P2 camera used in what T.V. shows?

[Shane Ross]

I don’t think they are used on any network TV shows, but we certainly used them in my History Channel Show THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR…two of them. Alongside a Varicam. And we will use them again in ANDREW JACKSON, also for The History Channel.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[Todd Mcmullen]

We use it as an additional camera and as a football camera for Friday Night Lights.
Check it out on Tuesdays on NBC. see if you can tell what is 16mm and what is p2.
we shoot it at 720p 24fps.

Todd McMullen
Flip Flop Films
Austin
Cinematography Forum Leader

[Shane Ross]

Cool…it is used in network TV. And yes, in the hands of a good DP and colorist, you’ll be hard pressed to tell the difference.

Todd…tell your camera guys to stop shaking the camera so dang much. I think this is the best new show on TV, but I have trouble watching it. The camera motion makes me ill…and I am not the only one.

I couldn’t handle ANY GIVEN SUNDAY (couldn’t tell WHAT was going on) and Friday Night Lights the movie.

Just tone it down a little. Yeah, I know that you probably won’t, because this look is dictated by the Producers and directors…just letting you know that it is difficult to watch.

Great show.

Shane

Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net

[David S.]

[todd mcmullen] “We use it as an additional camera and as a football camera for Friday Night Lights.
Check it out on Tuesdays on NBC. see if you can tell what is 16mm and what is p2.
we shoot it at 720p 24fps. Todd McMullen”

Any chance Todd that the production team could stop the excess jerkiness look to an otherwise interesting show.

It turned us off, and at least six other couples who were so distracted by the excessive movement.

[Peter Mackay]

I know for a fact that the camera is being used in two network shows, Numbers and Bones. It is used where there is not enough space to put the full size camera and also for various wide shots and on a Jib for overheads. On a recent episode of Numbers which dealt with baseball the entire opening sequence was shot on the HVX200.

[Barry Green]

Here’s an article of it being used in “The 4400”
https://www.chrisoben.com/discoveringthehvx200_dcs_web.pdf

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[Jan Crittenden livingston]

It is also among the cast of characters on The Office.

Best,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems