Newest GSS Customer, KOCO 5 Oklahoma City

GSS is continuing success in the ENG market with another broadcast news station customer, KOCO 5.

KOCO 5, part of Hearst Television, chose Gyro-Stabilized Systems’ Cineflex Pro + equipped with an Ikegami HDL-F300 low-light camera and a Fujinon 42x9.7 lens.

With a helicopter provided by Heli,Inc, KOCO 5 has the newest and most advanced news helicopter in Oklahoma.

The Cineflex Pro + allows KOCO 5 to have the most advanced technology with the finest cinematic news gathering camera, allowing better zoom-in ability for storm tracking and the ability to share every angle of the news story.

With a customer-first approach, GSS is continuing with a strong customer service strategy and is gaining traction in the ENG market. With multiple ENG installations around the world, the GSS Cineflex Pro + is the smallest and lightest package proven in the demanding ENG environment.

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GSS Used In Cutting Edge Technology News Helicopter, Sky 4

Sky 4 is taking news reporting to a new level of technology. Reporting out of Jacksonville, Florida, Sky 4 is owned by Graham Media and is one of their many leading and recognized stations in news media.

Sky 4 is leading the way with an Ikegami HDL-F3000 camera and a Canon 40x10 lens in their GSS Cineflex gimbal, mounted with an Arctic Pole Mount, specifically built for R44’s and R66’s.

With an R44, provided by the Heliteam, and a pilot, they are equipped with the GSS Cineflex gimbal operated directly from the news station. Yes, that’s right, there is no camera operator in the helicopter!

How do they accomplish this? By using a bi-directional downlink over the LTE. Simply put, a two-way communication channel transmits the media over the network from the helicopter and back down to the news station, and from the news station back up to the helicopter. This gives the news station the rare ability to locate the GSS hand controller from the news station!

This cutting edge technology saves the news station both time and money; not having the weight of a second person in the helicopter makes fuel last longer and flight operations cheaper.

GSS is proud to provide state of the art gimbals and play a part in innovating to make this possible for the Broadcast and ENG market.

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GSS Used to Film Rwanda: The Royal Tour

Cinematographer, Michael Boidy, using his GSS Cinema Pro +, filmed a PBS Documentary, “Rwanda: The Royal Tour” from the Royal Tour Documentary Series.

The Royal Tour is a PBS series featuring various heads of state and journalist/producer, Peter Greenberg (aka “ The Travel Detective”) giving a personal tour of their countries.

In Rwanda: The Royal Tour, President Paul Kagame and Peter Greenberg explore the hidden gems of Rwanda. The diverse land is full of adventure, ancient species and misty mountain rainforests which made for epic scenery to capture!

With stable footage captured high above the jungle, rivers and savannas, The Royal Tour is not only full of stunning scenery throughout Rwanda, but a glimpse into the charm, warmth and friendliness of their President.

Watch the Trailer:

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GSS is proud to play a part of making this documentary come to life by offering the most stabilized platform solution in the cinema and broadcast industry. Check back soon to see what else GSS has a hand in!

GSS Used At The Mint 400

Recently, our gimbal was seen at The Great American Off-Road Race, The Mint 400! The BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 is an annual desert off-road race powered by Monster Energy drinks, located in the desert of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Our partners Rogue Aviation in collaboration with Armed Bandit Media, used their GSS Cinema Pro with a Red Weapon 8K camera and Angenieux 25-250 Optimo lens to help shoot the new Herbst Smith Fab Ford trophy truck, sponsored by Levi’s, and driven by Ryan Aciero. We can’t wait to see the videos they produce from this amazing event!

Check out more of Rogue Aviation’s work here.

Learn more about the GSS Cinema Pro Gimbal here.

GSS CONTINUES SUCCESS IN ENG MARKET WITH WKMG 6 ORLANDO

WKMG Orlando, part of Graham Media Group, recently choose Gyro-Stabilized Systems’ B512 equipped with an Ikegami HDL-F3000 low-light camera and a Canon HJ40x10 lens for their next generation ENG solution.

“We are happy to add WKMG to our growing list of ENG clients,” says GSS Managing Director, Jason Fountaine, “this is just further validation that our systems and approach of putting the customer first are gaining traction as the industry evolves.”

“We couldn’t be more pleased with how things have gone,” states Frank Torbert, WKMG’s Chief Engineer, “The Ikegami HDL-F3000 looks fantastic and GSS has been a great partner every step of the way, from install to ongoing support, as we start to take advantage of some of the things our B512 will allow us to do.”

We at GSS look forward to sharing more ENG success stories in the near future.

ROGUE BECOMES NEWEST GSS PRODUCTION CUSTOMER

Rogue Creative Development recently joined Gyro-Stabilized Systems’ growing list of production customers.

Rogue Creative Development’s GSS C516 camera system left GSS headquarters initially equipped with a Red Weapon camera and Angenieux Optimo 25-250 lens, but like all GSS systems will accommodate a wide array of camera and lens options.

“Being around the media industry, with production experience, and as owners of a Robinson R66 we had a very specific set of needs that only the GSS C516 can address,” states Matt Barnes, Rogue Creative Development’s owner, “Clearly, the GSS C516 with its combination of performance, flexibility, and size is unique in the marketplace.”

“We are excited to add such a dynamic group like Rogue Creative Development to our family of customers,” says GSS Managing Director, Jason Fountaine, “Rogue’s management quickly understood the financial and creative opportunities the GSS C516 paired with their Robinson R66 helicopter will create.”

About Rogue Creative Development. Rogue Creative Development is a production company and creative marketing agency out of Santa Ana, CA. Rogue is passionate about telling the compelling stories of their clients through video, photography, design, social media and web development. Rogue Creative’s production abilities and equipment along with a unique partnership with their sister company, Rogue Aviation, provides a unique opportunity to be able to provide full pre-production, production and post production workflows for aerial video clients.