Earlier this summer, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) made an announcement that they would begin the process of creating a new video compression format that was twice as efficient as current standards. Camera crews everywhere rejoice! The High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), unofficially dubbed … [Read more...] about H.265 Codec: The Best Thing Since H.264
Archives for August 2012
Big Truck Is A Huge Understatement
One of our camera crews, director of photography Zumi Hidalgo thought it would be just another day on the job at this Colorado mine. To his surprise, he encountered the largest truck he has ever seen and couldn't help but snap a quick photo. Thanks for sharing Zumi! … [Read more...] about Big Truck Is A Huge Understatement
AVC Ultra and the HPX600: The Future of Panasonic
The AVC Ultra codec is Panasonic’s pinnacle release of 2012, and this fall their first camera intended for that codec upgrade will be released. The Panasonic HPX600 is a 2/3”chip, shoulder mounted upgrade to the Panasonic HPX500. The HPX600 can be used with any standard bayonet lens, and has a … [Read more...] about AVC Ultra and the HPX600: The Future of Panasonic
Spotlight Is on Pierce Communications
We are always excited to get a call from Monroe Oakley an executive producer that we have been working with since 1987—a few years before he co-founded his northern New Jersey firm, Pierce Communications, in 1990. “Crews Control has been a trusted resource that has helped us keep our corporate … [Read more...] about Spotlight Is on Pierce Communications
From Studio to Field: The Capable and Rugged Zylight F8
Do you wish your hired film crews could take production equipment from your studio to the field and get the same functionality? With the Zylight F8 Fresnel LED light, using that studio light and packing it up for the field can be easy. The Zylight F8 is a portable, weather resistant, and … [Read more...] about From Studio to Field: The Capable and Rugged Zylight F8
Ben Taps The Rockies
Ben hitchhiked from Massachusetts to Colorado by way of birds mistaking him for a meal. It took several days and many frustrated birds before he found his way to one of our fellow crewsers filming in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. … [Read more...] about Ben Taps The Rockies