Jon Paley, co-owner of Guagua Productions (New York, NY), chose
Panasonic P2 HD handheld camcorders to shoot the much anticipated
documentary, Ballplayer: Pelotero, a stark glimpse into the world
of big league recruiting in the Dominican Republic. Narrated by
actor/writer John Leguizamo and Executive Produced by Red Sox
Manager Bobby Valentine, the documentary will debut in theatres,
On-Demand and online via iTunes and Amazon July 13 after screening
at many national and international film festivals throughout the
spring and early summer.
Ballplayer: Pelotero chronicles teenagers Miguel Angel Sano and
Jean Carlos Batista, two of the top prospects in the Dominican
Republic. Paley, along with Guagua Productions co-owners Ross
Finkel and Trevor Martin, follows these “peloteros” as they
approach age 16, when they become eligible to sign professional
baseball contracts. The documentary provides an intimate portrait
of the boys as they navigate the calculating, mercenary and often
corrupt elements that surround big league recruitment of the
island's top talent.
“The documentary explores raw talent, passion, poverty and the
hope of a chance to make it, as well as a look behind the scenes of
the sports we love,” said Paley, who directed Ballplayer: Pelotero
along with Finkel and Martin.
As Ballplayer: Pelotero nears its premiere, the team has already
begun shooting the sequel, an in-depth portrait of current
Minnesota Twins organization player Miguel Sano with Panasonic’s
AG-HPX250, the company’s first P2 HD handheld with AVC-Intra 4:2:2
10-bit recording. Ballplayer: Pelotero was shot with a predecessor
to the HPX250, Panasonic’s AG-HVX200 P2 HD handheld.
The team needed an additional camera for the sequel, and decided
to amplify their handheld shooting with the HPX250. “It’s a beefed
up version of the HVX200 and we love it,” Paley said. “We already
knew the ergonomics inside and out, and we love the HPX250’s
crisper, longer lens, the better depth of field and the outstanding
color quality.”
Ballplayer: Pelotero entailed several different shooting
locations including the neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic and
the baseball diamonds of the camp fields. The filmmakers needed a
reliable camera that would deliver top-quality imagery.
“Visually, it was a beautiful project to shoot, especially with
the contrast of the blue sky and the green fields. Fundamentally,
we chose P2 HD camcorders because of the great color palette,”
Paley said.
The user-friendly design and the camcorders’ light weight
allowed the crew to shoot for hours on end and easily transport
their equipment throughout the region. “We needed real workhorse
cameras,” Paley said. “We could put 100 hours on them and not have
a problem.”
The P2 card recording capability also proved essential on
location. While Paley had struggled in the past with external
recorders, the P2 solid-state format allowed his team to record and
safely store massive amounts of footage effortlessly.
“I once lost a full day’s worth of footage because my external
recorder overheated,” Paley said. “P2 makes us much more mobile,
it’s more reliable, and now with the HPX250’s 10-bit recording, I
don’t even need to consider outboard recording.”
The HVX200 was the first camera Paley had ever purchased and he
has since seen a tremendous return on investment, to the extent
that he purchased a second HVX200 and, once it became available,
the HPX250. He estimates that Guagua Productions, specializing in
shooting short films and commercials, has used the P2 HD handhelds
on close to 100 projects overall.
“The Panasonic P2 camcorders are ultra-reliable,” Paley said.
“We know when we walk out the door that they will excel on
challenging shoots and produce amazing footage.”
For more information about Ballplayer: Pelotero, visit
www.Ballplayerpelotero.com.
For more information about Guagua Productions, visit
www.guaguaproductions.com.
About the Panasonic AG-HPX250
The AG-HPX250 is Panasonic's first P2 HD handheld camcorder with
master-quality 10-bit, 4:2:2 independent-frame, 1920 x 1080
resolution AVC-Intra 100 recording. This lightweight,
ergonomic-designed camcorder incorporates high-sensitivity 1/3",
full-HD 2.2 megapixel 3-MOS imagers and a 20-bit Digital Signal
Processor to capture stunning high resolution images. The HPX250
includes professional features, like genlock, timecode, HD-SDI and
HDMI input/outputs for multi-camera operation and monitoring, as
well as a color viewfinder. The powerful hand-held is equipped with
a 22x wide zoom (28mm to 616mm) HD lens with 3 independent
adjustable rings (Zoom/Focus/Iris). The 22x lens also features an
Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.) function that ensures stable
images during hand-held shooting. The HPX250 offers international
HD/SD formats and frame rates. In addition to AVC-Intra 100
recording, the HPX250 also records in AVC-Intra 50,
industry-standard DVCPRO HD, as well as standard definition in
DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV. In addition the HPX250 offers variable
frame rate capability in 1080p up to 30fps (17 steps) as well as
720p up to 60fps (25 steps) for undercranking/overcranking to
create fast or slow-motion effects. For more information, visit
www.panasonic.com/broadcast.
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