with the Rotolights at to glasses of beer. To explain the media instead of DVD discs, and ‘beer shoot’ – pouring out a fresh now lugging less heavy lighting kit Furniture Village for the first time. I sent a quick e-mail to beer into a clean glass with hot around. So today: more new lights around means that the beer creative options with “the very Rotolight about this and got a quick reply – so although “tech head goes quickly flat, and along cool” (to quote a client) LED with yours too, if you have to lighting scenarios. support” wasn’t “packed in the box” it is included too. I think that dispose of the props between Enter the latest Rotolight takes. back-up response is key for buyers Stealth RL48 Interview Kit. If you have worked in the film of new technology products and industry, then having to light a set quite often product support is very What’s ‘in the box’? or subject to a specific level - for a poor or ignored by many Just a nearly full, but compact belt look or limited DOF - simply meant manufacturers/suppliers. bag. It’s a strong, well-designed that a whole team was responsible and quality kit bag that holds the just for the lighting. This is the whole Interview Kit and some same today, but we are usually a 2 essential extras as well. It even or 1 person crew on rather smaller has a reflective strip on the flap so budgets. Time is always tight and a you can find it in low light: nice wedding shoot allows no re-takes. touch and when on a belt giving Clients would still love a cinematic the user another safety ideal when look to our productions however shooting out and about. Yes – no and this is where the Rotolight kit AC mains cables needed - so use really scores again.

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Filters let you mix and match Get your hands on one! with a very simple instruction This kit is not designed to replace read inside each Rotolight head much higher powered lighting along with the supplied filters. If systems – but what a really that’s not enough – then shell useful and flexible quality ‘tool- out for the RL48 Add-On Colour kit’ – highly recommended for Filter Pack. 10 extra gels and the the applications tested. 184 Cosmetic Peach is my most Visit Rotolight at Provideo used - plus the diffuser included 2010 - stand 301. with the kit already. David Blundell F.Inst.V. FACI EASY OF USE: Lightweight, take [email protected] almost anywhere and use even upside down or as an up light for close-up work. My filament bulbs TEST TOOLS: Our standard kit don’t like that idea and still need used to verify results, MacBeth Interview Kit. Since writing the time to cool off before packing Rainy Days and Weddings ColorChecker, Eastman Kodak first part of this I have also used away after a shoot. Being able to choose your lighting targets and a calibrated MAC a Rotolight kit to provide 2-hours Carry a kit on the belt for but not the weather, especially for monitor. wedding shoots, is nothing new. I of household lighting with a “run ‘n gun” scenarios. Works have been shooting in ‘digital mega “power-out” at home on fine the wet too. No AC cables Notes: E&OE 2010 - All trade mode’ with D-SLRs and the 8 September, used to shoot and no H&S issue. names and marks used in this camcorders for many years and samples of ‘Fools Gold’ (Iron A press-on secure front no surprise that when it rains – Pyrites) close-up instead of a cover, and which is neutral in article acknowledged to their you might get wet! However my light tent which wasn’t available, terms of colour balance, retains respective owners with thanks. job is to “capture the moment” and sadly a fire scene where no the various filters. Easy to swap Special Thanks to: Celebrity and blaming the weather is no “hot lights” were permitted filters and the same for any Photographer, Stephen Perry for battery charges using the solution. including battery powered the D-SLR ‘soft box’ application filament lights. bayonet style casing lock: no At a recent wedding the heavy shot (www.stephenperry.com) - No way have I exhausted the tools required on location! rain started just as the service Peter Reynolds A.M.Inst.V., AV ended. A few shots in the church applications and therefore just a Training & Development porch and then in the car. No few comments about the quality VALUE: Costs less than x3 tanks Manager, Furniture Village. More other key shots after the church of the kit to check out. Rewind to of petrol and is far less polluting service therefore. The reception my opening comments and then – just dispose of the batteries information available from was only 4 miles away so we took go check out yourself: maybe properly! www.rotolight.com the B&G to a sheltered spot under hire-in or buy for the cost of just the trees along the Embankment 4 days rental+insurance. This is whilst the 500+ guests checked what we liked as a work team: into the reception. Rain dripped through the trees and the lighting QUALITY: the whole kit is 100% levels were poor. Here was my in terms of what’s “in the bag” - first “Stealth rescue”. including the very excellent We shot video and stills using component quality, which x2 Rotolights to fill and balance includes the black rubber coating the lighting between daylight and on the light heads. That is 95% the gloom. Having the 2 non-reflective and adds acoustic Rotolights “on the belt” and used damping if mounted onto a off camera axis meant we could shotgun camera mounted mic. ‘fill light’ the bride and groom The ‘Stands’ are as commented separately for the best image on, but again an engineer quality. Continuous fill light colleague said that “wouldn’t it sources worked well using just be good if all video lighting kit one kit - and if you attempt to was engineered to this use D-SLR on camera flashguns standard”. in the rain - just don’t! (Specula The x48 LEDs used in each reflections from raindrops that kit head have a practical non- probably won’t be visible on your discontinuous spectrum and D-SLR LCD monitor screen at the although their 6900k colour time). temperature is towards ‘cool’ The Rotolights were hand rather than 5600k which most held there and an assistant / Europeans use as a ‘Daylight second op, is essential at neutral balance’, the included Lee weddings in my opinion and a picture from that shoot (above) illustrates the lighting balance. Whilst subtle details might be lost in the repro process, this picture should at least illustrate the idea: and note the Rotolights are ‘shower proof’ too - unlike me.

Tech Bits This is a user review – and written as an application look at the Rotolight Stealth RL48

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It’s been some time since I contained within the full CS5 packed it full of everything it can 146GB of arrayed HD space and looked at Adobe Premiere. I suite of programs. contain you’d not get much the all-important NVIDIA Quadro have it on my system here at I have to admit there were change out of £8K. Conversely, FX4800 graphics card – all the office in its rather times when I was lost as there the starting price for a Z800 running under Windows 7 antiquated 6.5 version - but it are some tools in the suite that (excluding Premiere Pro CS5) is Professional. rarely gets fired up these I’ve no experience of at all. about £2.5K. However, if your days. For some time now my However, it reminded me of the processing requirements are not If looks could kill chosen edit system has been reason why Adobe have such an that heavy then a edit-ready Whilst we all primarily want our Edius, mainly because of its enviable reach into the creative Z400 system (complete with computers to cope with the rock solid performance, its industries. Programs such as Premiere Pro CS5) would set you demands of multi-format media comparative simplicity and its PhotoShop have now moved into back a little over £2K. editing, there’s also a ability to suck in almost any common parlance – with Soon after this event all requirement for them to look the format and edit straight off complete novices associating it participants were offered a part – especially when you have the blocks. Whilst every with the act of digital photo review copy of the complete CS5 clients who sit in on the edit or editor has their preferred manipulation rather than the Creative Suite for evaluation. you are hiring out your facility to weapon of choice, I don’t program itself. It’s become a bit This is when depression set in. I other editors. The usual black/ think I’ve ever met an Edius like Hoover in that respect – and dearly wanted to give the latest beige plastic box is not going to user who has felt the need to I don’t know of another program version of Premiere a whirl but impress anyone and might get jump ships. Could I be the that has achieved this level of knew I couldn’t with my current them thinking that it’s no first? recognition. Looking across the machines. But all was not lost as different from their home/office The recent introduction of programs in the Creative Suite at the event I’d made contact PC. Premiere Pro CS5 – with its you can see why some users with David Hemmingway, HP’s promises of seamless multi- never stray beyond the Adobe Workstation Specialist – so I Let’s face it, the PC world has format editing, its world-beating stable as it includes industry- pitched this review concept to fallen someway behind Mac in associated package of media leading solutions for pretty much him and it all fell into place. I terms of “looking cool”. Whilst tools and its much talked about every avenue of creative work. was tempted to ask for one of there are some reasonable 64-bit Mercury Playback Engine the lower spec systems but, hey, looking PC cases out there, HP - had me drooling. There was HP Z800 I wanted to see just how good have obviously recognised this only one problem – neither my and brought in external talent in The systems we were all sat at in Premiere Pro had got so I asked office systems nor my main edit the form of the BMW this event were the new Hewlett for a Z800 that would “fly”. system had enough grunt to do it If you were going to buy the DesignWorks team to design the Packard Z800s. I can’t tell you justice. Anyone with anything exact same system it would set Z800. Without losing touch with what the spec was on these but the latest 64-bit machine will you back a cool £7.3K plus VAT – the HP-look, the Z800 has machines but it was obvious to be facing the same issue. which includes one of HP luscious certainly got the look and feel of me that Adobe had placed a lot Upgrading or swapping over to ZR24W 24” LCD Monitors and BMW about it. When the box of trust in them in being able to CS5 is going to require an their Skyroom accessory kit first arrived the courier said, “I’d show CS5 off at its best. The investment. (webcam and headset – about better give you a hand with last thing you would want is a I had my first taster of £80). The key spec was two 6- that”, and I thought, “It’s only a slug carrying a greyhound in this Premiere Pro CS5 at an Adobe core Intel Xeon X5660 2.80 PC - what kind of weakling is type of situation – and the HP Partners event at their Regents processors, 24GB RAM, three he?” He wasn’t. I didn’t weigh it Park offices prior to its release. machine certainly After signing everything apart handled all the new from the Official Secrets Act feature demonstrations myself and a selection of editors, with ease. bloggers, graphic designers, Unbeknown to me at reviewers and “influencers” (I’m the time HP were also not sure where I fitted in!) were about to launch a range given a guided tour of the key of Z-series machines features of the about-to-be- preconfigured with CS5 – launched CS5 Creative Suite. with the Z800 machine as This wasn’t a sit back and listen their “High-End” solution. event – it was very much hands- Make no mistake, the on with attendees sat at Z800 is a serious piece of workstations and going through kit – which is highly “follow me” sessions on the configurable and development of various tools expandable – and if you

34 October 2010 Focus Magazine www.iov.com Review but you’ll not be locating your party software or intermediary Z800 on a flimsy picnic table tools to get your material into a that’s for sure - in fact it’s so format that your editing system sexy you’ll be wanting to build a can work with. To my mind that whole new edit suite to mount it defeats all the time-saving on. advantages now offered by solid The ins and outs are where state media. The experience you want them – with multiple should be ‘drag-drop-edit’ – not built-in card readers, firewire and ‘drag-drop-convert-drag-drop- monitor ports and oodles of USB edit’. connections. There are probably Its worth mentioning at this additional SDI connections that stage, if you download the trial you’ll be needing in a really version of Premiere Pro CS5 it serious editing environment but, does not include the full suite of for me, the Z800 was ready to codecs. These are only unlocked start putting Premiere Pro CS5 to when you buy the full product – the test. so don’t be disappointed if you find that it doesn’t recognise Installing CS5 your video clips in their native As someone who has stuck with format. Windows XP (because it works!) I was imagining that my first Get going learning curve would be the From my tests the full version operating system – but I have to copes very well with the latest admit Windows 7 looks and work HD material – including RED really nicely. There was nothing R3D, XDCAM HD 50, Panasonic holding me back, and the online AVCCAM, XDCAM EX, AVC-Intra, installation of CS5 Creative Suite and DVCPROHD, as well as only took a cup of coffee or two 1920x1080 video shot with DSLR and I was soon underway. cameras. It didn’t even blink As mentioned at the when I mixed some of these with beginning of this review one of uncompressed HD AVI files, MXF my favourite things about Edius files from the Canon XF305, is that I’ve rarely throw anything some horrible 720p material from at it that it wouldn’t handle – a FLIP camera, some HDV and often working with material from Blu-Ray encoded files and some all different sources and in standard definition MPEG-2 files. varying frame sizes with different If you drop a RED R3D clip wrappers and codecs. Having into an HD sequence, the clip will said this, when I reviewed the be automatically cropped to the Olympus iSPEED camera back in HD frame size. Similarly, if you June, the resultant drop an SD clip into a sequence uncompressed HD files really in an HD project, the clip will be stretched my system’s pillar-boxed automatically. This is processing power. Edius played all thanks to the Mercury with them nicely in their raw Playback Engine which takes form, but when I started to add multitasking to a new level. filters and multi-layered effects Utilizing the GPU to accelerate everything slowed down to a effects, rendering, and other crawl. processor-intensive tasks frees As there’s now a plethora of your system’s CPU to handle file formats and media, the background tasks. The enhanced ability to work seamlessly and native 64-bit system architecture quickly with a wide variety of in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 lets material is something that every you use all available system RAM editor wants. You really don’t (up to 128GB in the Z800) so want to be having to use any 3rd you can run multiple

www.iov.com Focus Magazine October 2010 35 Review software applications at the same I didn’t get to play with this, but of standard presets, the more goodies as your demands time. For instance, you can using the Adobe Story script experienced user can tweak increase. simultaneously edit a very application you can quickly locate away with parameters to ensure As good as the HP machine is complex, effects-laden project in media assets and clips by the best possible delivery I don’t think its going to cause Adobe Premiere Pro while your filename, date, time, camera solution. too many Apple-heads to jump system’s CPUs render an setting (such as resolution or Whilst standard DVDs are still ship. However, they do need to elaborate After Effects frame rate), shot location, or any the norm for most of our work, take a look at it to see what they composition in the background. other information you’ve added the demand for creating Blu-ray are missing. There was a time The only time that rendering to it. But, more impressively, has certainly come on in the past when you simply couldn’t be occurs is when you send your Speech Search helps you search 12-months. It still offers the ‘cool’ if you were not an Apple sequence to Adobe Media within media assets to locate and only widely available physical user – but that’s all changed now Encoder for output in virtually jump immediately to key words format for HD delivery, and as Apple seem to have taken any of the major delivery in spoken dialogue. If have a probably the most economical their eye off the video market formats. written script that exactly way of archiving HD stock and are concentrated their efforts matches the spoken dialogue in material and completed projects. on pads and pods. Finding your way your clips, you can use Speech Adobe’s authoring solution, As for Premiere Pro CS5 it’s Search to timecode-align the around Encore CS5, is a versatile, completely Apple friendly – written script and spoken interactive authoring tool for allowing you to seamlessly It didn’t take too long for me to dialogue so they match exactly. video distribution that allows you import Final Cut Pro project find my way around enough to Another feature that I didn’t to deliver your projects on DVD projects on to the timeline – as do the basics of editing – and I get to test its usefulness is Face and Blu-ray Disc and as web well as those created in Avid. It was chopping, mixing and titling Detection. No, this isn’t “face DVDs – which are essentially does this without conversion or in minutes. But, as anyone with recognition” software but it does interactive SWF files that can be rendering, preserving the Premiere experience will know, enable you to quickly find media viewed in Adobe Flash Player. commonly used effects and the program is immense – and which has human faces in it – as When used in conjunction with transitions, which will save that’s without delving into the opposed to general views and After Effects (and that’s a review valuable production time for other programs in Creative Suite. scenery shots. I’m sure some on its own), you can create those who want to harness the However, it still has enough users will find this useful – but absolutely stunning motion complete suite of tools offered familiarity with my old 6.5 I’ve yet to imagine where it’s menus that can compete with within CS5. version to enable me to start going make a big impact to your any Hollywood blockbuster. Getting back to the crunch digging deeper into tweaking average videographer. question that I started with, has effects, filters and transitions. Premiere Pro CS5 come on One of the sessions at the Conclusion Exporting sufficiently enough for me to Adobe event took us through I only have one grumble about abandon my Edius suite? ‘Ultra’, the powerful new keyer in The final stage for us all in the Z800 – it had to go back! It Errmm… Put it this way, if my Premiere Pro CS5 which lets you editing is creating the delivery looked and acted like its price editing demands were such that I achieve fast, accurate keying on format; and as the complexity of tag, and whilst you can get a needed a suite of programs that even the most challenging DV input files and formats has lower specified machine for a lot would enable me to work and HD footage – even that increased so too has the variety less money you will be tempted efficiently and creatively, day in which is shot under uneven of ways in which our content has to pack it out with all the bells and day out, then the entire CS5 lighting with inconsistent key to be packaged and distributed. and whistles. Even if you can’t Creative Suite would be at the backgrounds – enabling you to Again, I didn’t find Premiere Pro justify the uppermost top of my shopping list – along key detail down to human hair- CS5 limiting in any way – with specification when you first with the HP Z800. With this size and at the same time Media Encoder providing me with invest in a Z-series, HP have combination I would not find preserve shadows. All but the what seemed like an infinite taken another leaf out of Apple’s myself hitting any brick walls as most complex timelines will do number of formats and codecs. book and made it extremely easy far as capacity or compatibility is this in real-time – in HD. As well as an easy to follow set to add drives, RAM and additional concerned. The only challenge that would remain would be getting my head completely around the full suite of programs – but I happen to think there are very few people that ever reach this level of understanding of all the Adobe tools and the way it usually goes is that you’ll learn the applications as and when you need them. Whatever system you have found yourself using, now is a good time to revisit CS5 and the power of the PC. With Adobe and HP (as part of the Jarvis Media stand) both exhibiting there’s probably no better place to make this assessment than ProVideo 2010. Kevin Cook F.Inst.V.

Notes: Check out the minimum specification for CS5 on the Adobe website - www.adobe.com

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After seeing some of the work In the end the aluminium legs had on uneven ground, and to make weighs a good 6lbs and can by fellow IOV members in the to be sturdy and most the GlidePod taller and shorter as support cameras of all sizes up to form of smooth glides, importantly, un-twistable. We had required. about 6 KGs. steadycam and time-lapse a debate on how wide the legs Using the head to tilt up and I used the GlidePod on two shots, I thought it was time to were apart from each other, the down while pushing the support weddings both on Friday and up my game. wider the more stable, but the forward or backwards is a great then the Saturday as writing this Having visions of small cranes more room needed to operate the shot, something a monopod can article, and didn’t even notice the been taken to weddings, I support! The wider legs also made do so not an advantage there you weight of the GlidePod, though decided to researched how the whole support look rather might think. But, you can do my wife struggles to carry it - these videographers managed square. We cameramen like to more extreme movements with especially with my huge fluid to do such wonderful shots - look cool don’t we? the GlidePod and the camera head on it (for those special gliding in particular. Getting the balance of great always stays upright! The camera moves I love so much!). A few weeks ago I purchased performance and looking cool was will of course rise or fall as you’re When filming most of the a monopod in hope of beating the trial and error but the end result moving it so looks a little like a shakes I was getting with my new was a very sturdy support able to action develops quickly. I had to crane shot, and clever use of the light, handheld camera. The accommodate both smaller and have the camera ready zoom while performing this kind monopod was light and very larger cameras. immediately to get that shot. It of shot yields some great effects. manoeuvrable and all in all, I The GlidePod cannot pan because was a simple task to place the loved it. For the first time, I could it must have two feet on the support down and use it as a use the zoom and film from a ground at all times, so the head Deployment monopod, using the fluid head as distance while mobile at a base had to be redesigned a I loved how easy the GlidePod necessary. If I wanted to make a wedding and without shake. The couple of times. You can add a was to carry and how quickly it glide shot, it was as simple as only problem with the monopod is number of different devices to the can be ready for use. There is a unlocking the support and then keeping the camera in an upright GlidePod to aid panning and large locking knob you can use to just gentle pushing left or right. position! Hague make their own turning bar lock the GlidePod and prevent (sold separately, see left) so that Glide shot done. Of course in the support from trapping your certain conditions, or for very Eureka moment the operator can pan to follow fingers when carrying (I found to high and very low shots where This is what gave me the idea of movement in normal use. This my cost with the first prototype)! it’s impractical to use the the GlidePod. I wanted a can be adjusted for friction and of You can also use the locking support, so you can use the monopod that no matter what course can be locked. There are knob to adjust tension so that position you held it, the camera two handles either side for the quick release plate to separate you can apply just the right would remain vertical. An added operator to hold while using the the camera from the support. bonus would be the ability to lean support. pressure on the sideward I found at one of the it left or right from behind an A far more superior solution, movement for smooth glides. weddings that the GlidePod object, to hopefully make a but at extra cost is the use of a There is a footrest at the couldn’t be used for glides on smooth gliding shot easily, tripod head for the GlidePod for bottom of the support you can gravel. The legs just slipped all without any additional equipment normal use (panning and tilting) use to help keep the supports the time, even when using the allowing the operator to add some needed. feet on the ground when doing foot rest - so it was a case of stunning effects while gliding too! With this in mind I went to glides. The GlidePod is rock solid using it as a normal monopod. see an old friend of mine, Robert and very hardwearing, there is Grass, stone and any other Scotton at Hague Camera Practicing no fear of damaging it even in flooring yielded no further Supports. Robert was enthusiastic When I first got hold of the the harshest conditions. It problems. about the project and soon came GlidePod prototype, this is where up with a simple idea. The the fun began. There is a learning principle of the GlidePod is based curve, I would not recommend on the cranes in Robert’s buying one then take it straight to showroom. No matter what height a shoot. Practice with it. I the crane is, the camera remains practiced with mine by making a level. Reverse that from the short video at the local market horizontal to the vertical, and no (vimeo.com/13797063). matter what angle you hold the Even though the camera stays GlidePod, the camera remains vertical, there is still a tendency of level! shake like all monopods if not Easy? Well not quite. There used properly. You can increase was a lot of design work on the tension for side to side Roberts’s part to make the movement with the aid of a GlidePod function correctly. The tension/locking knob. There is no GlidePod is like two parallel support for forward and monopods joined together at the backwards movement, you have top and bottom, but make the to hold it steady yourself! The legs too thin and it twists, and legs of the GlidePod are this was reflected in the filming. adjustable to help with levelling

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mine. If you can afford it, get a ground, with camera and all! ball leveller for your tripod head. There is a slight learning Hague Camera Supports will be curve to operating the GlidePod able to supply the kit for this and getting great results, though when developed. nothing to worry about. The Pan Bar can be Advantages are you can use purchased for for £72.30 ex vat the GlidePod for just about and enables the camera to be everything. Take it on a job and panned when mounted to the you practically use it all day! I did GlidePod and has two handles for a civil wedding service with mine a good grip and includes a (15mins) without any trouble. Manfrotto 577 Quick Release Much easier than setting up the Adaptor. This adaptor includes tripod! It’s fast to use. the 501pl camera plate which is You can put in subtle glide paths. However, I am in talks interchangeable with the shots wherever you like - and you Effect following Manfrotto Video Heads can get a great 3D feeling on There are many special effects with Robert about introducing a ball leveller for the GlidePod so 501HDV,503HDV,504HD,519, some shots. If it’s impractical to that can be done with the 701HDV. use the GlidePod, just use the GlidePod. If for example, you pan that it’s just a simple case of levelling the head and not quick release and lay the support the head to follow the target and down somewhere safe. In normal then use the glide action, the touching the legs. This will be Advantages and much faster and easier, but as use the support doesn’t take results makes the subject appear Disadvantages much room so can use where a static while the background with everything, more cost. The main disadvantages is you tripod is impossible! The support moves. This needs practice and cannot do glide shots at floor weighs nothing when the two feet isn’t as good as Hollywood pulls Investment level. There is the height are on the ground. off, but is still impressive. Which brings me to the cost of restriction of the support which at The GlidePod is all you need to Another special effect is tilting the whole support. The cost of lowest level without a head is take with you when on the move and panning while gliding the GlidePod itself with no head about 34” (86cms) and highest is for steady shots and special effect sideward and forward at the is just £127.62 ex vat - but in 56” (142cm). The GlidePod shots whenever you want! Q same rime. This looks like a this instance you would attach weighs 6lbs (just under 10lb with Gary Greenwood M.M.Inst.V. crane shot. the camera directly to GlidePod. 501HDV tripod head and then the For levelling the GlidePod it’s You can fit any head onto the weight of your camera) so not a case of unlocking one of the support that you wish, but I really suitable for petite people to legs and readjusting its position would recommend something use. You need to hold the support Notes: Visit the Hague Camera to level out the support. There such as the Manfrotto 701HDV steady yourself, not easy for Support stand (#313) at ProVideo was a bubble spirit level on my Video Head - £84.21 ex vat. extended periods of time where a 2010 for more info. Shot samples tripod head to aid me. You’ll (This is the recommended head tripod would be more suitable! Let available at greenwoodvideo.co.uk/ need to do this on uneven for GlidePod, supports up to go of the support and gravity glidepod. 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Dave Redmond M.M.Inst.V. 0113 263 2496 ABCGIKN Peter Thornton M.M.Inst.V. 01706 812008 ABCKN Mike Wade F.Inst.V. 01484 684617 ABCFG Dorset, Wiltshire & Hampshire (Area 13) Mike Walker F.Inst.V. 01924 515100 ACDEFIKMN Kazek Lokuciewski M.M.Inst.V. 0118 965 6322 ABCDEFGIJKN THE LIST is designed to help qualified IOV members to Mike Wells M.M.Inst.V. 01347 868666 ABD Tim Martin M.M.Inst.V. 01985 212863 AGIJN share work on a national scale and for potential clients to Gail Allaby M.M.Inst.V. 01422 844392 ABCFGHK Ernie McKenna M.M.Inst.V. 01373 832763 ABCKN Philip Burton M.M.Inst.V. 01274 595421 BCN Eric Montague M.M.Inst.V. 01202 486330 CAN find the right kind of videographer for their needs. The Colin North M.M.Inst.V. 01725 511688 ABCN List is divided into geographical areas, as shown above, Colin Campbell M.M.Inst.V. 01274 690110 Bryan Dixon M.M.Inst.V. 07800 787580 ACFGKLM Jeremy Payne M.M.Inst.V. 0845 644 0912 BCK and specialist work types as listed below... 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It used to be so easy many years successfully to order Parliament would manage so to Some time ago the push buttons a pizza by phone from any of mess up the legislation that it on my car keys stopped working the local Pizza Parlours due to would become a ban that would reliably and so I dug out my my inability to negotiate the be impossible legally to enforce. spare keys and have been using ‘special offers’ and supplements I also didn’t know the extent to them ever since meaning to get that the guy at the other end of which foxes would become part a replacement spare set when the phone insists on plying me of the urban landscape and convenient. with. pests on a par with rats and So it’s MoT time and I ask For instance I would ring up mice which of course pretty well my garage to supply a new set. to order a meat feast plus garlic all of us readily exterminate. But my garage guy thinks it bread. Simple enough you would Now they’re entering wise to get a quote from the car think but back would come the people’s houses and becoming a manufacturer first. Wise indeed response ‘Deep pan or thin real (physical) threat to infant - as I stand next to him whilst crust?”. So far so good as I opt children as well as the general he makes the call he turns to for deep pan but then “would health (that’s foxes not me, phone still in hand, and you like our meal deal?” he parliamentarians). advises that a new key will be asks. “What’s that?” I would cry. I still don’t see myself £80.00 plus VAT. I swallow hard “Chicken wings, coke or Pepsi dressing up in hunting gear and and say “Okay” but he hasn’t and ice cream”. “No thanks I setting dogs on these creatures finished yet. “Oh and there is an want a meat feast plus garlic (that’s foxes not additional charge for the code”. bread.” “We can offer that with parliamentarians) but I no “What’s that?” I ask. “£90.00 Pepsi or coke and ice cream”. longer support a law that tries to plus VAT” comes the reply. “No thanks I just want a meat suppress this activity (that’s Now I don’t own some high feast plus garlic bread.” “What foxes and parliamentarians). falutin’ car just a bog standard about stuffed crust?” Umm that Vauxhall. And as much as I feel sounds okay”. “Would you like it China Syndrome I should have a spare set I with or without cheese?” And on I have recently been considering really don’t think that £170.00 it would go until I passed the the purchase of an additional plus VAT is value for money. So phone to my son to conclude the tripod to back up our sturdy, I shall soldier on without. by now hopelessly over- and very expensive, Vinten It used to be so easy. complicated deal. tripod. So I equate the Sky and My supplier drew my Pizza Parlour offerings and am How could they? attention to a Chinese company equally baffled by both. called E-Image who produce Like much of the rest of the Fish and chips anyone? Sport-loving fraternity the Little very reasonably-priced tripods. But one doesn’t of course household has been in mourning Pesky Mr Fox purchase a tripod without since the removal of Sky Sports testing it out and I didn’t know news from Freeview. Like much of the rest of the where to go so to do. But lo and Okay one can always sign up animal-loving urban fraternity I behold one of our training to a Sky package but every had always been firmly against clients brought along an E- attempt I have made to figure fox hunting and welcomed the Image tripod to a training out exactly what is on offer and legal ban on this activity. session last week and I was very for what price gets bogged down Admittedly it did cross my mind in the almost infinite set of as the legislation went through impressed by its build quality options on offer and the fact Parliament that perhaps this was and general ease of use. So I’ve that Sky literature, and the Sky town folk imposing their views ordered one and it’s about half web site, appear to assume a on country folk but at the time I of the cost of the European level of prior knowledge of Sky was still in overall favour of the equivalent. products that I don’t possess. ban. Are the Chinese making At this point I should explain Of course I didn’t know then cameras yet? that I have been unable for that in their usual way Stuart Little M.M.Inst.V.

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