Scott Ferril’s company Rent the Sky Films provides a variety of camera-related services. “We do all sorts of oddball, boutique stuff that’s very specific,” explains Scott. “Full productions, motion control, even 3D. I originally bought an Odyssey7Q for the RAW recording and was looking at the Apollo Option for 3D work, recording two complete stereo camera rigs. Usually the device is mounted to our motion control rig, but then we got this last-minute call for a Video Assist job.”
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When Director of Photography Mike Gomes began prep for the feature documentary “The Dwarvenaut,” he was unfamiliar with the Sony FS7 camera. “It was just hitting the market,” explained Gomes. “Producer Jason Diamond introduced me to it. With the XDCA Extension Back I could use proper batteries and other accessories, but most importantly I could get 4K RAW out of the camera and into an Odyssey7Q+. I wanted to have a monitor for director Josh Bishop anyway, and when I mentioned this Jason smiled and said ‘already on it.’”
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