Panasonic Announces Digital Filmmakers Grant
October 01, 2003
Secaucus, NJ - Panasonic has announced a Digital Filmmakers Grant program that each quarter will reward an independent filmmaker with a complete production package to produce a feature or documentary project. Grand prize winners will receive the use of an AJ-SDX900 dual-mode DVCPRO Cinema camera package with Fujinon lens, Final Cut Pro 4 (FCP4) editing system, and a DVCPRO50 deck with IEEE 1394 card, courtesy of Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company, Abel Cine Tech and Apple.
Applications are being accepted now through the end of the year (Dec. 31, 2003) for the first grant. Entrants will be asked to submit: a one or two page treatment; a description of the proposed production path (i.e., how will the project be edited); a comment on the features of the AJ-SDX900 that suit the project; a copy of the script or rough script; and a sample of the DP's work, among other criteria. The first grand prize winner will be announced during first quarter 2004. Notification of all winning applicants will be made within 10 days of the close of each quarter.
Each winner will be selected on the basis of the presentation of all key elements of the application packet submitted, the creative and technical merit of the proposed project, as well as the program partners' confidence that the filmmaker(s) will be able to complete the film as proposed.
Quarterly grand prize winners will receive a three-week rental of the AJ-SDX900 camera and Fujinon Broadcast zoom lens, 10 hours of DVCPRO50 videotape, a 10-week rental of an editing package consisting of a Power Mac G5 and Final Cut Pro 4 editing software, and a Panasonic DVCPRO50 VTR with an IEEE1394 Firewire card. Rental value of this equipment package is more than $17,000.
Based upon the strength of submissions, additional prizes may be awarded per quarter consisting of a three-week rental of the AJ-SDX900 and 10 hours of DVCPRO50 videotape. Rental value of these awards is more than $4,500.
The Panasonic Digital Filmmakers Grant program will be overseen by Abel Cine Tech. Equipment can be procured out of their New York or Los Angeles location.
Additional equipment for all awards can be rented from Abel Cine Tech at a preferred, grant program rate. In addition, winners' production teams will be trained at Abel Cine Tech's New York or Los Angeles office in the operation of the AJ-SDX900 and will learn how to optimize the camera and post equipment for their particular project.
For more information about the Panasonic Digital Filmmakers Program, visit
www.panasonic.com/dvcpro
# # #
For a listing of all the WEVA News Stories...
Click Here |
