{"id":10744,"date":"2010-09-02T21:49:13","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T21:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.net\/?p=10744"},"modified":"2010-09-03T16:29:33","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T16:29:33","slug":"bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC accepts DSLRs as full acquisition for HD programmes on a case by case basis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10745\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.definitionmagazine.com\/journal\/2010\/7\/28\/first-uk-drama-to-use-canon-eos-5d-mkii-as-main-camera.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10745 lazyload\" title=\"Screen shot 2010-09-02 at 17.41.27\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Screen-shot-2010-09-02-at-17.41.27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"404\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Screen-shot-2010-09-02-at-17.41.27.jpg 557w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Screen-shot-2010-09-02-at-17.41.27-310x224.png 310w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 557px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 557\/404;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10745\" title=\"Screen shot 2010-09-02 at 17.41.27\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Screen-shot-2010-09-02-at-17.41.27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Screen-shot-2010-09-02-at-17.41.27.jpg 557w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Screen-shot-2010-09-02-at-17.41.27-310x224.png 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture courtesy of HD Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Edit: it seems there has been a bit of a backtrack. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.definitionmagazine.com\/journal\/2010\/9\/3\/bbcs-green-light-for-dslrs-is-on-hold.html\">The beeb called HD magazine last night and have now clarified it is on a case by case basis.<\/a> Which is what i thought anyway..<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But if you are in uk check out a new children&#8217;s sitcom for the BBC shot entirely on the 5D. This from Dom Bridges&#8230;Click the below link for more info&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00tt8m3\">&#8220;I recently shot and directed a 6 episode childrens sitcom for the BBC called shelfstackers<br \/>\nit airs this saturday at 12.50 on BBC 2<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b00tt8m3\">I shot it in an open supermaket using the 5D and i think im right in saying its the first complete half hour tv show shot entirely on the  5D&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Original blog:<\/p>\n<p>This is kind of a big deal&#8230;the BBC have just about the toughest demands for what they will accept for 100% programme acquisition for an HD show. When the 5DmkII was first tested by the BBC it was dismissed straight away due to it&#8217;s moire\/ aliasing issues and like any format that doesn&#8217;t qualify for them it is limited to just 25% of the programme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.definitionmagazine.com\/journal\/2010\/7\/28\/first-uk-drama-to-use-canon-eos-5d-mkii-as-main-camera.html\">Well according to this article in HD Magazine (article now gone)<\/a>, the beeb were so impressed with what they saw from the initial shots that they greenlit the whole thing to be shot on the 5DmkII as opposed to the 25% and the rest of an HD CAM 750 with a pro35 adaptor. Interestingly they are using Nikon lenses for this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously the BBC were very unwilling to sign off on something like that because it wasn\u2019t on their approved list and initially they were saying that for an HD programme they could only support 25% of the programme shot on a non \u2018so called\u2019 HD camera.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe shot a lot of tests which looked wonderful but the engineers at the BBC were saying that there was aliasing and moir\u00e9 patterns that would make them fail the use of the camera for HD broadcast.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHowever we\u2019d done a lot of independent research and shot more tests and shown them to people. When the tests came back from the BBC they said there was aliasing but they suggested that we shoot more tests in a type of scenario that the production would encounter, like a scene with actors looking backwards and forwards with mid-shots and close ups.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe head of technology at the BBC, Ian Potts, who was very supportive in our early days saying \u2018You have these technical issues that would fail our broadcast tests but it\u2019s very interesting what you\u2019re doing and please do some more tests because we\u2019d love to see what you do\u2019. After seeing the four day\u2019s worth of rushes he was so completely smitten with it and said it was some of the best material they\u2019d ever had, \u2018finish the film on it\u2019. It went from nought to 60 in half a second.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Honestly this is such a big turning point as I know so many people who have been struggling to get the BBC to say yes even for SD projects.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we know there are issues with the camera but in the right hands and knowing these issues you can make these cameras sing and blow the socks off the doubters as has been proven here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Onwards and upwards now&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p><strong>EDIT: With the slight backtrack it changes this blog a little, but it really should be on a case by case basis anyway. What we do not want is everyone shooting everything on these cameras as we all know they are not perfect and there are certain things which are clearly not the best use of DSLRs&#8230;but it&#8217;s great that we are seeing more and more stuff..the funny thing is I can&#8217;t watch BBC HD at home on my Sky HD Box. 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