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BITS & PIECES www.postmagazine.com 11 POST MARCH 2017 DIRECTOR SHOOTS CAR CHASE FILM WITH JVC GY-LS300 CAMCORDER WAYNE, NJ — In the motion picture industry, previsualization helps film- makers provide proof of concept by shooting quick, unpolished versions of complex scenes. Director and ac- tion DP Lawrence Ribeiro has direct- ed and shot more than 100 sequenc- es for various films and commercials. When directing his own short film, The Chase, Ribeiro wanted a slick finished product, so he shot with the GY-LS300 4KCAM handheld Super 35 camcorder from JVC Professional Video (http://pro.jvc.com). Essentially a 90-second car chase preceded by stylish establishing shots of Los Angeles, the film was shot over two days in Los Angeles in 2015 and released on YouTube in October 2016 (The film can be seen at http://bit.ly/2kRDxbu). Ribeiro trained for six weeks to prepare for the project and shot the film entirely handheld, choosing the GY-LS300 specifically for its design. "A lot of times you're in awkward positions and camera weight can make the difference between getting a shot. I think one key factor is how the camera combines lightness, ergonomics and 4:2:2 recording capabilities," Ribeiro explains. "That lends itself to speed and more dynamic filmmaking. Without that combination, I couldn't have made this piece." With the help of a professional stunt team and post production hous- es in Hollywood, Ribeiro created The Chase as his own high-quality show- case that harkened back to the BMW short film series from the early 2000s. "To some degree, it's a very fancy business card," Ribeiro says. "The im- ages are quite good, and I didn't even use the camera's full 4K capabilities." To achieve a cinematic look, Ribeiro paired the GY-LS300 with an Olympus ED 12-40mm f/2.8 lens. Ribeiro used the camera's built-in LCD display to frame shots without an external monitor, while the zoom lens allowed him to get the shots he needed without changing lenses. Designed for cinematographers, documentarians and broadcast pro- duction departments, the GY-LS300 features JVC's 4K Super 35 CMOS sensor and a Micro Four Thirds (MFT) lens mount. With its Variable Scan Mapping technology, the GY- LS300 adjusts the sensor to provide native support of MFT, PL, EF and other lenses, which connect to the camera via third-party adapters. Other features include Prime Zoom, which allows shooters using fixed-fo- cal (prime) lenses to zoom in and out without losing resolution or depth, and the "JVC Log" gamma setting, which expands dynamic range by 800 percent with film-like latitude. Director Lawrence Ribeiro used a JVC GY-LS300 4KCAM handheld camcorder (below) to shoot his short film, The Chase. RICHMOND, VA — Reenactment Stock Footage (www.reenactment stockfootage.com), which offers an expansive HD collection of licens- able, historical re-enactments and recreations, has launched an all-new Website. The new site showcases material from more than 20 eras spanning 400 years of history. In addition, nearly the entire library of footage is now available online for review and download. The company also continues to expand its collection of intense and cinematic HD military and home-front historical footage, where collections include everything from Colonial America and Jamestown, to the American Revolution, the Civil War and Prohibition Gangsters. These new collections are exclusive and include newly-shot 4K recreations with accurate costumes, props, special effects and period actors. Reenactment Stock Footage recently collaborated on a number of histori- cal film series and documentaries. The company providing some historical HD stock footage for the Fox News Channel series Legends & Lies: The Real West and Legends & Lies: The Patriots from executive producer Bill O'Reilly. This series, now completing it's third season, is an eye-opening look at the truth behind popular historical legends from America's past. The recent Emmy-nominated Discovery mini-series Patriots Rising: The American Revolution also took advantage of the resources offered by Reenactment Stock Footage. In addition, the upcoming 2017 series Killing Machines, from Australian producers WildBear Entertainment, features hun- dreds of clips from Reenactment Stock Footage. NEW REENACTMENT STOCK WEBSITE SPANS 400 YEARS