“THE VISUAL QUALITY OF THE WIZARD RED CAM HD IS SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY”

The visual quality of the Wizard Red Cam HD is superior in every way. Images are crystalline, and the resolution is pristine. A variety of camera angles and screen effects bring modern, high-end production edginess without sacrificing the direct focus of the music. Both PCM Stereo and DD 5.1 offer enhanced auditory caliber.

— Robbie Gerson

MUSIC DVD REVIEW: HEART – NIGHT AT SKYE CHURCH

There are those concert films that are very static. It is as though it were simply enough for a camera or two to be pointed at the band on the stage to capture the essence of the performance. Night at Sky Church is not one of those. The camera work here is in a word fantastic. There is constant movement, movement that echoes the excitement of the music and the excitement of the audience. The camera moves between long shots of the band to close ups of individual musicians. Camera angles change: they shoot from above, from below, from the side. They zoom in; they zoom out. There are split screens and super imposed shots. It is camera work that truly enhances the experience of the concert and the two men credited with the photographic direction, Champe Barton and Steve Gibby, deserve some love.

— Jack Goodstein

CASE STUDY: A HYBRID 10-CAMERA RED 4K AND EFP HD PRODUCTION — JOURNEY: LIVE FROM MANILA *

Production Team, Red Crew

I was jazzed to learn about this production because of the show’s hybrid nature: 10 Red cameras on the rock band Journey in Manila in the Philippines. It may be the most exciting case study of this book, because it exemplifi es great craftsmanship executed with passion and a bit of risk-taking in order to ratchet the entire industry up a notch. A great big mash-up, the Journey/Manila show combined Red 4k with 720 p HD-SDI video, traditional video lenses with cine and SLR lenses, was directed for live IMAG and a feature-length edited concert, and employed crew members from around the world. And now, thanks to the team’s generous communication with me, this study can help to clear the way for future Red 4K-EFP hybrid productions to evolve.

“The Wilson sisters are amazing and HEART shows no signs of slowing down. The RED Technology allowed us to deliver an extremely high quality show that sets a new benchmark for music concert production”, stated Dan Barnett, Executive Producer of Wizard Entertainment.”

WizardHD PRODUCES BENCHMARK JOURNEY CONCERT   TV SPECIAL AND DVD “LIVE IN MANILA”, USING RED ONE CAMERAS IN 4K RESOLUTION, THE RESULTS ARE BEYOND HD

WizardHD is based Ft. Lauderdale based entertainment production company filmed a concert for the legendary rock band JOURNEY on March 14, 2009 at the Mall of Asia in Manila Philippines. The show was filmed with state of the art, high resolution RED ONE cameras which deliver stunning digital imagery.

The quality of the production was unique because the show was shot with TEN (10) RED ONE cameras which allowed us the capture in 4K resolution which is four times the resolution of 1080HD. This cutting edge camera system eliminates the need to rent an HD production truck because each camera records the entire concert on its own hard drive. “The RED Technology allowed us to deliver an extremely high quality show that connects the viewing audience with the bands performance in a way never seen before”, stated Dan Barnett, Executive Producer of WizardHD.