A few weeks back, LiteGear took part in this year’s DCS Cinema Lighting Expo. DCS is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to educating and informing the entertainment industry about digital motion picture production, post, delivery and exhibition. We had an absolute blast this year, and would like to to thank everyone for coming out to the […]
Author Archives: Brandon Appel
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In A Wrinkle in Time, three mysterious astral travelers visit earth to send a young girl, Meg (Storm Reid), her brother, and her friend to a different planet in order to find her missing father. This Sci-Fi Fantasy is based on Madeleine L’Engle’s widely acclaimed 1962 novel of the same name. Ava DuVernay’s latest rendition […]
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Have you seen the latest KFC commercial with Reba McEntire? If the answer is yes, then you may have noticed her singing into a vibrantly glowing microphone lit with Chroma RGB-Daylite LiteRibbon. We recently collaborated with Gaffer Jeff Ferrero and Prop Master Caleb Heller to develop the custom illuminated fixture. LiteGear was able to conceptualize […]
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The Shape of Water Comes Up Big; Roger Deakins Scores His First Oscar at the 90th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony
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What a night! The Shape of Watercame through in the closest Best Picture race in years. LiteGear would like to give a special shoutout to all of this year’s nominees. We’d also like to congratulate Roger Deakins on his long overdue first ever Best Cinematography Award for his sensational work in Blade Runner 2049. This […]
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Bithell Gives an Inside Look at the Lighting Approach for Francis Lawrence’s Latest Mystery Thriller If you’ve seen the trailer for Red Sparrow, you’d immediately notice the riveting and mesmeric cinematography conducted by Jo Willems, ASC, SBC. This isn’t surprising seeing that Walter Bithell, Jo Willems, and director Florence Lawrence previously worked together on the […]
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An In-Depth Look with Gaffer Jonathan Franklin For Daniel Day Lewis’ final feature film, he portrays Reynolds Woodcock, a well-known 1950’s dressmaker living in London. Reynolds’ life is quite tailored and routine, until he meets Alma (Vicky Krieps), whom he unexpectedly falls in love with. Gaffer Jonathan Franklin, Lighting Cameraman Mike Bauman, and Director Paul […]
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Well, that’s another fantastic ASC Awards night in the books. LiteGear would like to give a special shoutout to all of this year’s nominees, and congratulate Roger Deakins on his well-deserved Best Feature Cinematography Award for his visually stunning work in Blade Runner 2049. This is Deakins’ 4th ASC Award win. He also took home […]
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The latest Marvel universe installment follows Black Panther(Chadwick Boseman) as he returns home to Wakanda, a small technologically advanced African nation, to defend it from an old enemy. This is the super hero’s solo feature debut and slated to be first of many stand alone films yet to come. With a commendable 98% Rotten Tomatoes […]
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Lynch Gives an Inside Look at the Lighting Scheme for Season 5 The HBO original series follows a group of computer programmers and their quest to build a successful start up company (Pied Piper) using a game-changing algorithm. Heading into its fifth season, Silicon Valleyhas had quite the run so far, garnering wide critical praise, […]
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Gonzalez Discusses His Lighting Approach The Netflix original series follows two FBI agents in the late 1970’s who begin to explore the psychology of homicide, and start to uncover its advantages in furthering the expansion of criminal science. With the show taking place a over few decades ago, it was important for Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, […]