JVC Launches New Cost Effective Studio Camera
The KY-F560 is JVC Professional's latest compact and high quality general purpose camera. With the help of a few accessories the lightweight (900g) KY-F560 becomes an efficient and cost effective studio camera for those in a space restricted environment.
The compact sized camera incorporates 3 x ½" progressive scan CCD chips offering 440,000 effective pixels and has wide screen capability. The KY-F560's high quality images are greatly enhanced by the 12-bit Digital Signal Processing (DSP). The KY-F560 produces 850 lines of horizontal resolution with a high sensitivity of F13 at 2,000 lux and will produce 100 percent video in a minimum illumination of F1.4 at 0.5 lux. The camera is fully compatible with all JVC KY-F32 series options including ½" bayonet lenses.
Optional boards allow for expandability of the camera, like SDI output. The camera has composite output and Gen-lock in-put. A remote system is available with optional PTZ kit. The KY-F560 has a signal to noise ratio of 62dB. Power requirements for the KY-F560 are 12V DC with the camera only power consumption being 0.7A.
Nick Fletcher, Marketing Services said "We are expecting the compact KY-F560 to be a very popular camera. We are finding that production companies are moving away from the large bulky studio cameras of yesteryear and are now preferring to invest in smaller, more flexible camera heads offering SDI and component video."
Friday, February 13, 2004
ONLINE DVD RENTAL BROADENS MOVIE VIEWING HABITS
Over 15,500 unique titles currently on order by screenselect.co.uk
subscribers
Figures released by screenselect.co.uk today shows that online DVD rental is changing viewing habits and opening up new audiences for film and documentary makers. Screenselect.co.uk has revealed that its subscribers currently have over 15,500 individual titles on order. This compares to the average video high street rental store, which carries only a fraction of this at around 2,000 titles , with the majority being geared towards blockbuster hits.
With the largest selection of DVDs in the UK, screenselect.co.uk offers its subscribers every single DVD available or rental. According to managing director William Reeve, screenselect.co.uk has deliberately steered away from the lowest common denominator approach offered by video rental chains. "By working on the assumption that only the blockbusters will find an audience, the video rental industry is leaving a large number of filmed entertainment fans not being catered for.
“In fact the whole way the industry is set up is leading customers to be conservative with their rental choices. If every movie you walk out the door with is costing you £3.50 and it has to be back in 24 hours, then you will probably play it safe.
“By comparison, with our £14.99 monthly subscription you can watch as many DVDs as you like and keep them for as long as you wish. Though the latest Hollywood hits are obviously as popular as ever, we are also finding that our subscribers are taking advantage of our unrivalled selection of titles and experimenting with their selections.”
Screenselect.co.uk currently offersover 17,000 unique titles and is
adding hundreds more every month.. The 15,500 titles on customers’ wish lists, represents 91% of that total, and spans the whole range of DVDs on offer including art-house films, documentaries, music concerts, sitcoms, children’s titles and mainstream box office hits.
A number of screenselect.co.uk subscribers currently have over 1,000 titles in their selections, with one subscriber at over 1100 titles on order. If that subscriber watched one DVD a night, it would take him over three years to get through all the titles he wanted to watch – assuming he didn’t add anything to his wish list during that period!
Online DVD rental was pioneered as a concept in the US by Netflix,
which has over 1.5 million subscribers. Netflix regularly accounts for over 10% of all DVD rentals for major independent films.
Screenselect.co.uk subscribers currently have more titles in their
selections, than Netflix claims to have in their library (15,000).
Over 15,500 unique titles currently on order by screenselect.co.uk
subscribers
Figures released by screenselect.co.uk today shows that online DVD rental is changing viewing habits and opening up new audiences for film and documentary makers. Screenselect.co.uk has revealed that its subscribers currently have over 15,500 individual titles on order. This compares to the average video high street rental store, which carries only a fraction of this at around 2,000 titles , with the majority being geared towards blockbuster hits.
With the largest selection of DVDs in the UK, screenselect.co.uk offers its subscribers every single DVD available or rental. According to managing director William Reeve, screenselect.co.uk has deliberately steered away from the lowest common denominator approach offered by video rental chains. "By working on the assumption that only the blockbusters will find an audience, the video rental industry is leaving a large number of filmed entertainment fans not being catered for.
“In fact the whole way the industry is set up is leading customers to be conservative with their rental choices. If every movie you walk out the door with is costing you £3.50 and it has to be back in 24 hours, then you will probably play it safe.
“By comparison, with our £14.99 monthly subscription you can watch as many DVDs as you like and keep them for as long as you wish. Though the latest Hollywood hits are obviously as popular as ever, we are also finding that our subscribers are taking advantage of our unrivalled selection of titles and experimenting with their selections.”
Screenselect.co.uk currently offersover 17,000 unique titles and is
adding hundreds more every month.. The 15,500 titles on customers’ wish lists, represents 91% of that total, and spans the whole range of DVDs on offer including art-house films, documentaries, music concerts, sitcoms, children’s titles and mainstream box office hits.
A number of screenselect.co.uk subscribers currently have over 1,000 titles in their selections, with one subscriber at over 1100 titles on order. If that subscriber watched one DVD a night, it would take him over three years to get through all the titles he wanted to watch – assuming he didn’t add anything to his wish list during that period!
Online DVD rental was pioneered as a concept in the US by Netflix,
which has over 1.5 million subscribers. Netflix regularly accounts for over 10% of all DVD rentals for major independent films.
Screenselect.co.uk subscribers currently have more titles in their
selections, than Netflix claims to have in their library (15,000).
THE BAFTA/ROCLIFFE NEW FILM FORUM
Wednesday 25 FEBRUARY 2004 6.15 pm start
in support of MediCinema
PRESENTATION BY EALING STUDIOS & FILM FOUR LAB
SCREENINGS OF PERFECT – BUBBLEGUM – AT DAWNING
PROGRAMME COMPILED BY DAWN SHARPLESS OF DAZZLE FILMS
PANEL TO INCLUDE RANKIN, LAURA HASTINGS-SMITH, MARTIN JONES, MAGGIE ELLIS, SAM BAKHURST, LEA MOREMENT, KATE PENLINGON
This event will be BIGGER and BETTER than the last
Comprising a rehearsed reading of an early draft of three acclaimed, award-winning short films, followed by a screening of each of the films, and a discussion with the writers, directors and producers.
Confirmed Market Place exhibitors to include Fuji, Kodak, Lipsync Post, Arista, British Council, NPA, Curzon Cinema, Panavision, Lee Lighting, Genesis Cinema, VMI, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ealing Studios, VTR, Variety, Raindance, Soho Images, First 4 Media, London Film Academy, Movietech, Osborne Clarke and Bradford Film Festival
Tickets available for non-Bafta members. Email events@bafta.org to reserve your ticket
"The Rocliffe New Film Forum is a fantastic way for film-makers to share their knowledge and experience. I wish it had been around when I started making shorts" Alex Lewis, Producer, Whatever Pictures
"The Rocliffe Forums are a superb resource in which to improve writing and directing skills and network with some of the best new UK filmmaking talent" Dan Clark, Emerging Filmmakers Manager, Kodak UK
"It was great to be able to network and share information with such a varied group of emerging and existing UK talent" Alasdair MacCuish, Senior Producer, LipSync Post
"The New Film Forum is a commendable initiative that should be seen as a valuable industry resource" Lloyd Billing, Sound-Effects-Library.com
Wednesday 25 FEBRUARY 2004 6.15 pm start
in support of MediCinema
PRESENTATION BY EALING STUDIOS & FILM FOUR LAB
SCREENINGS OF PERFECT – BUBBLEGUM – AT DAWNING
PROGRAMME COMPILED BY DAWN SHARPLESS OF DAZZLE FILMS
PANEL TO INCLUDE RANKIN, LAURA HASTINGS-SMITH, MARTIN JONES, MAGGIE ELLIS, SAM BAKHURST, LEA MOREMENT, KATE PENLINGON
This event will be BIGGER and BETTER than the last
Comprising a rehearsed reading of an early draft of three acclaimed, award-winning short films, followed by a screening of each of the films, and a discussion with the writers, directors and producers.
Confirmed Market Place exhibitors to include Fuji, Kodak, Lipsync Post, Arista, British Council, NPA, Curzon Cinema, Panavision, Lee Lighting, Genesis Cinema, VMI, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ealing Studios, VTR, Variety, Raindance, Soho Images, First 4 Media, London Film Academy, Movietech, Osborne Clarke and Bradford Film Festival
Tickets available for non-Bafta members. Email events@bafta.org to reserve your ticket
"The Rocliffe New Film Forum is a fantastic way for film-makers to share their knowledge and experience. I wish it had been around when I started making shorts" Alex Lewis, Producer, Whatever Pictures
"The Rocliffe Forums are a superb resource in which to improve writing and directing skills and network with some of the best new UK filmmaking talent" Dan Clark, Emerging Filmmakers Manager, Kodak UK
"It was great to be able to network and share information with such a varied group of emerging and existing UK talent" Alasdair MacCuish, Senior Producer, LipSync Post
"The New Film Forum is a commendable initiative that should be seen as a valuable industry resource" Lloyd Billing, Sound-Effects-Library.com
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