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HD Video • Lighting for Film & Video • New Media Services

Welcome to the gil whitney film & video services website! Columbus, Ohio and the Midwest's first call for Film/Video/HD & New Media production services.

From indie short films, features and videos to national and regional projects for B.P. Oil, Nike.com, The Clintonville History Society and Guidant Corporation--I've had a very diverse range of experience over the past 15 years. This diversity enables me to bring a unique perspective and professionalism to your project, regardless of the size.

Take a look around and feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

Gil Whitney

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Services

HD Video • New Media • Film

• HD Videography and Lighting for Interviews, --VNRs, Commercials, Educational & Training --Videos

• HD Video Acquisition for New Media - Web, --CD-ROM, DVD, Pod Casts & Streaming Internet --Video

• Lighting for HD & Film

DVD Authoring

• Duplication and Media Conversions

• Non-Linear Edting - Final Cut Pro Studio 2

• Experienced Crew - From DP to PAs

• Established relationships with local Grip & --Electric Rental and Production Houses

What's New

Go Tapeless. Introducing the new DR-HD100 100 GB Firestore hard drive. Works with either the JVC HD100 or Panasonic 100a. Save hundred of hours of digitizing . Read more...

Arri Light Kit - Softbank 4

 

Recent Shoots & Projects

 

The Wall Street Journal Online, Interview with Scotts Lawn CEO James Hagedorn, View Clip (Camera)

Sunshine Heart, Inc./The Ohio State University, VNR, C-Pulse Implantable Heart Assist Device, first surgery performed in the U.S. (Camera) View Clip

Hiding in Plain Sight, Interviews with Betty Lauer, author of a true story of a German-Jewish teenage girl's struggle to survive in Nazi-Occupied Poland. View Clip (DoP)

Enthnographic Insight, Inc., Video study on people's attitudes towards corporate environmental and green practices. Two camera crews provided.

Abbott Nutrition, Documentary about Abbott employees working with Habitat for Humanity. (Camera)

The Ohio State University, Biomedical Media Center, Patient restraints training video (Camera)

Palm Harbor Homes of Addision TX, Provided camera crew to cover the construction of modular home in Chillicothe, Ohio

What's with That House? Man Land - HGTV, (Camera Op.)

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Interviews for a promotional video (Camera)

Nike+,"Day of Reckoning" webdoc Wieden + Kennedy Advertising (2nd Camera)

Marsh Inc., Risk management informational video (DoP)

Nikegridiron.com, web video with OSU coach Jim Tressel (Camera)

Guidant Corp., sponsored informational CD-Rom on cardiac studies (DoP)

Errol Morris (Thin Blue Line, Fog of War) was in Columbus taping an interview for his new documentary Standard Operating Procedure. We spent nearly 10 hours interviewing the lead Army interrogator for Abu Grave Prison. Very interesting insights into the Abu Grave Prison scandal (Gaffer)

 

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Visit the Reel Page for DoP Samples

Camera Package Rentals

Panasonic HPX500
Panasonic's shoulder-mount P2 HD camcorders delivers a unique combination of high-end features never offered in a camcorder of this genre, including 2/3" progressive 3-CCDs, DVCPRO HD 1080/720p HD and SD formats, variable frame rates, and four independent audio channels.
View camera package.

Panasonic HPX300
The AG-HPX300 is world's first affordable full 10-bit, 4:2:2 professional HD camcorder. With 17x interchangeable lens, three 1/3" 2.2-megapixel 3-MOS imagers and full 1920x1080, 10-bit 4:2:2 AVC-Intra recording, the HPX300 brings true master-quality HD recording within your reach -- all with the benefit of P2's faster, independent frame, file-based workflow.
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Panasonic HVX200A
Panasonic's handheld P2 HD camcorders are packed with advanced video technologies. Features like the DVCPRO HD codec's high image quality and variable frame rate recording. The original HVX200 is widely praised as a revolutionary professional production tool for an array of applications, from filmmaking through broadcasting.
View camera package.

JVC HD100UA 720p/24p HDV video camcorder. The new standard for MiniDV 24p video. The HD100U offers true high definition recording on inexpensive and reliable tape, or onto an optional hard disk. Choice your recording flavor in either 720/24p, 720/25p, 720/30p, 576/50p, 480/60p, 480/24p or 480/60i video. Shoot off the shoulder with ease. Camera is perfectly balanced with the included Anton Bauer Dionic 90 battery system. View camera package.

Fox Series ‘24’ Cinematographer Rodney Charters talks about the JVC HD100U and it’s potential as a filmmaking tool. View Clip.

dvx100aPanasonic DVX-100A. The second generation of the original MiniDV 24p camera. Still widely used by network, documentary and indie filmmakers. Visit Panasonic.com more info. Download the 100A brochure (PDF).

dvx100aSony HVR-Z1U. The rapid transition to HD programming in broadcasting and postproduction has introduced a tremendous demand for an entry-level path into the HD world. Sony's response to this demand is the HVR-Z1U HD 1080i Video Camera Recorder - a compact and cost-effective HD camcorder that builds on the market-acclaimed DVCAM recorders.

The HPX500, HPX300, JVC HD100U, Panasonic HVX200A, DVX 100A and Sony Z1U camera packages are available for rental.

Digital Betacam, DVCAM, Betacam SP and other formats are available upon request.

 


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