Green Door Films was the first to introduce digital high-speed video as a direct source of slow-motion material for production. The Phantom has now superseded the use of 16mm, Super16 and 35mm high-speed film cameras. Our “capture services” are recognised, trusted and respected by the television and film industry. Our technicians have years of high-speed experience and can discuss with your Director and DoP the best way to achieve the required shot. We are unique in that we are not affiliated to any other company whether it is equipment rental, effects facility, Director or DoP.

The whole phenomenon of high-speed video is a recent one. It was not until the 1980s that the first high-speed video cameras appeared on the market. These recorded up to 200pps (pictures per second) on VHS tape. The equipment was cumbersome; the main electronics would be wheeled around on a cart with a separate camera connected by cable.

With successive developments in equipment, picture quality gradually improved until the high-speed digital video camera moved into the film studio, being offered by film camera rental facilities as a video assist. Rehearsals could now be recorded on video and the results played back instantly, allowing effects technicians to make fine adjustments to their equipment. Only when everything was looking right would the expensive-to-run high-speed film camera be used to obtain the quality result required by production companies.

Inevitably, the image quality from each new generation of digital high-speed camera has increased by leaps and bounds. The latest cameras are now used directly for slo-mo effects, largely doing away with 16mm, Super16 and 35mm high-speed film cameras and the huge cost of raw stock and film processing. Using instant replay via a laptop computer the Director can better evaluate what will or will not work and by fine tuning lighting and exposure the DoP and Director are able to explore and build upon an idea during the shoot. If a take does not work or look right the camera is ready to try again within seconds.

Today, material from digital high-speed video cameras is regularly cut into normal, Super16 or 35mm film material, video, HD and when viewed on television, the slo-mo results are stunning. As digital high-speed video cameras evolve, we can expect to see continuous improvements in camera sensitivity and resolution.

The Phantom V5.1 is designed for capturing slow-motion footage and is not suitable for use as a substitute for normal speed film or video cameras.

Note: At this present time there are no Hi-Def (1920x1080) High-Speed Video Cameras available on the rental market capable of recording 1,000pps.

For further information or a quotation:

GREEN DOOR FILMS

T/F: +44(0)1844 -217148

v5.1@greendoorfilms.co.uk

www.greendoorfilms.co.uk

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