Shane Hurlbut, ASC

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — In an unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in a film like no other in Hollywood’s history. A fictionalized account of real life Navy SEAL operations, Act of Valor blazes into theatres nationwide on February 24th and features a gripping story that takes audiences on an adrenaline-fueled, edge-of-their-seat journey. This fast-paced, depiction of daring covert operations delivers a thrilling mix of stealthy tension, intense human drama, and sudden fierce combat waged by lethal heroes armed with the world’s best training and firepower. Act of Valor is a Bandito Brothers film produced and directed by Mike “Mouse” McCoy and Scott Waugh and written by Kurt Johnstad. Crucial to capturing the film’s absorbing up-close-and-personal action was its use of lightweight, highly mobile EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR cameras from Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions. As director of photography, and now member of Canon’s Explorer of Light program, Shane Hurlbut explained, the film could not have been made with any other camera system.

PALO ALTO, CA, Feb 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — In theaters today, “Act of Valor,” the first feature film from the media company Bandito Brothers, harnesses the power of HP Workstations and HP DreamColor displays to develop an extraordinary composite of real-life heroism and innovative filmmaking.

We make our third trip behind enemy lines with the cast and crew of the realistic military movie Act of Valor.

The Bandito Brothers’ co-directing team Mike “Mouse” McCoy and Scott Waugh “go big” with action tomorrow when their patriotic film ‘Act of Valor’ opens wide in theatres (distributed by Relativity Media LLC). Although most of the lead actors of ‘Act of Valor’ are Navy SEALs (the Sea, Air and Land Team members are credited only by first names to respect anonymity), the majority of the supporting cast is Latino. Recognizable talents Roselyn Sanchez, Emilio Rivera, Nestor Serrano and Gonzalo Menendez emerge out of the movie’s “immersive action” to offer viewers spot-on performances.