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C-Mount films concert DVD for "Of Montreal" November 2007 - Los Angeles
Using our Panasonic HVX200 P2 HD and Toshiba Ice Cube cameras, C-Mount helped Polyvinyl Records film a live concert DVD for the popular alternative rock band "Of Montreal." Filmed over 2 sold out nights at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, C-Mount provided a 5 man camera crew and on-stage POV cameras. Jib services were provided by our friends at Jibology.com The DVD is due out in the summer of 2008.
C-Mount goes on 30 Dates in 30 Days
September 2007-New York City
C-Mount has provided P.O.V. camera equipment to Time Inc. Studios for there 30 Dates in 30 Days web reality dating show. The interactive program is shown exclusively on Time Inc.'s Essence.com magazine web portal.
C-Mount Loves Baked Goods
July. 2007-Los Angeles
Baked Goods Productions & C-Mount have been working together to produce a series of promotional videos for auto maker Scion. C-Mount provided crews & camera support during a cross-country drag racing tour. Our Panasonic HVX200 cameras stood up to the harsh race track environment & provided Scion & Baked Good Productions with a great video product.
C-Mount helps HBO with wireless video
August. 2007-Los Angeles and New York City
Troy Miller, producer of HBO's new series "Flight of the Conchords" asked C-Mount to supply wireless video capability for location shooting with a Steadicam. This in-demand battery operated system is the ultimate radio frequency video monitoring tool for makers of film and television. "Flight of the Conchords"is an offbeat series features 2 Kiwi musicians who are struggling with life and career in NY.
ITVFest.org now sponsored by C-Mount Industries
July. 2007-Los Angeles
This years ITVFest was made possible with help from several organiziations including C-Mount Industries. ITVFest.org is an independent television festival featuring talented producers in a wide range of genres. C-Mount also supplied much of the technology to allow viewing of content from the festival on the official ITVFest.org website.
C-Mount on Feature Film "Get Some"
June. 2007-Los Angeles
The 2008 feature film "Get Some" asked for help with gear during filming in the summer of 2007. Having a hard time finding an adequate selection of lenses for a specialty camera rigging, the film starring Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) turned to C-Mount Industries for help. C-Mount provided the Summit Entertainment Production with a rare 2mm lens.
C-Mount heads to Baja
June. 2007-Mexico
Sum Of The Best Productions turned to C-Mount Industries to rig an off road race car in the Baja 500 desert race with small Toshiba "Ice Cube" cameras and camera technicians. The footage is being used for Desert Fury, a promotional documentary project about the race.
C-Mount on The Hills
June 2007 - Santa Monica, CA
Top rated reality show, MTV's The Hills came to C-Mount Industries to solve two problems. First, the very cinematically styled show has been shooting for the last two years in the letterboxed 16:9 aspect ratio, but the wireless video monitoring system they have been using was only 4:3. C-Mount has provided the director and producers of the show a specially modified Camos 7" 16:9 monitor to watch the feed from there existing Starlink wireless system. Secondly, Hill's Technical Supervisor Edgar Martin was frustrated with the old cargo van MTV had rented for him to use as his Tech/Camera/Grip truck. The old style cargo van, had a low ceiling that made loading very difficult and his c-stands had took up all the room on the floor. C-Mount, partnering with Edgar, has purchased a new Dodge Sprinter 3500 for MTV. The 6-wheeled, Mercedes built truck is still smaller than a cube truck, but tall enough for the 6 foot tech supervisor to stand up in. The diesel engine gets excellent gas mileage and the 6 wheels provide for a smooth ride.
C-Mount loves Baked Goods
May-July 2007 -New Jersey and Las Vegas, NV
C-Mount Industries has teamed up with Baked Goods Productions to capture the exciting action of professional drag racing for Scion cars broadband site. Using our Panasonic HVX200 P2 Cameras, we were able to provide a tapeless workflow of HD footage from the C-Mount camera teams.
New 2mm lens learns to skate!
Jan. 2007 - April 2007 - Simi Valley, California
While working on an untitled MTV pilot called Random Hero, about skateboarding, C-Mount Tech Manager Kevin "KJ" Johnson was asked by Director of Photography Jacob Pinger to come up with a really unique camera angle for the opening title sequence. KJ's solution was to build a metal housing for one of our Toshiba 3 chip Ice Cube POV cameras and bolt it to the bottom of a skateboard. The housing allowed the skateboarder to ride and do tricks (easy tricks!) while the camera remained safely attached without damaging it. Our new 2mm Super Wide lens was used to give the footage that skateboarding video fisheye look.
C-Mount Goes Global
Jan. 2007 - March 2007 - London, Madrid, Los Angeles, Kentucky and Qatar
C-Mount partners, Kevin Johnson and Jason Liquori have been globe trotting lately on two separate projects for MTV. Kevin recently came back from the UK and Spain where he helped create a documentary about Hilary Duff's new album and tour. Jason has been travelling between Los Angeles, Kentucky, the Middle East and Europe on a motorcycle racing documentary called The Kentucky Kid with MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden.
C-Mount in the Kitchen
Jan. 2007 - Los Angeles
C-Mount Industries co-founder Marc Weichel has been camera operating on the Fox reality cooking series Hell's Kitchen. From the Fox website: "World-renowned chef GORDON RAMSAY is back for a second serving of the sizzling unscripted series HELL'S KITCHEN and he's putting 12 new would-be restaurateurs on his chopping block."
C-Mount takes on MTV2 Rob & Big
Jan. 2007-Los Angeles
C-Mount and co-owner Jason Liquori are installing Toshiba Ice Cube cameras and our new Starlink Wireless system for the second season of MTV's hit reality series Rob and Big. The buddy comedy series features pro skateboarder Rob Dydrek and his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin living it up in Hollywood. The first season of the series produced some of the highest ratings the network has ever seen.