In the thick of red carpet movie season, Panasonic has introduced several strong contenders in the “documentary shorts” space. The following videos illustrate what makes these new professional video products best in their categories. AG-AC90 This full-featured AVCCAM HD handheld camcorder is equipped with full HD imagers to capture native 1920 x 1080 resolution images, …
In Tony Goss’ creative vision, you can go home again—on horseback. In his latest feature, Welcome to Happy Valley, two estranged sisters are forced to reconcile after they inherit their father’s struggling horse farm in upstate New York. Tony, writer/director/director of photography on the project, shot the movie with the AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema …
Last month marked the start of what’s widely being regarded as the greatest remaining human challenge on Earth— an epic 2,000-mile expedition traversing Antarctica in the harsh depths of its polar winter. Led by veteran British polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, ‘The Coldest Journey’ expedition launched on December 6, comprised of a six-man “Ice Team” …
The acclaimed documentary Chasing Ice recently added to its trove of awards and accolades when it was shortlisted for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Currently in theatres (see www.chasingice.com for locations), the movie follows prominent environmental photographer James Balog as he gathers undeniable evidence in the Arctic of our changing planet. Pivotal scenes …
Ten Eighty Media is a full service event staging and equipment rental company founded in 2008 by Michael Bird and David Cleaves. The company specializes in high-end live event production, broadcast video equipment, lighting, grip and audio gear rental. For the past two years, the 1080 media team has used Panasonic’s AV-HS450N SD/HD model as …
