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ABOVE One reason Aaron picked the G-Technology solid state drives was the durability out in the field, giving him that reassurance in shooting
3 connectivity with read speeds of up to 2800Mbps. It is designed for use on production sets, where you either need to transfer work quickly or work natively from it. At the NAB Show 2019, it was announced that a 2TB version of this drive is now available, giving filmmakers that extra capacity. SCALABILITY G-Technology’s scalability of drives is what makes the company so attractive. Aaron has his own philosophy about the different needs of filmmakers and the type of drives they need: “Everyone has a DSLR now and they’re either shooting 1080p or 4K of their kids who are either semi pro athletes or want to be pro athletes. I call these filmmakers Soccer Moms, and they need a drive that is reliable and fast, but is also very affordable,” says Aaron. “The ArmorATD has the same goal of protecting your content as the G-Drive Mobile SSD, but at a more affordable price. Of course, there’s the difference between SSD and HDD, but does a Soccer Mom need SSD? That’s up to them. It’s just nice to have options.” It’s also important to assess your workflow and work out which drive is going to be most efficient for you, believes Aaron. “For me, time is paramount, so the faster drives, such as G-Drive Mobile SSD and G-Drive Mobile Pro SSD, are nice. I’ll spend a bit more money on them, but I can reuse them. A Soccer Mom could have a completely different workflow: they could buy the ArmorATD, use it, then put it back on the shelf for a week or so before using it again. An SSD doesn’t work for everyone,
the vision and the concept. If I’ve got to overthink it, then it’s not for me. I think a lot of filmmakers are like that,” says Aaron. “This is why G-Technology is so appealing to me. I can just unbox a drive, plug it in and it will work instantly. It’s so simple.”
it depends on the level of content you’re trying to create.” Aaron recently shot a piece using all three rugged portable drives in Hawaii. The film is called Into the Wild and it’s about the importance of humans and nature, and our inner longing for it. Its focus is on a boy who Aaron filmed for eight years. “My other big project is Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable , it’s a feature-length documentary about a girl who lost her arm to a shark attack when she was a kid. The film is about her progression and how she’s recovered from it as an adult,” says Aaron. “I’m not the most high tech person and, being a single shooter, I just need something that I know will work when I plug it in. I’m all about getting into
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