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Columbia College - update

The Department of Film & Video at Columbia College, Chicago – one of the largest accredited film schools in the world – has recently purchased more than 100 JVC GY-HM100 handheld camcorders to serve as the primary acquisition medium for hundreds of students completing its Foundations Program, a two-semestercurriculum designed to introduce them to the craft of professional filmmaking.

DAccording to Don Smith, associate chair, Department of Film & Video, the JVC camcorders were chosen because they record HD footage to inexpensive SDHC memory cards in the QuickTime .MOV file format. Students can drag files directly to the Final Cut Pro timeline on their Apple laptops and begin editing straight away.

“The most important benefit these camcorders offer us is the ability to record high-quality, native QuickTime files that are ready to edit without the timeconsuming media capture or ingest process,” said Smith. “JVC camcorders enable us to teach our students how to work as part of a creative collaborative team, employing the same efficient, streamlined workflow that is revolutionising the way motion pictures are made.”

Columbia College has a long-standing relationship with JVC in the US, and its faculty was consulted when the ProHD camcorder line was developed. Back in spring this year, JVC donated a preproduction model of the GY-HM100 to the Department of Film & Video so that 23 students could participate in a creative filmmaking opportunity posed by top ad agency DDB/Chicago. The students volunteered to produce one-minute videos to promote the Field Museum, the agency’s Chicago-based client, for a variety of internet outlets. The department faculty recognised quickly that the GY-HM100 was well suited to the needs and goals of its curriculum.

D“For educators, it’s important to choose camera equipment that doesn’t obstruct or frustrate beginning students, yet is complex enough to satisfy the advanced student’s more ambitious movie-making aspirations,” said Bruce Sheridan, chairman, Department of Film & Video. “Since passionate film students push the creative and technical envelope on new technologies as much as professional users do, there are inherent benefits to collaborations between educators and technology innovators, and this is well illustrated by our relationship with JVC.”

“While we strongly believe in teaching the disciplines of traditional filmmaking and storytelling, we’re equally dedicated to giving our students an understanding of digital cinematography, from pre-production to digital intermediate finishing,” noted Charles Celander, operations manager, Department of Film & Video. “JVC camcorders are the key to accomplishing our ultimate goal: to graduate students that can go on to make a positive contribution to the motion picture industry.”

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