Z1's used on the set of Peter Jackson's King Kong at DVinfo.net

Kevin Dooley · April 13th, 2005, 06:42 AM

Okay, that may have been misleading... but not really.

The film is being shot on film, but Peter Jackson has been releasing production diaries every few days for the past 129 days. They will end up in the special features of the DVD, and the latest one is sort of a little docu on what that crew has been doing... and lo and behold when you see the camera... it's a Z1.

Anyways, you can find the production diaries at Kong is King. Day 129 gives you the glimpse of the Z1's. They files are pretty compressed MPEG-4 files, but I'm assuming we'll see better quality on the DVD when it comes out...

Christopher C. Murphy · April 13th, 2005, 07:30 AM

That Day 129 clip was hilarious!!!!!!!

Yes, that sure is the Z1! I'm LOVING HDV more and more everyday..

Hugh DiMauro · April 14th, 2005, 09:46 AM

I thought the Z1U had a wide angle/rectangular shaped Sony lens hood? That one looked 4 X 3!

Kevin Dooley · April 14th, 2005, 09:47 AM

Nonetheless, the camera was black, had the LCD up top, and said HDV on it....

Dylan Pank · April 14th, 2005, 09:57 AM

Some of the cameras you saw in that clip were definitely PD150/170s.

There seem to be a number of different models in use in that clip, PDs and HD1s in addition to other cameras.

The camera Andy Serkis pulls out of the box looks to be a FX1.

April 13th, 2005, 06:42 AM	#1
Kevin Dooley Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 414	Z1's used on the set of Peter Jackson's King Kong Okay, that may have been misleading... but not really. The film is being shot on film, but Peter Jackson has been releasing production diaries every few days for the past 129 days. They will end up in the special features of the DVD, and the latest one is sort of a little docu on what that crew has been doing... and lo and behold when you see the camera... it's a Z1. Anyways, you can find the production diaries at Kong is King. Day 129 gives you the glimpse of the Z1's. They files are pretty compressed MPEG-4 files, but I'm assuming we'll see better quality on the DVD when it comes out... __________________ Kevin Dooley Media Director, Pantego Bible Church

April 13th, 2005, 07:30 AM	#2
Christopher C. Murphy Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,707	That Day 129 clip was hilarious!!!!!!! Yes, that sure is the Z1! I'm LOVING HDV more and more everyday.. __________________ Christopher C. Murphy Director, Producer, Writer

April 14th, 2005, 09:46 AM	#3
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,207	I thought the Z1U had a wide angle/rectangular shaped Sony lens hood? That one looked 4 X 3! __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

April 14th, 2005, 09:47 AM	#4
Kevin Dooley Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 414	Nonetheless, the camera was black, had the LCD up top, and said HDV on it.... __________________ Kevin Dooley Media Director, Pantego Bible Church

April 14th, 2005, 09:57 AM	#5
Dylan Pank Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Portsmouth, UK Posts: 611	Some of the cameras you saw in that clip were definitely PD150/170s. There seem to be a number of different models in use in that clip, PDs and HD1s in addition to other cameras. The camera Andy Serkis pulls out of the box looks to be a FX1.