ContourGPS Named “Official Hands-Free Camera” for Upcoming Film Productions
Contour, a market leader in the hands-free video is excited to announce formal partnerships with legendary snowboard filmmakers Absinthe Films and Standard Films.
Both Standard and Absinthe have named ContourGPS the “Official Hands-Free Camera” for their upcoming film productions. Both partners will also be working with Contour to develop other film and broadcast opportunities in the future. Additionally, they’ll use the ContourGPS while filming with their athlete team, creating exclusive hands-free footage that will live online at Contour.com.
By partnering with Absinthe and Standard, Contour continues to align itself with the most progressive and premium brands in the industry, providing rugged, high-quality, hands-free HD cameras to help capture “point-of-view” footage from the athletes perspective, placing the viewer squarely in the middle of the action,
“Contour hands-free cameras are one of the most important pieces of the production of TB20 this season,” said Travis Robb, Standard’s award-winning Director. “I’m super stoked to be partnered with Contour; they share our passion for technical excellence and innovation in both picture quality and camera angle progression. This will be the year that Standard really begins to showcase what can be accomplished with these revolutionary cameras!”
“We’ve been unofficially working with Contour since 2009,” says Patrick Armbruster, one of Absinthe’s founding filmmakers. “So it just made sense to formalize the agreement. Their GPS camera, as well as the new Bluetooth application, is an amazing tool for our filmers and we love the immediacy the footage brings to our productions. 2011 is going to be an incredible year.”
“'The Contour system is the video camera of the future, said Justin Hostynek, another founder and Director at Absinthe. “The ideas that Contour are bringing to fruition are truly Sci-Fi.'
“Standard and Absinthe are justifiably considered among the best in the business of snowboard filmmaking,” says Dan Strickland, Contour’s Director of Partnerships. “I’ve been a fan for years, and couldn’t be more stoked to see how they use our products to further their creativity. It’s a sweet endorsement of our technology and platform.”
A rugged camcorder for the estimated 100 million outdoor enthusiasts around the world, ContourGPS makes it easy to capture video from within the action and share it online in seconds. Shipping worldwide, ContourGPS ($349.99 MSRP) joins the company’s award-winning ContourHD model ($279.99) and is available at retailers such as Gorsuch, Christy Sports, Wave Rave Snowboard Shop, Hansen’s, and Amazon. Visit www.contour.com/camera to learn more or to find a complete list of retailers.
