iatse 728 – Hollywood Lighting Partners

The way Hollywood Lighting Partners will light the past in the future.

By Admin November 24, 2015 June 2, 2016 728 member, crew, hollywood lighting partners set lighting designs, lighting designs, Lighting Facts, local 728, peter pearce, set lighting designs, show lights

Hollywood Lighting Partners would like to thank the Arri Group of partners for their contributions to the entertainment industry. Besides great cameras, Arri makes an 18K daylight balanced light called the Arrimax. Since technically we have grown beyond film and into the HD world we have had to adjust lighting for video chips. Granted the new high end HD cameras can see 10+ stops of light we still need to be concious of contrast and exposure. These Arri lights are great for squirting diffused daylight onto your set where ever the camera may need to see it filling in the shadows or blasting in some hard light as if the sun was coming straight in the window.

Thank you Arri.

Quality lighting doesn’t just happen. It’s what lighting technicians do!

By Admin November 14, 2015 November 14, 2015 728 member, crew, lbccmvp, lighting designs, lighting director, Lighting Facts, local 728, peter pearce, scott spencer, set lighting designs, show lights, show looks, Uncategorized

Hollywood Lighting Partners knows that quality lighting doesn’t just happen. Many think you can just get a good camera and start shooting, but in reality the best way to get quality footage is to use quality lighting to enhance the look of your project. Taking this time and step ensures that your camera can actually see the story you are trying to tell as opposed to just seeing everything you point it at.

Hollywood is full of quality lighting technicians and many can be found on our IATSE Local 728 Set Lighting Technician roster. Unfortunately our local doesn’t list the roster on it’s web page so we remain nameless.

The good thing is that as technicians in Hollywood we get to work with some of the best equipment and biggest names in production on the biggest lots. It is great experience and can be a lot of fun.

Whether it’s conventional tungsten lighting, dmx controlled moving lights, LED, HMI, theatrical/commercial/live show or your christmas lights for the holidays, 728 electricians are knowledgable and familiar. We are there to support cinematographers and our Local 600 brothers and sisters to help create the looks that win the awards for the director’s chair folks and the video village crowds.

IATSE 728 Set Lighting Technicians at work.

By Admin November 11, 2015 November 11, 2015 728 member, crew, local 728

Super-juicer candidates and IATSE 728 set lighting techs, Jorge Kunze and Seam Smith

stand ready to move gaffer, Colin Campbell’s light.

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.