Unfortunately, Jeremy Clarkson has gone on the record stating that he hates HD. Granted, his opinion is based on work they did a couple years ago filming the Top Gear Polar Special. (The only Top Gear at the moment that you will find in HD.) I'm hoping that they will look into it again now that digital HD has progressed to a point where you can shoot some great looking HD using a camera in a small package.
Thats interesting since Hammond said they had started filming Top Gear in HD. I think it'll eventually go HD. The cameras and workflow are an issue but could easily be worked out. Top Gear is shot with a mixture of 576/50i and 576/25p shots and given a nice film look. BBCA has worked with Snell and Wilcox in regards to upconversion. I think a Top Gear presented in it's 16:9 AR upconverted to HD would look great.
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Alex @ Jun 1st 2009 1:43PM
PLEEEEEEEEEEASE TOP GEAR HD!!!!!!
DustoMan @ Jun 1st 2009 1:49PM
Unfortunately, Jeremy Clarkson has gone on the record stating that he hates HD. Granted, his opinion is based on work they did a couple years ago filming the Top Gear Polar Special. (The only Top Gear at the moment that you will find in HD.) I'm hoping that they will look into it again now that digital HD has progressed to a point where you can shoot some great looking HD using a camera in a small package.
rendezvous65 @ Jun 1st 2009 8:15PM
Thats interesting since Hammond said they had started filming Top Gear in HD. I think it'll eventually go HD. The cameras and workflow are an issue but could easily be worked out. Top Gear is shot with a mixture of 576/50i and 576/25p shots and given a nice film look. BBCA has worked with Snell and Wilcox in regards to upconversion. I think a Top Gear presented in it's 16:9 AR upconverted to HD would look great.