New FOR-A Video Switcher Selected For Twofour Reality Show

NEP company Roll to Record, the world leader in robotic camera systems and semi-permanent studio installations, has purchased a FOR-A HVS-350HS video switcher for small-scale rig productions. The switcher’s compact size reduces set-up and breakdown times, requires fewer people on set and is easily transportable, all of which contribute to a more scaleable set-up and production budget savings.
The switcher was first used on ‘The Resort’, a 6x60min series produced by Twofour and GroupM Entertainment for ITV2, following teenagers on their first foreign holiday away from their parents. The four-week shoot took place in Magaluf, Majorca.
Roll To Record provided all technical facilities, including the new switcher as part of its small-scale rig set-up, and technical staff that rotated over 22 hours on two shifts, providing unit management, engineering and sound support on site. Back-up support was also on hand back in the UK.
Mick Bass, Commercial Director, Roll To Record, said: "The new FOR-A switcher is a valuable addition to our inventory, enabling us to offer technical facilities for productions of any scale. It proved its worth on ‘The Resort’, where we needed transport and set-up to be as easy and quick as possible, without sacrificing functionality."
Roll To Record previously worked with Twofour on the award-winning observational documentary ‘Educating Essex’ for Channel 4, and the recent Sky 1 HD programme ‘The Angel’.
www.rolltorecord.co.uk