HI-POD: Press/Media Applications

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USASevens Rugby Tournament

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HI-POD at the 2006 Academy Awards

HI-POD at the 2006 Oscars

In a spoof on the typical red carpet coverage of the OSCARS, HI-POD  webcast from the opposite side of the Red Carpet- the Concrete Carpet.

Assisted by the stationary 25 foot HI-POD and the mobile 15 foot HI-POD, the hosts and on-lookers were actually able to bypass the security barriers and see the celebrities and comment on styles and compare fashions.

Two HI-POD fashionista hosts interviewed these star-struck on-lookers desperate for celebrity sightings.

HI-POD mobilizes for Camp Pendleton

(Camp Pendleton Marine Base, CA) The championship football game of the season was played to determine football bragging rights for another year.

HI-POD came down and taped the game with two units: X-2 25 foot end-zone camera, and the mobile X1-P unit. The end-zone camera offered nose-bleed video shots of the game while the X-1P offered line of scrimmage shots 15 feet above the field.

HI-POD TV prepares for OSCARS Red Carpet Webcast

HI-POD once again will unofficially attend the OSCARS . This year, however, HI-POD TV will webcast the event live from behind the OSCARs "concrete carpet". This parody of the OSCARS Red Carpet coverage, will demonstrate the speed, mobility, altitude and effectiveness of HI-POD products.

Many HI-PODs will be placed behind (and above) the spectator partition, to provide multiple vantage points of the event. The goal is to place two of the 25 foot end-zone HI-PODS behind the spectator fence, to have one mobile 15 foot hi-pod moving as necessary and have one hand-held camera following our commentator as he works the crowd, parodying the OSCARS.

HI-POD Gets the Shot for News Events

News crews know the advantages of the HI-POD. All disaster and crime scene investigations involve the police establishing a perimeter around the scene. This means that no civilians are allowed within that perimeter- that often includes news crews as well. This makes it very difficult for news cameramen to get the shot. That all changes with the HI-POD. Because the HI-POD extends as much as 31 feet above obstacles and barricades, you can get a clear shot of the news event.

When this house rolled down a hill during a mudslide in Los Angeles, news crews and equipment vans were prevented from getting near the scene due to dangerous conditions. The news team on foot and armed with a HI-POD got the best shot of the incident for the evening's news broadcast.

Reagan Memorial

On June 7, 2004, well-wishers gathered outside the Kingsley & Gates mortuary for the family memorial service of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The Press was on hand, and so was the HI-POD.

The HI-POD was able to shoot at the same elevation as news van lifts (yet the HI-POD retains full mobility) and above photographers stuck in position on ladders.

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HI-POD Towers Above American Idol

We used a still camera mounted on the HI-POD to capture this eye-level shot of Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson.

Those using the Hi-POD towered above the rest of the press at the American Idol finale, May 26, 2004.

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2004 Oscars- Red Carpet Challenge

HI-POD took on the 76th annual Oscar Awards on February 29th 2004 in Hollywood California. HI-POD has covered the Oscars before; we know first hand that it's an ideal tool for covering an event at close proximity to the red carpet, getting perfect shots right in the middle of large crowds without blocking anyone's view.

But this time we wanted a challenge. We purposefully set up in a very unfavorable location: across the street, behind several sets of barricades barring onlookers and would-be photos from viewing the event. We wanted the type of last-minute setup that camera crews find themselves in all the time when trying to cover an event of subject that's not easily accessible.

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Despite the location, HI-POD delivered perfect shots right over the crowd and all obstacles. The HI-POD operator was able to relax and focus on the shoot, not worry about holding up a camera above obstacles.