United Kingdom
Professional Video
Content creation & presentation
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Oaktree Foundation
|Oaktree’s Schools 4 Schools programme was launched in order to facilitate partnerships between international schools and allow young people to
take an active role in tackling poverty and inequality. Oaktree UK’s volunteer film director, Alex Palmer, along with three students, set off to Kwa Zulu-Natal in South Africa for their
first visit to a partner school. They filmed the trip in order to create awareness of the programme and this was shot using the JVC GY-HD201 ProHD camcorder. Alex explains why the
project is important and how JVC’s GY-HD201E contributed to its success.
“We made this film to kick start a programme so that UK schools can understand what the programme does. Schools 4 Schools aim is to forge lasting partnerships between schools in the UK and the developing world. We encourage students to educate themselves and each other about issues of international development, inspiring and equipping them to work together to create sustainable change.
“When choosing a camera for this film, I needed something that was shouldermounted
for this type of run and gun documentary, but not too heavy as it would be used all day, everyday. The GY-HD201 was perfect; the lens system was incredible; the zoom,
iris and focus all very accessible. I also liked the 720p HD format, which meant we could create Blu-ray discs and post the files to the web in HD.
“The main benefits are its reliability and its ergonomics”, Alex continues. “I had only used the camera a couple of times before but after a bit of operation I felt incredibly comfortable with operating the camera; by the first day I was even delving into the gamma and skin tone settings. Going from indoors to outdoors, and with the colour temperature changing so quickly in Africa’s winter, the white balance was incredibly quick and easy to achieve balanced colours, which saved me time in post. Focusing in low light is a problem for any cameraman but the focus assist is absolutely amazing – I could get pin-point accuracy every time.”
Alex was so pleased with the results that he decided to use the JVC GY-HD201 again when working on another project. “JVC really made the difference with our budget and the quality of our documentary,” Alex explains.
“The camera was also used in helping make a DVD of a youth leadership forum, called ENKE, in Johannesburg. I teamed up with the Australian Schools 4 Schools team to multi-cam some lectures and events. I can safely say that the JVC’s colour depth and general quality was far better than the Sony Z1.|
“We made this film to kick start a programme so that UK schools can understand what the programme does. Schools 4 Schools aim is to forge lasting partnerships between schools in the UK and the developing world. We encourage students to educate themselves and each other about issues of international development, inspiring and equipping them to work together to create sustainable change.
“When choosing a camera for this film, I needed something that was shouldermounted
for this type of run and gun documentary, but not too heavy as it would be used all day, everyday. The GY-HD201 was perfect; the lens system was incredible; the zoom,
iris and focus all very accessible. I also liked the 720p HD format, which meant we could create Blu-ray discs and post the files to the web in HD.
“The main benefits are its reliability and its ergonomics”, Alex continues. “I had only used the camera a couple of times before but after a bit of operation I felt incredibly comfortable with operating the camera; by the first day I was even delving into the gamma and skin tone settings. Going from indoors to outdoors, and with the colour temperature changing so quickly in Africa’s winter, the white balance was incredibly quick and easy to achieve balanced colours, which saved me time in post. Focusing in low light is a problem for any cameraman but the focus assist is absolutely amazing – I could get pin-point accuracy every time.”
Alex was so pleased with the results that he decided to use the JVC GY-HD201 again when working on another project. “JVC really made the difference with our budget and the quality of our documentary,” Alex explains.
“The camera was also used in helping make a DVD of a youth leadership forum, called ENKE, in Johannesburg. I teamed up with the Australian Schools 4 Schools team to multi-cam some lectures and events. I can safely say that the JVC’s colour depth and general quality was far better than the Sony Z1.|
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