  hide cookie message  Underwater Specialist: Luca Coltri
Shooting DVCPro HD with Gates underwater housing  Underwater
Specialist: Luca Coltri  In this interview Luca Coltri talks the
equipment he uses, how it operates, and just what he has to go
through to work as an underwater videographer.  Beyond the task
of acquiring the footage, the post-production process is equally
interesting. The footage is shot an 50 frames per second,
providing slow motion, and is then conformed using Apple's
Cinema Tools to the required frame-rate. The option is there to
work at slow motion (50fps) or standard motion (25fps).  For HD
acquisition Luca works with the Panasonic DVCPro HD format. Some
of his equipment he uses:   Panasonic HVX201AE DVCPRO HD P2 3ccd
Housing Gates per HVX201AE (depth 137 mt)  Port Super Wide Angle
120° Zoom  Port macro 3x  Underwater Microphone  External
Monitor 16:9  Lights HID 100 + 100 Watt  2 Light Kit  500 + 500
watt  For more information contact Luca Coltri    Submit this
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