When BET made the switch to HD, they came to our offices to learn more about our HD crews. Pete and Deb lead groups from the network around to meet with the crew at the Depot. Adam explained our crewing processes, Nick showed off the standard gear packages, Mike and Cal showed off the cameras and Nayim showed them our HD editing capabilities. Alan, our rep from JVC even came by to help talk about HD monitors.

We have a wide range of HD cameras and send them out as rentals or in crew packages. Our cameras include those that use tapes and memory cards. If you want a private demo, you can contact dv Depot and we’ll set one up for you.

You can see more pictures at our flickr site.

People use dv Depot’s offices as a shooting location. We do a lot of simple ENG shoots with backdrops or in our lounge area. Recently, a group, Skoob TV, used our offices to shoot their sketch comedy pilot. They liked the variety of locations all within one office, using our kitchen, our gym, our basketball hoop, our offices, our lobby, our bar and our conference room.

We also provided the crew and equipment. The project was a challenge. There were 16 different skits with at least 38 set-ups that had to be shot in one day. We shot 41 setups and did not go a minute over on time. It was all thanks to a hardworking cast and crew. The cast from Skoob TV were very cooperative. Our DP, Andreas Wagner, stepped up and made shooting go smoothly. Everything was lit by our gaffer Tim Crook and our Utility Derek Edwards. They were actually lighting two or three scenes ahead and taking lights down behind us. Michael Solomon did our audio, booming scenes with 7 or 8 people improving on occasion. Nick Cretaro and Adam Rauscher were there from dv Depot to handle any issues with the location.

Visit our flickr page to see more photos.