In our latest Creative Forces conversation, Jeff Lee sits down with multi Grammy nominated and Emmy, BAFTA, and DGA Award winning director Paul Dugdale who is known for creating outstanding music documentaries, concert films, and global live events with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Adele, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, and Elton John.

Nashville-based production company Gear Seven has recently been using Sony’s new FR7 full-frame PTZ camera on their Directors + Donuts series, which features conversations with seasoned directors and creatives about their process and experience in the film industry. Held monthly at the Nashville Kitchen Studio, the series is designed to be a place where creatives of all ages can make connections while learning about how to improve their craft and technique from industry professionals.

Jeff Lee, AbelCine's Director of Education & Product Specialization, sits down with JC Sciacca, our Integration Design Engineer, to discuss the practical applications of the Sony FR7. They discuss use cases for this full format, interchangeable lens, PTZ camera with internal recording.

Jeff Lee, Director of Education & Product Specialization, and JC Sciacca, AbelCine's Integration Design Engineer, take a closer look at Canon's CR-N500 Camera, discussing its high quality imagery and performance in PTZ integration applications.

At this point in time, audiences have become accustomed to the idea of award shows incorporating some version of remote or virtual collaboration, especially as travel restrictions keep much of the talent at home. So when Dick Clark Productions chose to reunite the Emmys producing team for this year's Golden Globes and reached out to Mike Nichols, AbelCine Business Development Manager, our previous experience with the remote camera and lighting kits proved invaluable. We were able to build, set up, deliver, and remotely control a number of identical "drop kits" that were delivered to various nominee locations across the country.

A law firm with offices in the US, Asia, and Europe reached out to AbelCine with specific streaming needs for their year-end meeting: high-quality video and rock-solid connectivity. The event, with over 350 participants, would take place virtually for the first time in 2020.

AbelCine is constantly on the lookout for new technologies with the potential to truly enhance the creative process and production capabilities of our customers. One of the most exciting innovators in the realm of camera movement is Motion Impossible, and their AGITO robotic camera dolly system, which we are proud to support in the US market.

Complex Networks, the media company behind Hot Ones and Sneaker Shopping, reached out to AbelCine to engineer remote kits for their Twitch original programming contributors.

The ARRI ERM-2400 LCS is an external radio module system that provides point-to-point connection between handsets and cameras, making it a valuable tool for distanced camera crews.