DPA Film Contest Winners Weigh-in on Brand Experience

Posted by on Dec 8, 2021 in User Press Releases | 0 comments

In an effort to support first-time and indie filmmakers through the height of the pandemic, DPA Microphones partnered with Rycote on a “Pay-it-Forward” giveaway in late 2020 from which three lucky winners acquired a full cinema mics kit from the brands. The contest’s prizes included DPA’s 4097 Micro Shotgun, 4017 Shotgun and 6060 CORE Subminiature microphones―along with virtual mentoring sessions, an array of Rycote accessories and other equipment loaners. The recipients, Lijie Cheng of Singapore, Jacob Deming of the United States and Sergey Martynyuk of Austria, have been hard at work putting their new gear, and skills, to the test.  

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    DPA Captures Sound for Netflix Original Film: Oxygène

    Posted by on Oct 21, 2021 in User Press Releases | 0 comments

    When it came time to record the Netflix original French-language film, Oxygène (Oxygen in English), the audio team had quite the challenge in front of them. The premise of the scientific horror film focuses on a scientist, played by French Actress Melanie Laurent, who has lost her memory, awakens, trapped in a medical pod and must find her way out before the oxygen levels diminish. Given the setting, the pod is used for 90 percent of the film and, with its tight quarters, Production Sound Mixer Ken Yasumoto and Boom Operator Josselin Panchout knew they needed a reliable and unobtrusive microphone solution, which they found in DPA Microphones.

    • DPA 6060_Oxygene_Melanie Laurent Inside Pod
      DPA 6060_Oxygene_Melanie Laurent Inside Pod
      DPA 6060_Oxygene_Melanie Laurent Inside Pod
      DPA 6060_Oxygene_Melanie Laurent Inside Pod
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