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In the harrowing winds and minus 45-degree temperature of the sub-Arctic, Panasonic's AG-DVX100 Mini-DV 3-CCD camcorder delivered an "amazing" performance for a Canadian film-maker shooting a documentary on the upcoming feature film, Snow Walker.
Vancouver, B.C.-based Comet Post Production used its newly-purchased AG-DVX100 60i/24p/30p camcorder to shoot in the severe sub-Arctic weather of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada major portions of a documentary on the making of the theatrical feature, Snow Walker. The documentary, tentatively entitled The Making of Snow Walker, will be included on the DVD release of the film, and negotiations are underway with a national broadcaster for it to air at the time of the film's release sometime this month. The AG-DVX100 is a Mini-DV 3-CCD camcorder with CineSwitch technology that supports 480i/60 (NTSC), cinema-style 480p/24fps and 480p/30fps image capture.
Fredrik Thorsen, Comet Post's owner/film-maker and the documentary's...