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Shooting on the VX1000 and editing on… Optima! Anyone remember that system? The whole thing, with five Optimas and 2x256GB of storage, was installed at Andy Sumner’s in Manchester back in the late Spring of 1997 and it was a struggle, literally.
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The cost savings also meant that it was feasible to purchase a networked edit system and that was used to off-line a 24 part series called Made in Manchester. The VX1000 was not ideal, far from it, but it meant more for less. Even if they had wanted to shoot on the larger Digibeta format cameras, whilst these would have much better quality, they were just too large and expensive for this sort of series. Yes, Hi-8 and S-VHS cameras had been used in the past but usually in limited ways, and the increase in quality over those formats was not to be sniffed at – more lines and better dropout tolerance.
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With the smaller cameras and having the production team shoot and record sound, it was feasible. With the larger standard camera, the cost of having a crew on standby was prohibitive. A lightweight, sub-broadcast quality camera was the only way this sort of on the fly observational series could be shot.
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On Soho Stories Director Chris Terrill used the VX1000 to shoot a groundbreaking series on the streets of Soho. A little later some of the audio issues were solved by using a Beach Box, manufactured by Beachtech which is still going strong, although the battery life was always a problem. The latter solution also involved a bespoke battery belt (a single in-camera battery only lasted about 40 minutes) and it also had mic inputs on it, and there was a single umbilical carrying power and audio into the camera. This also meant that two mics could be used, not just the single one that the standard socket supported. That meant that various VX1000s were modded by either going directly into the mic circuit and using Lemo sockets where the onboard mic was, or just hard wiring in
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Just a bit of detail on this: the 3.5mm microphone socket on the side was plastic and wouldn’t hold up to professional use. There were signs of dissent, ‘toy town’ and ‘Fisher Price’ was often heard, but not put off by this and with some significant modification on the audio side, it was used to shoot ‘Soho Stories’. Panasonic had a much smaller camera, the AG-EZ1, but it narrowly lost out to the Sony, at the BBC anyway. There were rumours flying around that it would replace the Betacam SP and the 16mm film cameras that were in wide use at the time. The VX1000 was going to be tested to see if it could actually be used for broadcast. It also had a large LCD display on the back with an audio level indicator, something only usually found on much larger, more professional cameras, and a battery that was held inside the camera. These were the days before flip-out screens. The camera was festooned with buttons, some familiar, some not so. Then, on closer inspection, I saw that it wasn’t, it was a brand new format.DV. When it elegantly presented the tape, I had a look at it. What was this thing? It looked a bit like one of Sony’s upmarket Hi-8 cameras, but no, it was different, a bit sleeker and what about that tape door with the illuminated soft-touch transport controls?…Wow.
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As someone who was obsessed by technology even then, I was intrigued. There were only a couple of people looking at it, but it stopped me in my tracks. At the time, I was on my way to see someone about something (this detail has faded over time) and as I strode past a desk, it caught my eye. The camera was the DCR-VX1000, a small silver box that I first saw sitting on a desk in the BBC in White City. The year was 1995 and Sony had released a camera so revolutionary it was about to start a change in broadcasting that can still be felt today. I don’t mean to trivialise any of those others, but it had a profound impact on my life. Yes, I jest, but really, this was a significant moment for me. your eyes met across a crowded room, you smiled and then they emitted a loud buzzing noise as their side opened up and out came an impossibly sized videotape. Then there are others that can be much more personal, the birth of your children, the time when you met your long-time partner, you know. There are the ones always referenced: the assassination of JFK, the death of Elvis, 9/11. There are times in our lives, moments that we all remember, some touchstone events that stand out. We look back on the original DV camera and its effect on broadcasters, particularly at the BBC. Sony's DCR-VX1000 was truly revolutionary for its time.
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