VIDEO BLOG: Comcast Sports Tonight 100% Letus Promo:
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I will be posting a few new blogs talking about how I am using Letus products in a broadcast environment. I have found a niche in my television market using shallow depth of field to bridge the gap between the look of television and the look of film.

In the next few weeks I will be posting my thoughts on getting the film look on broadcast television.

This is a 30 second promo for a sports talk show, called “Sports Tonight” that is currently running in HD on the Boston television station, Comcast Sports Net New England. The show is hosted by Gary Tanguay and Michael Felger. You can see it weeknights at 6:30 and 10pm on Comcast cable channel 52 or 852HD. Check your local listings for channel information for your own area.

This entire promo was shot with the Sony PMW-EX1 using the Letus Extreme. I used my home made PVC pipe skateboard wheel dolly for all the sliding camera moves. I used a Nikon 16mm fisheye, a Nikon 50mm f1.4 prime and a Nikon 135mm f2.8 for close ups. All lighting was studio fixtures set high in the hanging ceiling grid. I shot it in 1080 30p and used the default PP settings in the camera. I locked the white balance to 3800k.

This video was cut and graded by TJ Powers. TJ works at Comcast and he is very talented. He used Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and Apple Final Cut Pro to edit this promo together.

I will be posting more blogs about the elusive film look finding its way into broadcast television very soon. I am currently editing a short video blog about the Letus B4 relay and the Letus Ultimate mounted on a Sony HDW-730S HDCAM.

This week, I hope to get away from Philip Bloom for a few hours and edit! For now, check out the CSN promo that is currently running on television:
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Special thanks to Comcast Sports Net and TJ Powers for the help to get this video on this website.