Sydney, 5 September 2011 – Well known Western Australia-based cinematographer Michael McDermott and his company Transvision specialise in commercials, documentaries, features, short films and drama. Recently McDermott made the move to the ARRI ALEXA camera and according to the experienced DoP he hasn’t looked back.
McDermott explained, “Having used ARRI film cameras for some time when I’d made the decision to acquire a digital format camera, the choice was clear. In fact, the decision to go with ARRI was really made well before the ALEXA was released and it was just a matter of waiting.
Here in Western Australia, we are in many ways the bottom left hand corner of the world. Perth is one of the most isolated cities on the planet and reliability is paramount. Western Australia occupies a massive land area and is subject to high temperatures. You can expect to be shooting in remote locations prone to wind, dust and salt spray conditions. Temperamental equipment can easily take all the fun out of your day and is just too risky. My experience with ARRI’s pedigree and build quality meant I knew they would construct a camera that would cope with what a camera could be exposed to.”
