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Glendale, CA , March 19th, 2004- HI-POD held a seminar on Friday March 12th from 9am to noon at EVS (Express Video Supply) in Glendale. HI-POD pulled in approximately 20 camera people to learn the ins and outs of how to operate a HI-POD. Not only will EVS be carrying HI-POD in its inventory, they will also offer several rental units. Now prospective buyers can try the HI-POD for themselves before buying.

HI-POD took on the 76th annual Oscar Awards on February 29th 2004 in Hollywood California. HI-POD has covered the Oscars before; we know first hand that it’s an ideal tool for covering an event at close proximity to the red carpet, getting perfect shots right in the middle of large crowds without blocking anyone’s view.

But this time we wanted a challenge. We purposefully set up in a very unfavorable location: across the street, behind several sets of barricades barring onlookers and would-be photos from viewing the event. We wanted the type of last-minute setup that camera crews find themselves in all the time when trying to cover an event of subject that’s not easily accessible.

Despite the location, HI-POD delivered perfect shots right over the crowd and all obstacles. The HI-POD operator was able to relax and focus on the shoot, not worry about holding up a camera above obstacles.

We’ve used HI-PODs to cover various celebrity events to showcase how it gets above the crowd.

Red Carpet events have been a very popular use of the Hi-pod. anytime there is a big crowd of reporters and it becomes difficult to get a clear shot of the subject, that is when the HI-POD excels. As you can see this shot of Drew Barrymore has a spectacular perspective. It captures the star but also the entire ambience- red carpet the marquee, and the reporters.

Los Angeles, CA, December 10th, 2003- HI-POD introduced the HI-POD X1-P product to the West Coast at the DV EXPO the week of 12/10/03-12/12/03. Based on the HI-POD’s overwhelming success at the Showbiz Expo in Chicago (11/7-11/8), and at the Government Video Expo in Washington D.C. (12/3-12/4) the HI-POD company began a tour of free training seminars at all new dealer locations across the United States beginning in January.