TV & VIDEO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT NEWS

A studio is a studio is a studio. Four walls, a roof and a floor – right? In very rare cases right, but generally wrong – very wrong, says Andy Stead
Broadcast Pix today launched an online user forum, www.broadcastpix.com/forum, to foster communication between live video production professionals from a variety of markets.
South African company Aquavision recently produced a two hour live broadcast off the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) coast for NatGeo Wild, writes Julie-Anne Reid.

Sunday 20 November 2011 and a crew of nine pile out of a truck at Wilson’s Wharf in Durban and begin to unload equipment on to a 42-foot catamaran called the Spirit of Elan.
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In one short season, Dutch mobile recording specialist Cinevideogroup used its Lawo-equipped triple expander OBV to record 3D and HD video productions for musical superstars from three different nations. The mc²66 digital audio console is one of the reasons why Cinevideogroup’s flagship OB14 truck is booked for the biggest and most complex music projects in Europe.
Liquid Gate Studios was recently tasked to create a music video for Afrikaans rock brand Sonsteek’s latest single, Kan Ek So Leef?