Blackmagic Design today announced that DP Scott Sorensen is using ten Pocket Cinema Cameras to capture secondary footage, as well as to shoot cold openings and the new opening title sequence, on Discovery Channel's hit television show MythBusters. Scott is also using a MultiView 16, SmartView monitor and numerous Mini Converters Analog to SDI to remotely and wirelessly monitor and control the Pocket Cinema Cameras.
Now in its 14th season, MythBusters seeks to answer questions and debunk myths and urban legends by putting them to the test, helping viewers find out which myths are true and which are not. While some myths can be shot and solved right in the show's San Francisco based production studio, others require massive explosions, a trip to the shooting range, speeding cards around a raceway, flipping and jumping them or swimming with sharks.
Going into every shoot, we are as prepared as possible, but we can never exactly predict what is going to happen during an experiment. It's why the secondary cameras are so important, said Scott. We use the Pocket Cinema Cameras to capture every possible angle so we don't miss any of the action.
Originally chosen to improve the image quality of the secondary footage, the team quickly found the Pocket Cinema Camera's codecs, size, flexibility and versatility beneficial as well. We wanted the secondary footage and openings looking as good as possible, and the Pocket Cinema Camera has a real cinematic image with greater depth of field, said Scott. Also, both production and post love the open file formats because they expedite the overall workflow. So much time can be wasted dealing with tape or foreign file formats.
Now, the Pocket Cinema Cameras are used on a daily basis set up around experiments in machine cages, custom blast houses or underwater housing, depending on what the myth calls for. Scott uses Bower 7.5mm MFT and Panasonic Lumix G 14-140mm lenses, along with MetaBones Speed Boosters and their existing Nikon F mount glass.
The Pocket Cinema Cameras are often wirelessly monitored and controlled via the MultiVew 16, SmartView monitor, Mini Converters and a LANC based wireless control system, especially when dealing with big explosions. We spent many years rolling cameras and then running for safety, but now with the wireless command center for the second cameras, we can operate from the safety of a blast bunker, said Scott.
When we arrive on location, we immediately break out the cameras and put them in time lapse mode on a c stand with a Kessler CineDrive, and it's been huge for us to easily get nice time lapse footage while everything is being built for an experiment, he continued. Once the experiment is set up, the Pocket Cinema Camera's form factor is perfect because it fits wherever we need it to. It only takes a minute to throw them on a dashboard or windshield, or I can grab some gaff tape and glue and place them in a tight spot. The flexibility is great because the experiments vary so greatly.
Scott also noted the Pocket Cinema Camera's versatility when it comes to rigging them for a multitude of uses. We use them a fair bit with a shoulder rig, which is still tiny and light even when you throw a bunch of audio gear on, he said. The cameras also really shined when we shot an intense underwater story for a Shark Week' episode.
Scott explained that past experiences with small cameras underwater hadnt made a positive impression on him. They often became impossible to operate, and it was a struggle to see what was being shot, as well as to change settings or do anything other than press record, which would require bringing the camera back up to the surface.
For the Shark Week' episode, we outfitted three Pocket Cinema Cameras with Ikelites Underwater Housing, and everything worked beautifully, said Scott. We had access to every function and setting while underwater, and we didnt lose a single camera to sharks or sea water.
MythBusters premieres throughout July and August 2015 on Discovery Channel on Saturdays at 8/7c.
About Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design creates the world's highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design's DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company's Emmy award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.
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Blackmagic Design today announced that DP Scott Sorensen is using ten Pocket Cinema Cameras to capture secondary footage, as well as to shoot cold openings and the new opening title sequence, on Discovery Channel's hit television show MythBusters. Scott is also using a MultiView 16, SmartView monitor and numerous Mini Converters Analog to SDI to remotely and wirelessly monitor and control the Pocket Cinema Cameras.
