Powering up a Parallel Universe

class=attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail f-align-center alt=James Frater SOC, ACO decoding=async data-lazy-srcset=https://www.antonbauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/james-frater-300-x-300-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.antonbauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/james-frater-300-x-300-headshot-140x140.jpg 140w, https://www.antonbauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/james-frater-300-x-300-headshot-100x100.jpg 100w, https://www.antonbauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/james-frater-300-x-300-headshot.jpg 300w data-lazy-sizes=(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px data-lazy-src=https://www.antonbauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/james-frater-300-x-300-headshot-150x150.jpg />James Frater SOC, ACOJames Frater SOC ACO is a UK-based camera/Steadicam operator. James was recently the A Camera / Steadicam Operator on season II of The Witcher and has been nominated for the BSC Operators award. Recently James has been putting Anton/Bauer's V-Mount DIONIC XT batteries to the ultimate test on-set.

With The Witcher, Netflix have their own Game Of Thrones. A parallel universe derived from the original books and games. Sword and sorcery seem to be a golden ticket for continued seasons of episodic television and The Witcher is the latest entry - welcoming hordes of new fans in to its universe. Even more with season two on the way.

Camera A' operator, James Frater SOC, ACO, worked on the first season and has carried on to the second, running his Alien Revolution Steadicam rig, this time powered by Anton/Bauer Dionic XT batteries.

The second season of The Witcher has been James' first project with Anton/Bauer and the experience for him has been very positive.

I've always wanted to get Anton/Bauer batteries. They're the industry standard. All the forums say that. Previously I had a battery brand which I couldn't travel with so whenever I worked abroad I had to get the rental company to organise the batteries for me. With the Dionics I don't have that problem.

Shooting this season of The Witcher, James was running a couple of V-Mount Dionic XT 90s on his Steadicam rig. They were lasting up to five hours of shooting with ARRI's Mini LF camera and lenses on-board, giving him a huge amount of confidence. I would set it up in the morning and didn't have to think about whether I was going to run out of power for the entire day. I mostly ran with two batteries but sometimes three depending on the size of the camera.

Battery management was organised by James' assistants on set. I take care of the artistic side of everything and they'll be managing the batteries. They love the easy access to the battery level read-out, very handy in managing run time of the batteries, insuring they never run out during a take.

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