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13/02/2014

'Release The Hounds' Returns With Camera Corps' Q-Ball

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Following the successful deployment in the October 2013 pilot of 'Release the Hounds' on UK ITV2, Camera Corps' Q-Ball and MiniZoom robotic heads have been selected by Gogglebox Entertainment to create a new two-hour special for German broadcaster ProSieben.
'Release the Hounds' involves unsuspecting contestants entering a forest at dusk where they must overcome terrifying challenges to get their hands on money locked in chests. If they want to keep it, they then have to out-run a pack of hounds guarding the loot.
The version produced for ProSieben was recorded in the same UK woodland location using a similar mix of Camera Corps Q-Ball and MiniZoom remotely controlled equipment. Produced in partnership with Sony Pictures Television, it is scheduled for transmission in March.
"We needed robotic cameras that can operate in normal and infra-red light will tolerate rain, mud, UK winter temperature," said Fran Peters, head of production at Gogglebox Entertainment.
"Q-Ball remotely controlled heads were the obvious choice. They worked very well on the 'Release the Hounds' pilot and again on 'Scream! If You Can'.
"We concealed a total a 10 Q-Balls in various locations to capture the action from unusual angles. The Q-Balls enabled us to capture fixed and tracking shots with precise control of pan, tilt and zoom. Each scarecrow head seemed to come alive as the Q-Ball inside it panned round to follow the action.
"Where fixed cameras were needed at various forest locations, 11 camouflaged Camera Corps MiniZooms were installed. These have the same remote control, infra-red and integral zoom optical capability as the Q-Ball pan/tilt/zoom heads."
"Cold weather, heavy rain and the need for night shooting made the project a memorable experience for the production team let alone the contestants. Fortunately the Q-Balls are easy to mount and operate. This, along with their easy connectivity, saved a lot of time in rigging for multiple locations and linking back to the control vehicle."
Steve Linton and David Sisson from Camera Corps operated the Q-Ball and MiniZoom cameras during the production, with rigging and de-rig support from colleagues Nick Bonner, Joe Haigh and Doug Young.
The Q-Ball is a robust and weatherproof cast-aluminum sphere of similar diameter to a standard Compact Disc or DVD. Inside is a 1080i camera with 10:1 zoom optics plus a fully rotatable pan and tilt head. Motors allow the operator to adjust the camera angle from various locations, including smooth adjustment of vertical and lateral tracking speeds.
www.cameracorps.co.uk
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