BCineSkills Article Category: Working with Practical Lights
Litepanels
Powering ahead Sticking its head above the parapet in the crowded world of LED lighting is Litepanels – created by gaffers, for gaffers. At the dawn of filmmaking’s LED revolution – until which point lighting choices were largely limited to HMI or tungsten – an innovative group of Hollywood gaffers and lighting engineers saw their … Read more
Astera
WIRELESS WONDER Armed with a standout LED product, Astera carved a niche for itself in the crowded lighting market. Off the back of its latest launch, the company reveals how its international fusion of German engineering expertise and Chinese production values have set it on the path for success. Think of Astera and its BSC … Read more
LiteGear
Tinker Tailor Spotlight / LiteGear Tinker Tailor Spotlight / LiteGear BY: Kevin Hilton Header image: LiteGear LiteTiles in action Practical lights have largely been thought of as props operated by the actors. Recent films, particularly in the science fiction genre, have called for lamps that would at first glance be considered practicals, either because they … Read more
Creamsource Lighting
Method LED Spotlight / Creamsource Lighting Method LED Spotlight / Creamsource Lighting BY: Michael Burns The developing story of the Creamsource brand of high-power LED luminaires began on the backlot of an animated film set in Antarctica, but its roots lie with a teenage inventor from the New Zealand bush honing his skills in Middle … Read more