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Alexander Davidowski Strikes Gold Using the AG-AF100 to Shoot TV Pilots and Sizzle Reels

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Amongst the remote rock mines of the Southern California desert, Alexander Davidowski pans out his AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema camcorder to capture the modern-day gold rush transpiring around him.

Alexander, director/ producer for Mirador Studios in North Florida, recently traveled to the isolated Southern California desert to capture a group of gold miners looking to strike it rich. The location was so remote that Alex and his crew flew by helicopter then journeyed via ATVs for hours to get to the two-day shoot location. The project was filmed for a sizzle presentation reel to pitch networks for a TV series.

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Filmmaker Michael Rossi Tackles Wordplay with his AG-AF100

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Public television producer-turned-cinematographer Michael Rossi has profiled iconoclasts and trailblazers since buying an AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema camcorder last year. In spring 2011, he was an embedded filmmaker for a recreation of the 1961 Freedom Ride, an iconic milestone in the Civil Rights Movement. The reenactment invited 40 college students to join original Freedom Riders in retracing their historic route from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, LA. Rossi produced, shot and edited short pieces while on the road for PBS’ American Experience.

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Emmy award winner Michael Letzring uses the AG-AF100 to Count Sheep in Alaska

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Michael Letzring carefully positions his AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema camcorder as he stands alongside the rugged edge of an Alaskan cliff hoping to capture some footage of the reclusive Dall sheep scattered amongst the cliffs in the mountain terrain.

The long-time Alaskan was hired by the National Park Service Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve to shoot videos of the Alaskan wilderness for online distribution. Michael has used Panasonic’s AG-AF100 to capture these iconic images of America’s last frontier.

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Bob Gundu shoots feature film, Sidharth, in India with the AG-AF100

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Bob Gundu weaves in and out of the crowded, dusty streets of India, attempting to capture the scene before him in one fell swoop, using Panasonic’s AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema camcorder.

Bob, a seasoned Canadian filmmaker, recently spent months in India shooting the full-length independent film, Sidharth. The plot behind this artful drama, comes from an experience the crew shared while filming Amal in 2007. Near the wrap of the shoot, a rickshaw driver told director Richie Metha his about his son’s recent disappearance. The boy had gone missing but the poor father couldn’t take a leave from work or his family without an income to search for his son

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Comedy Anthology ‘Holiday Road,” Shines at Oxford, Durango and Chicago Film Festivals

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The spirit of the Slamdance Film Festival powers Holiday Road, a feature-length anthology of 12 separate comedy shorts shot with the Panasonic AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema camcorder. Having premiered at Slamdance 2012, then traveled to the Oxford (MS) Film Festival, Holiday Road will next be seen at the Durango Independent Film Festival (February 29-March 4) and Chicago International Movies and Music Festival (April 12-15), and is being screened by several A-list distributors.

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