Bury, UK — Vinten, a world leader in both manual and robotic camera support systems and a Vitec Videocom brand, is proud to announce this year’s winners of the acclaimed Vinten Scholarship at the prestigious Charles Sturt University (CSU) in News South Wales, Australia.
For the past 15 years, Vinten has donated funding to the CSU Trust, helping to support and encourage the next generation of creative, bright filmmakers. This year, students Madeline Catanzaro and Cameron Davies received the scholarship after demonstrating their passion and hard work in the renowned Bachelor of Arts course in Television Production.
Catanzaro expressed her gratitude after accepting the scholarship, “My family has always been incredibly supportive of my goals and dreams, but has never been able to support them financially. They’ve watched my passion for film and television grow over the years and, now, with this next stepping-stone, they can hopefully see me learn and thrive within my course and future career. I can broaden my perspectives and spend less time worrying about money, focus more on my studies, and invest in equipment that I’ve never really had access to before. It was as if a great pressure had been lifted and I saw a whole realm of new possibilities, so thank you to everyone at Vinten.”
The cutting-edge studio at CSU allows students to develop and refine their practical skills with a variety of Vinten’s robust and versatile products, including eight pedestals, seven Vision pan and tilt heads, and two heavy duty dollies and spreaders. To test the students’ knowledge and competency, one of Vinten’s studio camera pedestals is operated for a portion of the scholarship assessment process.
“I know these students personally and both are passionate about their craft, but what moved me was their sincerity, integrity, and the knowledge that they will make excellent Vinten ambassadors,” said Bruce Gater, Lecturer in Television Production for the School of Communication and Creative Industries. “There are so many winners over the years that have gone on to bigger and better lives. Who knows what they would be doing without Vinten’s help.”
To continue the upward trend in technology, Vinten recently released an updated version of their Vector 750 pan and tilt head. With a unique pantographic perfect balance system that doesn’t use springs or cams, the Vector 750 minimizes the inertia of the moving camera and lens, allowing consistent movement and easy positioning at any angle. With these Vinten-specific features, students looking to work in the industry will be able to capture the perfect shot with minimal effort and will feel less physical strain while working long hours.
“We’ve had the complete Vinten pedestal range for years and they still run as good as the day we received them,” continued Gater. “No other brand has the best range of location tripods and we still get 35 industry managers who come down each year and can’t believe how lucky we are. It’s a big investment, but the return on investment for the kids makes me proud to still use Vinten after getting my first pedestal 45 years ago. The students get a big leg up and great financial assistance, and that’s all thanks to Vinten.”
The Vinten Scholarship is awarded annually during the CSU Foundation Scholarship Season.
About Vinten
Vinten®, a Vitec Group brand, is a leading provider of manual and robotic camera support systems offering engineering excellence and globally supported solutions for a wide range of technologies and markets. Founded over 100 years ago by William Vinten, the Vinten brand is still based on its founder’s guiding principles of highly innovative design and extreme precision in manufacturing. Offering a best-in-class range of products that includes manual supports, robotic heads, pedestals and controllers, Vinten is the premium solution for studio and outside broadcast. With over 80 registered patents, Vinten frees the camera operator’s creativity by making camera operation effortless.
Vinten – innovating perfect control.
For more information, please visit www.vinten.com
About Vitec Videocom
Vitec Videocom, the Broadcast Division of The Vitec Group plc, brings together some of the most respected, innovative and sought-after brands in the industry: Anton/Bauer, Autocue, Autoscript, Bexel, Camera Corps, Litepanels, OConnor, Paralinx, Sachtler, SmallHD, Teradek, The Camera Store, Vinten and Vinten Radamec. It acts as an endorsing brand for these market-leading broadcast, film and pro video products, encouraging multi-brand system sales and simplifying the way that customers worldwide do business.
The Vitec Group is a global provider of premium branded products and services to the Broadcast and Photographic markets. The Vitec Group is based on strong, well-known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely.
Vitec Videocom – advancing the quality and science of media production.