Delivery To Resellers Scheduled To Begin On Dec. 29
By Carolyn Giardina
LOS ANGELES --Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Co., with U.S. headquarters in Secaucus, N.J., reported that its new AG-HVX200 hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder will begin delivering to resellers on Dec. 29. The development of the camera was first announced last spring at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, and the interest level was particularly high from the independent film community. This latest news came at a press conference last week in Los Angeles.
Panasonic boasts that the HVX200 can capture images in mutiple HD and SD video formats, multiple recording modes and variable frames rates, and can record to its DVCPRO HD tape format or its P2 solid state memory recording, all in a compact camera that weighs roughly five pounds. Pricing starts at $5,995 for the camcorder only, and scales to $6,995 for the camcorder and two 4GB P2 cards, and $9,995 for the camcorder and two 8GB P2 cards.
It’s clear that Panasonic has also been thinking about the workflow, as representatives from Apple, Avid Technology and Canopus were on hand at the press conference to announce support from third-party nonlinear editing systems including Apple Final Cut Pro; Avid Newscutter XP, Newscutter Adrenaline FX and Xpress HD; and Canopus Edius HD. “Clearly the future is tapeless and clearly it will be HD,” said Kirk Paulsen, senior director of pro marketing at Apple.
To demonstrate the camera’s capabilities, Panasonic screened work from director/DP Mike Caporale, who used a prototype camera for a primarily green screen shoot for a music video promoting the song “Boom, Baby Boom” from singer John Brannen of Sly Dog Records. It was lensed in 720p/24 using the P2 technology, and edited with Final Cut Pro to demonstrate the workflow. Caporale said what impressed him the most was the camera’s resolution–what he called “phenomenal.”
The Long and Short of The IDA Documentary Awards’ Shortlists
The lineups are set as 20 feature-length and 20 short documentaries have been shortlisted for the 40th IDA Documentary Awards.
This year, the IDA Documentary Awards shortlists and nominees are selected by independent committees of 300 documentary makers, curators, critics, and industry experts from 40-plus countries. More than 700 total entries were submitted for all categories from 77 countries.
Additional IDA Awards will be presented in the following categories: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Writing, Best Music Score, Best Curated Series, Best Episodic Series, Best Limited Series, Best TV Feature Documentary, Best Music Documentary, Best Audio Documentary, the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award, the ABC News VideoSource Award, and the Pare Lorentz Award.
All nominees in the above categories will be announced on November 19.
The 40th IDA Documentary Awards Ceremony will be held on December 5 at The Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.
Here’s a rundown of the feature and short film IDA Documentary Awards’ shortlists.
FEATURES SHORTLIST
Agent of Happiness
Black Box Diaries
Brisa
Dahomey
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
Hollywoodgate
Igualada
Kamay
Mediha
Motherboard
My Sweet Land
No Other Land
Queendom
Seeking Mavis Beacon
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Sugarcane
Tell Them You Love Me
The Last Journey
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Water For Life (Agua Es... Read More