Knight Discusses What It’s Like Teaming up with the Moonlight Team Again, and the Challenges of Adapting James Baldwin’s Novel to the Big Screen As we dive deeper into December, award season looms upon us! It’s time to head over to the theater, grab a large popcorn, and let the Oscar buzz begin brewing! One film […]
Author Archives: Brandon Appel
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Oct
Oct
125 years of having our back, establishing fair wages, and suitable working conditions– IATSE has been a constant reliable staple in our industry for as long as we can remember. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) was established on July 17th, 1893. This historic labor union represents over 140,000 technicians, artisans and craftspersons […]
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Into the Dark: Behind the Scenes with Chief Lighting Technician Dustin Gardner
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Oct
Oct
Gardner Discusses What it’s Like Working on a Horror Series, The Challenges of Into the Dark, and What’s Next for Him ‘Tis the season of haunted houses, witches, and creepy clowns.Hulu is kicking off October with a scare, premiering the Blumhouse produced original series Into the Darkthis Friday, October 5th. Into the Darkis a year-long […]
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Sep
LiteGear would like to congratulate all 2018 Emmy Award honorees. We would also like to give a special tip of the hatto the following winners below— Each of these TV series utilized a variety of LiteGear products. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Outstanding Comedy Series In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel’s life is on track- husband, […]
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Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock. The building is on fire, and Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) is almost out of time. In Johnson’s new action thriller, he portrays a U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. He’s on assignment in Hong Kong when he finds the tallest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he’s been framed […]
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Jun
Jun
The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are back in action– Season 2 will continue the journey of Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie). Ruth began Season 1 as an out-of-work actress living in Los Angeles in the ’80s who ends up finding work performing for a wrestling organization. The second season focuses on how each wrestler adjusts to […]
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Jun
Jun
Where’s Waldron? If you are wondering where Gaffer Jarred Waldron has been over the past two years, the correct answer would be everywhere. From Chicago to Berlin, Waldron has had his hands full with a series of projects taking him all over the globe. In February 2017, he began working on Rupert Wyatt’s new feature […]
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Apr
Behind the Scenes with Fixtures Foreman Mike Visencio The Avengers unite for their most challenging task yet: taking on the all powerful Thanos and his army, and stopping them from putting an end to the universe as we know it. While this may seem like an unearthly impossible mission, it was nothing compared to the […]
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Behind the Scenes with Fixtures Foreman Damon Liebowitz The Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy series follows a futuristic, adult themed amusement park intended for rich vacationers starring Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, James Marsden, Ed Harris and Jimmi Simpson. The Old West themed park is looked after by robotic hosts, allowing its visitors […]
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Mar
On Set with Cinematographer Nate Hurtsellers and Gaffer Theo Bott For an upcoming episode of the go90 hit show Snatchers, Cinematographer Nate Hurtsellers, Gaffer Theo Bott and crew were tasked with coming up with a way to make a 9 ft Alien monster’s belly exude a pink glow. The glow is a product of a […]