Tuesday, August 25, 2009

AMC in a Nutshell

We are a full-service, boutique production facility specializing in HD green screen studio production, editing and digital compositing, Aftereffects post processing, new media, webstreaming and HD broadcasting.

We offer daily and hourly “all inclusive rates” in our green screen Sound Stages in the media-savvy “Silicon Alley” section of Manhattan near Wall Street.

Our new tech center at 50 Broadway is now connected by highspeed fibre to the large ballroom Stage C, confrence center and many classroom and breakout rooms in the adjoining building. We can now do multicamera shoots and stream live or HD broadcast over satellite.

Camera & Monitor Options:

Studio A, B or C comes with Panasonic HVX-200 or new HPX–170 HD camera and operator at no additional charge.

The HVX-200 is HD/SD switchable and can shoot on P2 cards (supplied) in HD or on Mini DV tape in SD. There is no additional charge for HD.

The new HPX-170 has a slightly wider Zeiss lens and an HD SDI output. Both cameras can output composite and component. Both cameras can shoot 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

We can download P2 cards via Dual Adaptors (supplied) to your hard drive or download 720p HD video directly to your hard drive via our included Mac Pro laptop. This option is particularly useful for extended shooting with no interruptions. There is no additional charge for this service.

RedCam – designed for flexibility and functionality. Weighing in at 10 lbs, this is a streamlined package specifically designed to maximize your shooting options. Matched with a 35mm PL lens mount, it allows you to take advantage of the world’s finest optics. Modular and upgradeable, the RED ONE™ camera is a future-proof acquisition system you can build upon. RED ONE™’s modular design means you can upgrade with us as we add new features and accessories, as well as benefitting from performance improvements with each new free firmware upgrade

Sony F900 HD CineAlta camcorder, offering 2.2 million pixels per colour, HDCAM recording and switchable between multiple frame rates including 50i, 24P and 25P. .

Panasonic HVX-200 (included in studio rental) Superb HD video; a raft of frame-rate choices; supports solid-state P2 media as well as tape; terrific, relatively wide-angle lens.With its AG-HVX200, Panasonic raises the bar again, bringing us professional HD versatility and quality at a lower price than ever.

AMC Video Editing & Digital Compositing Suites

Hardware | Two Mac Pro / Final Cut Pro edit suites, WD Velociraptor 10K boot drives, 16GB RAM, 30” Apple display, 26″ BT-LH2600W Multi-Format Color Production Monitor, 60″ Panasonic Plasma client monitor, Aja Kona 3 and Blackmagic Deck Link HD video cards, Mackie HR626 reference monitors, Mackie 1402-VLZPRO mixing boards, Sony DSR-20 video deck, 3/4″ Sony Deck.

Software | Final Cut Studio 2, CS4 Production Suite, Maya, ZBrush, Mocha.