Unfiltered Entertainment's Wake the Witch By John Virata Unfiltered Entertainment, Inc., worked over the months of September, October and November of 2008 to finish shooting Wake the Witch, a direct to DVD psychological horror/suspense feature film that is expected to be released through Amazon.com and Filmbaby.com this month. The company edited the film in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and shot the film using JVC's GY-HD250U camcorder, shooting more than 20 hours of footage during the course of 24 days. ...Read More »

NAB 2009: JVC shows GY-HM100 digital cinema camcorder system By John Virata At NAB 2009, JVC was showcasing the GY-HM100 digital cinema camcorder system. Priced at around $4000, the dual format camera records to standard Class 5 SDHC solid state memory cards to .mp4 on XDCAM EX and Apple's .mov file format. It can record to 35Mbps, 25Mbps, and 19Mbps. The camera can record in virtually all flavors of HD, including 1920 x 1080 (1080p24/25/30, 1080i), and 1280 x 720P (p60/50/30/25/24). ...Read More »

JVC's Dave Walton talks about company's latest HD cameras By John Virata JVC recently introduced two ProHD camcorders that can record files to standard SDHC memory card that you can buy at virtually any discount department store or shopping mall. The handheld HM100 and the shoulder mount HM700 will be showcased at the upcoming NAB2009 show in Las Vegas. DMN spoke with JVC's Dave Walton on aspects of both cameras. Read on for more information on JVC's offerings. ...Read More »

JVC to showcase new ProHD Camcorder at Sundance 2009 in Park City Utah The new JVC ProHD camcorder that records directly to Apple's QuickTime format will be showcased at Variety's New York Lounge in Park City, Utah during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM on January 16-18, 2009. Called the GY-HM100 and announced January 8, 2009, the camcorder can record 35Mbps high definition video and uncompressed audio to off the shelf, class 6 SDHC media cards. ...Read More »

The state of the broadcast industry: The Switchover to HD By Kevin McAuliffe With High Definition television becoming more and more a part of our daily lives, consumers are now finding themselves scrambling to find content from their cable or satellite providers. Blu-ray and digital download services such as iTunes are giving people a vast amount of choice when it comes to movies and television shows, but what is happening with broadcasters? It almost seems like they are being left behind when it comes to switching their facilities over to HD to satisfy the growing consumer demand for HD content. ...Read More »

NAB 2008: JVC's David Walton discusses HD By David Basulto After shooting my last film on a JVC HD100 camera and loving it, I was excited to see what was new at the JVC booth at this year's NAB. Not only did I get a glimpse at some super hot cameras but David Walton, JVC's marketing wizard, took some time to explain JVC's new 20mb system. ...Read More »

JVC shows GY-HD200UB ProHD camcorder at NAB 2008 By John Virata At NAB 2008, JVC introduced the GY-HD200UB ProHD camcorder that supports dual live 720p and 1080i IEEE 1394 streams. The camcorder offers selectable live transport stream capabilities of 1080 60i and 50i signals or 720 24p, 25p, 30p, 50p and 60p all via the FireWire connection. It also offers full frame 1280x720 progressive imaging and 720p recording, the company said. ...Read More »

Digital Media Artists / Los Angeles By Ko Maruyama In the early summer of 2007, Chris Meyer announced to the group in attendance that he and Trish would be retiring from hosting the meetings, and that they would be handing MGLA over to Warren and me to continue. For many reasons, Chris decided that it would be better for the group if it continued under a different name. That's how DMA/LA was born - but it's not completely new, just a new name. ...Read More »

Going HD or How I spent my winter. By David Basulto As I prepared to make my second feature film, Fiesta Grand, I knew I wanted to step up the look and feel of the film. This film (or movie I should say as I no longer use film!) was a follow up to my horror feature, Death Clique, which I made for next to nothing on my Panasonic DVX100a and received a distribution deal to Blockbuster. My insiders suggested I make the next film in High Definition even though the distributors hadn?t asked for it. "Why", I asked... ...Read More »

Five Point Productions' Doritos entry "Live the Flavor" Shot with JVC GY-HD100 HDV camcorder By John Virata For the first time in history, viewers had the chance to vote online to determine what Doritos commercial will appear during the 2007 Super Bowl. Sponsored by Frito Lay, the Crash the Super Bowl challenge invited fans of the chips to create their own 30-second commercial showcasing the popular snack food. Of more than 1000 entries to the contest, five were chosen. ...Read More »