Halcyon Digital
Digital Media Specialists
We do
data.
video.
DIT.
workflow.
streaming.
camera.
wireless.
HDR.
rentals.
Teradek.
RED.
Arri.
4K.
QTake.
colour.
playback.
transcodes.
dailies.
internet.
We're a digital media specialist company - meaning we consult on anything from working with the latest digital cameras through to devising the best post production pipeline for you. We have a wide range of gear to assist with your productions, and our crew know all of it inside and out.
We are experts in Teradek wireless, HDR monitoring, on-set video playback (including QTake), and data management. We're based in Auckland, New Zealand, but have supplied equipment and crew to jobs across the country as well as overseas.
So if you're looking for a DIT, video split operator, data wrangler, or just want to talk through your different workflow options, give us a call.
Stuff we've worked on
Feature film
On-Set Monitoring, Wireless, and Qtake Services
In association with Department of Post
Feature film
On-Set Monitoring, Qtake and DIT Services
Feature film
On-Set Monitoring, Wireless, DIT, and Qtake Services
In association with Department of Post
TV drama
On-Set Monitoring, Wireless, and Qtake Services
In association with Department of Post
Documentary
DIT & Data Management Services
TV drama
Wireless, Monitoring, and VTR Rental
Documentary
On-Set Monitoring and DIT Services
Documentary
Remote Streaming
Feature film
On-Set Monitoring and DIT Services
Feature film
On-Set Monitoring, Wireless, and Qtake Services
In association with Department of PostMonitors
We carry a wide selection of monitors ranging from large video village monitors to compact handheld directors monitors. We also have specialist options including built-in recording, daylight-viewable, HDR, and OLED monitors.
All our monitors can be battery powered and we have custom-built trolleys for easily moving them around set.
Wireless
From 90m to 3km, zero delay to web-based streaming, there's no doubt we have a wireless kit to suit your situation.
We carry the complete range of Teradek Bolt zero-delay wireless systems, including the new Bolt 4K series. We also offer the Teradek Serv & Link system for wifi-based streaming to iPads and mobile devices on set.
DIT
Our custom-built data management kits range from the ultra-portable Sparrow up to the heavy-duty Condor. We can supply some kits on a dry-hire basis, while others require a Halcyon data wrangler or DIT to operate.
We can handle offloading and transcoding nearly every type of media, and keep a copy of your files securely on our in-house storage system for 30 days after the shoot date.
Media
With large-format cameras such as the Arri Alexa LF becoming more and more popular, slow storage media just doesn't cut it any more. We offer fast SSD and RAID drive options for quick offload of even massive 4K & RAW camera files.
Discounted rates are available for long-term rentals.
Remote
Remote
For a typical production in the past, we would have set up a dedicated video village where the client, agency, or crew can watch a real-time feed from the camera. Moving this off-site and/or splitting up the individuals is one of the easiest and fastest ways to lower the amount of people on set, as well as reduce close-contact between them.
Using cloud streaming we can transmit video from up to 4 cameras securely over the internet to multiple off-site viewers at their home or workplace in near real-time.
We can also distribute this video feed wirelessly on-set to individual phones & tablets, effectively giving everyone their own personal screen and reducing the need for people to huddle together around monitors.
Remote - Internet
With so much relying on the link between set and the internet, it’s important to have a fast and stable connection. For locations where a fibre hookup isn’t available or is unreliable, we can offer a 4G bonded wireless system. This spreads the outgoing internet traffic over several different mobile providers, before recombining it at a secure off-site server and then forwarding on to the internet.
To further enhance internet stability on set we can offer a variety of wifi infrastructure options, from mesh access points (many wifi hotspots that spread the load between them) to a strong point-to-point link (for beaming a connection over long distances to/from a remote location).
Remote - Communications
To enable communication and collaboration whilst in an isolated off-site environment, we can provide a secure voice comms network. Each off-site user can access the system from their phone or computer, and talk in real-time with everyone else easily and securely.
Taking this one step further, we can bridge this voice network into the on-set radio network, allowing near-instant communications between people off-site and those on-set, without needing to juggle multiple forms of contact (txt, phone calls, Zoom, etc).
A typical use case might have an off-site producer able to pass notes quickly and privately to another producer or AD on-set, whilst still plugged into a conversation with other off-site creatives & clients.
Facilities
Facilities - Vehicles
Contact
If you have any questions or would like to rent some of our gear or hire some amazing crew, get in touch with us using the details below. Or drop in for a visit!
09 969 2253
contact@halcyondigital.co.nz
6 Collins Street, Morningside, Auckland 1025
Open weekdays 9am to 5pm
(after hours collection/drop-off available on request)