Up until December of 2007, I had been a vocal opponent of making the switch to HD - especially for those solo video journalists who were dedicating their craft specifically for the web.

The idea of shooting HD with the end product being a 480×270 pixel end product just didn’t seem practical in my opinion.

Of course I have made the jump to HDV - Why the change now?

One of my/bluprojekt’s core mission values is to reduce my footprint on the environment by consuming as little as possible.

I personally drive less than 100 miles per month (except when I have some sort of assignment to shoot which requires me to drive my paid for 1988 Volkswagon Rabbit).  I plan any errand running as specifically as possible - thus driving only when I absolutely need to.  I avoid driving to the mall, opting instead to purchase what I need online.  It saves time and energy by letting the postal service, FedEx or UPS bring to me what I need - unless it can’t wait.

I made the jump to HDV after having lost out on two potential broadcast projects where the producers specifically asked me if I shot HD.  Having to say no I didn’t shoot HD probably lost me those possible projects.  So it was a necessary expendeture I had to make.  My previous SD gear found a good home with a shooter who was looking to begin making underwater content but felt overwhelmed by all the choices in HD gear - and the cost associated with it.  More or less, my beloved TRV950’s and underwater housing were in a sense, recycled.

It disgusts me to see companies like SONY, Canon, JVC and others working on nine month production cycles for ther products - causing consumers to feel the ever nagging need to have the very latest and greatest - even if they just purchased something a few months before.

I staunchly refuse to fall into that consumerism trap and it’s a core belief that drives what I do in my work as a Solo Video Journalist in bluprojekt.