BBC Approves Canon EOS C300 for Television production
Canon has announced that the groundbreaking EOS C300, the first camera in Canon’s Cinema EOS System, has met the standards the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) requires from cameras tested to the European Broadcasting Union’s recommendation EBU R118 for High Definition TV production.
The approval allows both internal and external BBC production teams to use the EF mount EOS C300 (the camera is also available in a PL lens mount version; the EOS C300 PL) for the production of a variety of programmes to be broadcast on the BBC’s range of HD channels. The EOS C300 is the third Canon professional camcorder to be approved by the BBC since the start of 2011, joining the XF305 and XF300 Full HD camcorders, which were approved for use in January last year.
Kieran Magee, Director of Professional Marketing, Canon Europe, explained: “The EOS C300 has received a fantastic response since it launched in November last year, and we’re delighted it’s been approved for use by the BBC. By utilising the expertise in our video, broadcast, DSLR and lens groups, we’ve created a unique product that offers exceptional creative scope for videographers of all kinds. Its quality and versatility make it ideal for a number of different shooting purposes, and we’re looking forward to seeing how the BBC puts it to use.”
A landmark model for Canon, the EOS C300 merges Canon’s heritage in sensor and lens design to create a compact, versatile camera that offers exceptional image quality alongside the flexibility to shoot in a wide range of different situations.
The EOS C300 offers a first-class specification including a newly designed Super 35mm-equivalent CMOS sensor with approximately 8.3 million effective pixels. MPEG-2 Full HD (MPEG2 422@HL compliant) compression and 50Mbps recording rate allows videographers to record directly to two CF memory cards, while 4:2:2 colour sampling provides enhanced gradation and finer detail, as well as reducing jagged edges at chroma edges.
As part of the wider EOS System, the EOS C300 is immediately compatible with Canon’s range of over 60 EF lenses – providing videographers with an unrivalled range of creative options. Canon has also used its unrivalled heritage in lens design to create a new range of EF and PL mount Cinema Lenses that are specifically designed for video use, each of which delivers outstanding 4K optical performance as well as compatibility with the Super 35mm-equivalent format.
EOS C300 – key features
8.3 Megapixel Super 35mm CMOS sensor; Full HD
Interchangeable lens compatibility (EF mount C300; PL mount C300 PL)
Compact, modular, lightweight
50Mbps MPEG-2 MXF to CF card
High sensitivity, low noise
Canon Log Gamma
24.00p for movie production
Wi-Fi remote control
Seamless workflow integration
* source @eosC300 Twitter
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Canon C300 arrives @vivavision
Viva Vision is pleased to announce their commitment to digital cinematography with the acquisition of The Canon C300 HD super 35mm 50mbit 422 camera outfit.
It’s the first C300 in Canberra and one of the first in Australia.
Videocraft secured the camera for us very quickly and a big thanks goes to Andy & Wayne for their fantastic help in getting it here quickly. www.videocraft.com.au
The great news is, it’s going to be available at very competitive rates for HD acquisition.
Call Roger direct if you have any questions on using the C300 in your workflow and to get current rates.
CHEESE SLICES WINS GOLD AWARD
The Australian Cinematography Society annual awards represents the highest accolade given by the industry and we are delighted to announce that Roger Price has won ‘Gold’ in this year’s awards for his cinematography on Cheese Slices.
Roger’s received the award for his stunning photography in the Danish episode of Cheese Slices series 5 . Filmed in June 2010 this featured dedicated artisanal cheese makers and the work of Master Chef’s; Rene Redzepi of restaurant ‘Noma’ and Paul Cunningham from ‘The Paul’ in Copenhagen.
“Congratulations Roger – You are the engine ! Its fantastic
to see all your hard work on the show recognised by this ACS award” – Will Studd
This is the eighth time Roger has won an ACS award for his outstanding cinematography on Cheese Slices – a record for any food series in Australia.
Roger will now continue on to the National Awards to be held in Sydney later next year for his chance to pick up a Golden Tripod in this category , we wish him luck. Cheese Slices #6 is now in production and will premiere in 2012.
7D DSLR used for German Production
Director of Photography – Roger Price used the Canon 7D for all the in car and external shots for shooting scenes on Melbourne’s busy freeways for the American-German production company, Storyhouse Productions. “The 7D along with its wide lenses was fantastic, so easy to mount, speed was the key here as we had limited time on the busy Melbourne freeways.” The shootings scenes were for the Galileo X.perience episode “Chase Weir”, a story about a guy who was trapped in a Ford Explorer, which was out of control with 100 kmh.
At the moment Storyhouse Productions are producing Galileo X.perience for the German broadcaster ProSieben. The idea is to tell the stories of people who experienced extreme situations all over the world combined with real- live footage, expert interviews, experiments and high value CGIs. The format is produced for the German and international market. Therefore Story House worked together with Viva Vision to shoot three stories which all took place in Victoria Australia.
“During the filming the main question was, how to emphasize visually the interviews of the main protagonists. Re- Enactments were not possible because of limited time and budget. So Roger came up with the idea to use the 7D for Flashbacks, Point- Of- Views, Extreme Close Up etc. to give the stories a more cinematic feeling without losing the documentary style. Now we got visually unique and very thrilling episodes which already enthused the client in first screenings.” Stephan Arapovic
Story House Productions is an international, award-winning TV production company based in Berlin, Munich and Washington D.C. The company’s main focus is the production and distribution of high quality, blue-chip non-fiction programming with an international appeal. The Berlin office is specialized in documentaries in the field of science and history for clients such as the BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic TV or ZDF, Germany. ProSieben’s Galileo is Germany’s No. 1 trademark for popular science TV shows. Story House Productions produces most of the documentary spin- offs for Galileo, with average ratings between 1.5 to 2 million regular viewers
Roger wins “Award of Distinction for Cinematography”
Cinematographer, Roger Price, has won the “Award of Distinction for Cinematography” at the prestigious National Australian Cinematography Society Awards, held at the ANZ Pavilion at the Victorian Arts Centre on Saturday, May 1 2010. Roger’s winning entry, Cheese Slices – Portugal, is part of Will Studds latest Cheese Slices series, and follows on from his ACS Gold and ACS Silver Awards win at the Australian Cinematographers Society NSW / ACT Awards for Cinematography in 2009.
The Portugal episode features Will travelling to the rugged mountains in Portugal’s north, to find out more about the King of Portuguese cheese, Serra da Estrela. Dating back to pre-Roman times, the ancient cheese is still made from ewe’s milk and curdled with the juice of cardoon thistles. Will also travels to the south to look at some of Serra da Estrela’s close cousins, before visiting the ruggedly beautiful island of Sao Jorge in the Azores to learn about the benchmark cheeses of “little Switzerland”.
Roger has been the cinematographer on cheese Slices for the last 7 years and continues with Will’s latest, series 6 due in 2012 visit www.cheeseslices.com for all the details.
“It all for the fun”
Award winning Director of Photography Roger Price shot Grey Advertisings pitch for this years Canberra Marketing and Communication Forum. Three agencies were asked to pitch campaigns that sold Canberra to other Australians as having the best nightlife in the country.
judges including Gruen veteran Russel Howcroft and Liberal Senator Gary Humphries.
Writer/Director – PHIL SELBY,
Cinematographer – ROGER PRICE
Post Production – SILVERSUN PICTURES
Actor – PAUL MURPHY
Format – HD 1920 x 1080
“Its a great camera for this style of production, easy setups and a great way to produce a 35mm look on a budget.
More and more productions are moving towards DSLR for TVC’s, Corporates and documentary cinematography ” says Roger
