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Iconix HD-RH1 Camera System Used on ESPN’s ‘E:60’
New Primetime Newsmagazine Show Uses
POV Camera To Capture High Definition Bullfighting Footage
Santa Barbara, CA: October 22, 2007
—Iconix Video, manufacturer of the world’s smallest professional
quality HD video camera, today announced the use of the Iconix HD-RH1 camera
system to capture bullfighting footage for ESPN’s new multi-themed
primetime newsmagazine show, “E:60.
"E:60," which airs nationally on ESPN Tuesdays at 7:00PM Eastern,
includes sports-focused investigative reports, personality profiles and
features on emerging sports trends and innovations. The Iconix HD-RH1 was
employed by veteran cameraman Bob Sloan to capture high definition footage of
a bull charging the camera for a segment entitled “Baby Bullfighters.”
Slated to air October 23, the segment follows a 14-year-old matador too young
to fight in his native country of Spain who treks to Latin America to go up
against bulls 10 times his size.
The “E:60” production initially tapped Sloan to provide HD
footage from a camera mounted to the support bar of a matador’s
cape. “The Iconix really allowed us to take things a step
further,” commented Sloan, President and Owner of Bob Sloan
Productions. “Instead of just seeing the bull rush the camera
and then having it pass over the bull’s head, we were able to get
a shot of the bull charging the camera and actually running right
through it. No other high-def camera would have allowed us to do
that.”
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About Bob Sloan Productions
Bob Sloan Productions is one of San Diego’s leading independent
production companies, founded in 1979 by four-time Emmy
Award-winning Bob Sloan. Sloan crews have traveled around the
world capturing powerful visual images for television networks,
public broadcasting, major corporations as well as independent
producers and directors. For more information, visit
www.bobsloan.com
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