After finishing an HD shoot that took our production company to a number of outdoor locations along the Massachusetts seacoast, I started to wonder: What kind of underwater HD shooting is taking place in the New England area? My research soon led me to Gloucester, Massachusetts, where I discovered Stuart Cummings of Watermark Productions. Cummings’ production company is a small boutique shop that offers a range of production and post services. He has been shooting and editing for more than 16 years, working alongside his wife, Susanne, a snorkeling and diving expert and award-winning video producer who has also produced a number of popular guidebooks with her husband. Cummings admits he’s a bit of a technology junky. “With the technology changing every day, it’s almost a full-time job keeping up with the latest and greatest tools,” he says. Luckily, he’s a long-time beta-tester and is able to get his hands on new gear before most everyone else. His special talent? Putting products through the rigors of real-world video production by taking them to places not many others have gone.
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by Frazier Nivens, OceanImaging.com
Comments (1) for "DVCPro HD Down Deep"
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I use a similar rig and recently released a DVD titled, "HD2O ~ THE KEYS". 4:2:2 color subsample is crucial. P2, Quicktime, Firestore combo was dead on. Your article helped steer us.
Posted by Paul Dymon on Saturday, April 19, 2008 @ 01:48 PM
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