JVC Model: ProHD HD100U Series Camcorder
User Name:
Damian Smith, President & CEO
Legion Production Services
Equipment purchased:
Legion Production Services
provides first-hand, high definition video and post-production services for an
extensive group of clients in the United States and abroad. Legion was one of
the first companies in the US to receive the ProHD camera. They’ve been using two cameras consistently
throughout all areas of their production, including short film projects,
national campaign ads, and video work for the CW network hit “One Tree Hill.”
Looking for a more cost
effective way to produce and shoot their projects, Legion began using the ProHD
camera because they were amazed with the camera’s performance and the high
quality Fujinon lens. “We didn’t want a glorified camcorder. We need to be able
to use film accessories like Panavision size filters, follow focus, cine lens
option, on board monitors and video transmitters. This is a lot easier to
accomplish on the JVC platform as it was the most production friendly,” said
Damian Smith, president & CEO, Legion Production Services.
Smith also commented on the
camera’s resilience to extreme weather, “We’ve truly put the camera to the test
shooting in 100+ degree temperatures in North Carolina, South Carolina and
Virginia and in the Chilean winter. The
camera performed flawlessly!”
Recently, Legion has done
some high-end real estate commercials as well as a national Suzuki spot using
the JVC camera. “ We are planning on using six JVC cameras for a government
project we’ll be doing in 2007, as well as Damian Lahey’s next feature film
“American Vengeance,” said Smith.
Smith admired the support
of JVC’s local district sales manager, Michael Jackson, “We were doing a commercial
and needed a new mattebox immediately. Michael helped us find exactly the model
we needed.”
In addition, Legion Productions utilizes four JVC ProHD BR-HD50 player/recorders and four DT-V1710CGU 17-inch HD monitors.