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Bellaire, Michigan, August 22nd, 2004- Filmmaker Evan Jacobs utilized a prototype water boot for the HI-POD while shooting his latest film on location in Northern Michigan. The film centers around a day by the lake for two teenage girls. The waterfront location posed a unique challenge for the director because it severely limited the camera angles that would be achievable using traditional equipment and the skeleton crew. “I’ve worked in and around water before and it’s always a slow, cumbersome process” says Jacobs. The HI-POD provided a flexible, fast solution to an otherwise daunting cinematic challenge. “Using the HI-POD, I was able to set-up and shoot faster than I would have imagined. And the footage looks breathtaking.”

Las Vegas, NV, August 19th, 2004- M As VP of Sony marketing, Bob Ott, formally opened the WEVA-GANZA ceremonies, HI-POD hovered above the thousands of WEVA attendees as they ate, drank, and danced the night away. HI-POD attended WEVA EXPO 2004 as an exhibitor, but gladly accepted the opportunity to document the evening’s events for WEVA. HI-POD President Enrique Morales videotaped the revelers with a Sony PD-170 on top of the HI-POD x1-P. He later demonstrated the versatility of the HI-POD by putting a Sony 5 mega-pixel DSC-F717 digital still camera on top of the HI-POD. Both techniques resulted in otherwise impossible to get shots.

Los Angeles , CA, August 11th, 2004- HI-POD returns to the WEVA Expo with the highly anticipated stability harness. This accessory takes the HI-POD to a new level. Adding to the HI-POD’s speed, mobility, and altitude; the stability harness gives the user an added measure of security as well as stability for steady shots. In addition the stability harness has a second attachment point that makes the HI-POD useful as a true crane, allowing sweeping or following shots, like in your favorite movies. You can even walk with the HI-POD to create steadi-cam movement. Once more, the HI-POD truly takes it to a higher level.

Culver City, CA, June 11th, 2004- MTV hosted its 13th annual Movie Awards – the end-all, be-all destination for fans of the world’s biggest movie, TV, and music stars. The newest star at the event was not actually on the red carpet but above it. HI-POD, the Xtreme Camera Monopod, was used to videotape the celebrity red-carpet arrivals. Towering at its full extension of 15 feet high, the HI-POD grabbed amazing arrival footage, even though it was positioned in back of the pool of press photographers.

Santa Monica , CA, June 6th, 2004- Outside the Kingsley & Gates mortuary the Press and well-wishers gathered to capture a glimpse of the Reagan family and the Reagan casket. Towering above the street lights, the HI-POD captured still photos and crane-like video shots of the historic moment. As the motorcade approached the tutor-styled funeral home, the HI-POD captured powerful stills of the arrival.