Production company Exoptron delivers in full HD resolution with in-house shooting and post production facilities.
This year, Exoptron has made an HD documentary in English about rose oil production in Bulgaria, shooting with an HDW-750P. Valley of the Roses was shot on location in Bulgaria.
Producer Vangelis Tremopoulos says he used the HDCAM camcorder in exacting conditions, including the inside the ancient Thracian Tomb at Kazanluk, Bulgaria.
"We were asked not to use artificial lighting to protect the ancient murals and frescoes. We shot inside the tomb with no light at all. The Sony 750 did an excellent job with the gain set to 36db," he says.
For another documentary, the HDW-750P recorded inside Alistrati's Cave in northern Greece. The cave system is said to be where Hades led Persephone down into the Underworld after tricking her into eating pomegranate seeds. "We experienced high humidity in the cave which made conditions difficult to work in. The cave authorities also banned any lighting for fear of damaging the stalactites and stalagmites. We considered abandoning the project until we realised we had under-estimated the 750. It delivered perfect results," Tremopoulos says.
Exoptron also owns an HDW-730S HDCAM camcorder, as well as an HDW-2000 recorder and Sony LMD-232W monitors.
"The cameras and equipment have met every shooting challenge," Tremopoulos says. The company issues its programmes in the Blu-Ray format.
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