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MillimeterMiniDV Movie
Apr 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By Michael Goldman
The migration of MiniDV into the realm of feature filmmaking took a new turn recently when filmmaker Dan Mirvish completed principal photography on a low-budget feature film called Open House, making it the first movie ever made using Panasonic's new AG-DVX100 MiniDV three-CCD camcorder, according to Panasonic officials. Through an investor, Mirvish actually had access to two Sony 24p cameras, but opted to try two brand new AG-DVX100 units instead, because of the nature of his movie.
“We were shooting a musical — actors singing live on a set — and we needed two mobile cameras for maximum coverage, shooting handheld,” says Mirvish. “Therefore, we wanted a lighter, more mobile camera, but with the best quality available under those circumstances. This camera is small and operates like a DV camera, but with more film-like quality, so we decided to give it a try.”
Mirvish reports that he and DP Yasu Tanida were pleased with their choice.
“We got far more than I've seen before from regular DVCAM, and the camera did a good job holding focus, which not all MiniDV cameras do well,” he says. “By holding and racking focus, and shooting 24p, it's more like a real film camera than the other MiniDV cameras I've tried. Also, the camera has two XLR inputs for sound, which makes it easy to plug professional audio equipment into a prosumer camera.”
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