HD EssentialsRemembering Woodstock. Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple captures new HD footage for piece commemorating the rock festival's 40-year anniversary....
October 16, 2009 -- The iconic music event, Woodstock, was relived on television this summer, marking the festival's 40-year anniversary. Both the VH1 and History networks ran the premiere of Woodstock: Now and Then, a new documentary shot with Sony HDV camcorders.

HD EssentialsRichardson Opts For VariCam
August 14, 2009 -- Portland, Ore.-based director/DP Peter Richardson, a veteran of P2 HD production, recently purchased the Panasonic VariCam 2700 P2 HD VariCam, which he is using to shoot a feature-length documentary about Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. He has also utilized the camcorder to shoot promotional video for Nike.

HD EssentialsRichardson Opts For VariCam
July 17, 2009 -- Portland, Ore.-based director/DP Peter Richardson, a veteran of P2 HD production, recently purchased the Panasonic VariCam 2700 P2 HD VariCam, which he is using to shoot a feature-length documentary about Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. He has also utilized the camcorder to shoot promotional video for Nike.

HD EssentialsDirector/writer Jason Zada has shot a five-episode web series and three :30 broadcast spots for adidas with AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p P2 HD and AJ-HPX500 2/3 shoulder-mount P2 HD camcorders.
April 17, 2009 -- Director/writer Jason Zada has shot a five-episode web series and three :30 broadcast spots for adidas with AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p P2 HD and AJ-HPX500 2/3 shoulder-mount P2 HD camcorders.

HD EssentialsHolding Out Carat For Advertisers
December 19, 2008 -- Media agency Carat released a study titled "Hi-def & Digital TV: Clearing Up The Picture," which provides an overview of the HD marketplace for advertising.

HD EssentialsSuperstudio Goes Viral For DDB, Bud Light Lime
December 05, 2008 -- Director and VFX artist Johannes Gamble of superstudio, Santa Monica, partnered with ad agency DDB Chicago on a viral video campaign for Anheuser-Busch's 2008 beer introduction, Bud Light Lime.

HD EssentialsPhantom Acquisition Turns Real
November 07, 2008 -- Panavision, a leading supplier of digital and film camera systems through its rental operations around the world, has announced an agreement with Abel Cine Tech and Vision Research for the acquisition of Phantom HD high-speed digital cameras.

HD EssentialsKeeping Your Antennae Up
October 10, 2008 -- Gaining confidence that most Americans are now aware that the DTV transition is fast approaching, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is moving to another related issue in the shift.

HD EssentialsFCC Hits The Road
September 26, 2008 -- An ambitious educational initiative on the transition to DTV might spur a spoof of a standard song. The new lyrics might be something along the lines of "I'll be FCC'ing you in all those old, familiar places."
    Indeed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will take a lead role in a road tour to approximately 80 markets across the United States. Each stop along the way will feature a public event in which one of the FCC's five commissioners will appear in order to help raise awareness about the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television.

HD EssentialsBroadcast/Advertiser Coalition
August 15, 2008 -- Broadcasters and advertisers have joined forces to prepare the advertising community for the February 17, 2009 transition to digital television (DTV), forming a coalition and unveiling a new initiative: "The DTV Transition: Keeping the Ad Community in the Loop."
    The newly formed coalition, which includes the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA), the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the Television Bureau of Advertising, will work to ensure advertisers, as well as viewers, enjoy a smooth transition to DTV.