CVP, one of the UK’s leading production solutions providers, will be providing hands-on experience with some of the latest kit to reach the UK market at this year’s BSC Expo 2020 (Friday 31st January to Saturday 1st February, Battersea Evolution, London).

Featuring a set inspired as a homage to the BSC’s 70th anniversary, the showcase at BSC Expo will allow customers to compare like-for-like options and to get hands-on with the equipment they are interested in — along with all the necessary accessories — to find out how their creative desires can be best fulfilled.

Award winning French monitor company Transvideo has furthered its commitment to Digital Cinematography by the launch of a new concept of on-board field monitor, StarliteHD.

With cameras reducing in size and portable systems becoming more and more compact, Transvideo has created a small 5 HD OLED monitor, about the size of a smartphone and weighting only 190 Grams.

When Den Lennie was asked to be DP for a Duran Duran live concert in the Manchester MEN Arena last year, he was looking for some solid heavy duty camera support. His choice fell on a range of 2575 and 2060 fluid heads by OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company.  

Single Ladies, is the story of four modern women and one gay man looking for love, heat, romance, excitement, independence and to be taken care of. It takes place in the Indulgence Boutique in Atlanta, Georgia and cinematographer Joaquin Sedillo also explores the city its clubs, high-end restaurants and stunning mansions. This is a show where long lens beauty shots are prime, he says. We couldnt do this much coverage in the time allowed without our two 2575Ds fluid heads by OConnor (part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group brand) supporting two ALEXAs, carrying either Optimo zooms or our set of Zeiss primes. 

Mike Mikey Jibs Milia is set to increase his stock of accessories from OConnor to support his rental company, NYC Jibs. Milia has been a strong supporter of OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, since he opened NYC Jibs (www.nycjibs.com) in 2003. He also chooses OConnor when he works as a camera operator, where his credits include live broadcasts such as Good Morning, America, reality shows like Celebrity Apprentice, music videos for Mos Def and Method Man, as well as commercials and feature films.

For cinematographer Jamin Conn, the staggeringly beautiful visuals found throughout Alaska have provided the basis for a treasure trove of stock footage for his Anchorage-based production company, Envisioned Studios. He has captured the images in photographs, on film and now with an S35mm digital camera with Optimo zoom lenses.

Reality shows have become a programming staple in the entertainment industry on both cable and network television. Because of the show style and serialized format, lensing and shooting the productions requires a slightly different approach than traditional studio television productions such as sitcoms, talk shows, etc., including more hand-held shots, multicam shooting and a faster pace. 

In his body of work over the years, Rodney Charters, ASC, CSC, has traveled the world lensing a multitude of projects that range from documentaries to feature films to episodic television dramas. But he is perhaps best known for his work as DP on the hit television show 24, which aired for more than eight years on the Fox network and established new standards for hand-held camera work. Currently, Mr. Charters is DP of the SHOWTIME drama series Shameless, where he has taken his craft to a new level of creativity and originality using Angenieux S35mm zoom lenses, including the new Optimo 45-120mm.