AV Specialist - Africa Edition Volume 95 - (Page 13)

During the EcoFuel World Tour Rainer Zietlow and his expedition team drove around the world in a Volkswagen Caddy Ecofuel running on natural gas. The journey was intended to prove that natural gas constitutes an ecological alternative to petrol and diesel. Over a 6-month period the team traveled a distance of 45 thousand kilometers, and every step of the journey was recorded on a Panasonic HVX200 by cameraman Falk Gunold. Panasonic P2 camera drives EcoFuel World Tour Compact, rugged AG-HVX200 camera enables flexible documentation of natural gas-powered road trip around the world P anasonic's AG-HVX200E P2 HD handheld camera was used by cameraman Falk Gunold to document the six-month EcoFuel World Tour, in which a Volkswagen running on natural gas was driven 45,788 kilometres through 40 countries on five continents. The Panasonic camera's compact design and solid-state technology allowed Gunold to shoot comfortably from the car and easily download daily footage from P2 cards directly to the drive on his Laptop. "The HVX200 was appropriate for this journey because it requires little space, is easily managed within a small vehicle, and is far less conspicuous and cumbersome than a large shoulder-mount camera," said Gunold, an integral member of the team who documented the journey for broadcasters and sponsors. "With its permanent lens, the camera is not susceptible to dirt, humidity, or fluctuations in temperature. Because key functional controls are located much as they are on other familiar camera models, I needed only to adjust to the light weight of the camera. We encountered a wide range of environments, and the performance of the HVX200 was outstanding — just fabulous." An ecological alternative The intention of the EcoFuel World Tour, led by Rainer Zietlow, was to show that this alternative fuel concept is a feasible and globally available technology. This journey around the world was undertaken to demonstrate that natural gas constitutes an ecological alternative for petrol and diesel. Throughout the tour, Gunold shot in DVCPro 50, using six 4Gb P2 cards to capture 48 minutes of broadcast-quality footage each day. A microphone bracket on the camera allowed him to attach a Sennheiser ME 66 professional shot gun microphone head for audio, as well as a top-light. Each night, in the car or at the hotel, he downloaded data from the P2 cards to a Panasonic Toughbook CF73 equipped with an Avid editing platform. He then stored daily footage to individual 13

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AV Specialist - Africa Edition Volume 95

Bumper product news
Outsourcing broadcast facilities
Panasonic drives EcoFuel World Tour
it's broadcasting Jim...but not as we know it
Tapeless workflow: Not as scary as it seems

AV Specialist - Africa Edition Volume 95