JVC GY-HM750 Camcorder HD/SD PAL/NTSC

My previous experience with JVC cameras was not good, but having played with this camera at BVE North, I soon realised JVC had really got their act together and produced a very good camera indeed.

The GY-HM750 is a ProHD compact shoulder-mount camcorder ideal for  documentaries, events, corporate filming and other location shoots, it offers the industry's fastest shoot-to-edit workflow by recording native HD or SD footage in ready-to-edit file formats on low-cost SDHC memory cards.

The GY-HM750E delivers outstanding 1920x1080 images in a small, lightweight form factor. It records at selectable data rates up to 35 Mbps.

RECORDING MEDIA: SDHC Card.
PICTURE: 720p, 1080p, and 1080i, as well as SD footage (576i).
FILE WORKFLOW: Records to MPEG2 Quicktime files or MP4 for instantly importing to Final Cut Pro or any other edit package (No transcoding!).
PROS: Great for hand-held, fast shooting.
No transcoding or file format issues - records Quicktime for Final Cut Pro.
CONS: Image sensor size is small, meaning a shallow depth of field is harder to achieve.

Equipment list

Fundamental to any shoot is a comprehensive, reliable kit. I am proud to have all of my own equipment. I know how it all works and I carry spares of almost everything. As an electronics engineer in my previous life I take maintenance very seriously and carry out regular PAT testing. I do not dry-hire any of my kit.

This is a list of kit that I own. It is impossible now to own a camera for every shooting format out there but if you have a particular request, I will be happy to accommodate.

Panasonic AF101

BBC approved* camera offering superb HD filming.
RECORDING MEDIA: SDHC Card
PICTURE: High definition AVCHD files; 24Mbps 1080i/p and 720p

PROS: Get the 'Canon 5D look' without the cumbersome accessories
Shoots amazing HD at 720p & 1080i/p PAL or NTSC
Achieves shallow DoF
Film camera-like scene files
Shoots slow-motion (50fps, variable, at 1080p)
50 or 60hz (shoot for any format, anywhere in the world!)
Timelapse
Dual memory slots using low-cost SD cards (over 3 hours record time at best quality)
Brilliant connectivity (XLR Audio In; SDI out; HDMI out; Composite video/audio out; Timecode in/out; USB)
Almost unlimited choice of lenses
It can record more than 12 minutes at a time :-)

Read more: Panasonic AF101

Nikon D300s stills camera

If you require any hi-res still shots while filming, then for a small charge I can provide my Nikon Digital Stills kit. Please note this is a professional kit and not a point-and-shoot camera.

Consisting of:

Nikon D300s Digital SLR
Standard lens (16-85mm)
Ultra-Wide lens (10-20mm)
Long zoom lens (400mm)
Manfrotto tripod
Flash with softbox
Filters (grads, polariser)

Canon 5D or 7D

If you are wanting to shoot on the Canon 5D to get that lovely filming look, then I can offer a far superior camera for this task, the Panasonic AF101.

Please see my Panasonic AF101 page or Wanting the the 5D look?

My demo footage below is from the AF101...

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Panasonic AF101 Demo footage from Steve Lord on Vimeo.

Lighting and Support Kit

Whichever camera/s I bring on a shoot, you have full access to my lighting and support kit. Much of this is included in my rate, but I may make a small charge on some items or where a large amount of non-standard kit is requested. Please note that items marked * are not normally kept in the vehicle and should be requested before the shoot.

LIGHTING

Kino-Flo Diva-Lite 400 (daylight or tungsten)

Dedolight kit - 3 x heads, Gobo Projector with assorted gobos

2 x Arri 800W Red Heads *

3 x Arri 650W Fresnel *

Litepanels Pro LED battery powered camera light

Chimera Softbox *

Arri Autopole x 2 *

Magic arms x 2 *

Various Superclamps *

Arri sandbags x 2

Gobos, reflectors, gels etc

MONITORING

Marshall 7" HD-SDI field monitor (with False Colour mode)

Panasonic 7" SD wireless director's monitor *

BACKGROUNDS

Large greenscreen 3m x 5m (allows full length presenter shots) *

Lastolite Widescreen Greenscreen *

Lastolite Widescreen Bluescreen *

Lastolite Black/white background *

Interfit background system with various textured backgrounds *

GRIP

Sachtler Tripod

Track and dolly - lightweight, quick setup, great shots! *

Slider - 1m length with pan/tilt head and 100m bowl mount.

Glidecam Kit - takes AF101. Same results as the big Steadicam rigs but affordable! *

SOUND *

Sennheiser ME66 boom mic * (similar to 416)

Sony Diversity radio mic with ECM-77 head *

Tram tie clip, wired *

Boom arm stand *

2-way walki-talkies

NIKON D300s STILLS PHOTOGRAPHY KIT

See the Nikon page

PORTABLE EDITING

TRANSPORT

Subaru Legacy Outback 4WD Estate

Aircon

Sat Nav

Insured for business as cameraman

AA breakdown cover (highest level)

EXTRA EQUIPMENT

I have easy access to extra kit such as HMI lighting, Mini-Jib, Minicams etc. Just ask!