Australia - The recent Australian feature Dying Breed was shot with 4:4:4 1080, 60P HDCAM SR production system by Videocraft.

Produced by Ambience Entertainment and directed by Jody Dwyer, Dying Breed is an action thriller about four people who set out to prove the Tasmanian Tiger still lives in the forests of Tasmania, only to become prey when they stumble on descendants of a cannibal tribe.

Videocraft State Manager Andy Liell said, “Rod Morris, who was writer and producer on Dying Breed, approached us with an equipment wish list for the film. Rod’s main requirement was to be able to shoot 1080 60p making the HDC1500 HD camera and SRW1 HDCAM SR portable recorder system perfect for the job.”

The portable acquisition system supplied to Morris and his crew by Videocraft comprises Sony’s HDC1500 HD camera and SRW1 HDCAM SR portable recorder, offering up to 1080 60P 4:4:4 RGB recording in a compact portable package. Significantly it was the first system to offer 1080 60p and the only one available in Australia through Videocraft.

“I decided that for Dying Breed we were going for a digital shoot rather than a film shoot. Speaking with Andy and the Videocraft team about the HDCAMSR 1080 60P system it became clear that this was the only way to go,” Morris said.

Morris continued, “Videocraft also supplied us with the Sony HDWF900R which gave an amazing filmic look even in the most extreme conditions of a cold, wet Tasmanian winter. We particularly wanted the HDCAMSR system so that we could make best use of being able to shoot 4:4:4 1080 60p for all of our 100+ VFX shots. Having looked around extensively at all other options, I can’t honestly think of a better way we could have done this.”

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