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Hollywood Lighting Partners uses soft lights: Briese, Rifa & Gemball

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Hollywood Lighting Partners went nuts and used a combo of Briese Lights, Gemballs and Rifa lights for the backstage and behind the scenes shots for a model tv shoot.

“The quality of the soft lighting is awesome and compliments the beauty of the models that compete on this show. The look of the show is important to me as the executive producer knows quality lighting and her models deserve it” said gaffer and Hollywood Lighting Partners member Peter Pearce.

“It gets tricky sometimes as there are many things happening and cameras everywhere, but it’s a lot of fun and the whole team is awesome to work with. I love them and have gone to Germany 3 times to visit the TMT Lighting Team in Munich just to say hello and drink beers with them.”

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

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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.

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

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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.

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Hollywood Lighting Partners knows sometimes gripping ain’t easy.

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Hollywood Lighting Partners knows to help control light properly you need the assistance of the Grip department.

Some gaffers really need to control the light, using every C-stand available thoroughly peeling the Grip department and lighting techs that need to get to the light.

Lighting tech Pete Pearce discovers ballast central.

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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.

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Hollywood Lighting Partners shows our 2nd home, the truck.

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Look familiar? Perhaps you are a Hollywood Lighting Partner or you might be an on set crew member. This is what our 2nd home looks like in the set lighting department. Last weekend we did a TV promo for a new show working out of this truck owned by awesome gaffer and local 728 brother, Scott Spencer. The truck has a roof that allows daylight to radiate into the box making things easier for us to do our thing.

truck1Here at Hollywood Lighting Partners we like to shed some lite on the subject without making lite of the situation. Let us brighten your day.

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

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  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.

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