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Haskell Wexler visits the set and meets Pete Pearce

By Admin November 10, 2015 November 10, 2015 728 member, crew, lighting director, local 728, peter pearce

The great cinematographer Haskell Wexler came to visit a set we were working on.

He has pioneered so many things in our industry (see mini bio below) and deserves maximum respect.

Thank you Haskell.

Haskell Wexler Mini Bio- Two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler was adjudged one of the ten most influential cinematographers in movie history, according to an International Cinematographers Guild survey of its membership. He won his Oscars in both black & white and color, for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) (1966) and Bound for Glory(1976) (1976). He also shot much of Days of Heaven (1978) (1978), for which credited director of photography Nestor Almendros — who was losing his eye-sight, won a Best Cinematography Oscar that Wexler feels should have been jointly shared by both. In 1993, Wexler was awarded a Lifetime Achivement award by the cinematographer’s guild, the American Society of Cinematographers. He received five Oscar nominations for his cinematography, in total, plus one Emmy Award in a career that has spanned six decades. Wexler was active as recently as 2007.

In addition to his masterful cinematography, Wexler directed the seminal late Sixties film Medium Cool (1969) and has directed and/or shot many documentaries that display his progressive political views. He was the subject of a 2004 documentary shot by his son Mark Wexler, Tell Them Who You Are (2004).

Pete Pearce has been nominated for 2 television lighting Emmy’s.

Lighting tech Pete Pearce discovers ballast central.

By Admin November 10, 2015 November 10, 2015 728 member, hollywood lighting partners set lighting designs, Lighting Facts, local 728, peter pearce, show lights, Uncategorized

Some shows have dimmer rooms. This new tv show has a room full of HMI ballasts. The grid in the bar has a ring of 4k’s around it that get turned on and off depending on the direction the camera is looking.

Hollywood Lighting Partners knows lights and water don’t mix.

By Admin April 13, 2015 April 13, 2015 Lighting Facts, show lights, Uncategorized

When lighting a pool or some event around water there are a number of reasons to be cautious. For example, water can conduct electricity so the possibility of shock is a big danger when electricity is introduced. Also when lights get wet they just don’t work unless designed specifically for water. Globes blow, fresnels break, wires arc, etc. The LED color blasters shown below were not too badly damaged when the splash from the high jump pool tried to drown them.

Remember electricity mixes with water about as well as oil.

Hollywood Lighting Partners promotes the Work Smarter Program and knows accidents happen but if you treat your gear right it will perform better with less headaches and people will be safer.