Greta Gerwig and Rachel Morrison Highlight the List of Contenders this Year LiteGear would like to congratulate all of the 2018 Oscar nominated films. We are honored to have been involved with several of these productions, including Lady Bird, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Phantom Thread, and many others. The Academy Awards will take place Sunday, March 4 (ABC, […]
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriSnags the Award for Best Ensemble, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor LiteGear congratulates all 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awardhonorees. We would also like to give a special shout out toThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Crown, and Veep. Each of these films/shows utilized a variety of LiteGear products. Below is […]
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An in Depth Look at a Few of the Films that Utilized LiteGear Products Cinematographer Jomo Fray Discusses his Lighting Approach in Emergency Emergencycenters around a group of young Black and Latino friends thrown into a compromising situation, and carefully weigh the pros and cons of calling the police. “We wanted to go dark and […]
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Jacobs Gives an Inside Look at the Lighting Scheme for Season Two The FX original series follows Earnest Mars (Donald Glover), a young Princeton dropout, who decides to help his cousin, Alfred (Brian Tyree Henry), make his way up through the Atlanta rap scene. Season 1 was a critically acclaimed success last year, with the […]
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LiteGear congratulates all 2018 Golden Globe & Critic’s Choice Award honorees. We would also like to give a special shout out to Lady Bird , Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Disaster Artist, Dunkirk, Phantom Thread, Baby Driver, Blade Runner 2049, andWar for the Planet of the Apes. Each of these films/shows […]
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The new Netflix original feature takes place in an alternate present day Los Angeles, where humans co-exist with various magical creatures. Daryl Ward (Will Smith) is an LAPD agent who partners up with an orc (Joel Edgerton) to search for an ancient all-powerful relic. Cinematographer Roman Vasyanov and gaffer Rick Thomas combined forces to produce […]
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Greta Gerwig’s debut feature captures the aura of being a teenage girl growing up at the turn-of-the-century in Sacramento, CA. The film follows Christine“Lady Bird” McPherson’s (Saoirse Ronan)struggles at her private high school and her tumultuous relationship with her strong willed mother. Cinematographer Sam Levy and gaffer Jerry Mundy were able to visually emulate the love-hate […]
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In Alexander Payne’sfourth collaboration with cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, scientists discover how to shrink humans as a solution to over-population. The story follows Paul Safranek (Matt Damon), who shrinks himself to 5 inches tall, and joins a downsized community, a decision which he believes will lead to a better life. Creating a downsized “world” would be […]
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Jake Kasdan’s highly anticipated sequel follows the story of four teenagers who come across an old video game console and are immediately drawn into the game’s jungle setting, while becoming the character avatars they have selected.This latest Jumanji installment was partially shot on location in the beautiful forests of Honolulu, and at Atlanta Metro Studios […]
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The new Netflix romantic drama tells the story of two longtime neighbors, a widow and widower who find unexpected romance in the fictional town of Holt, CO. With the majority of the film being shot at night and on location in Colorado Springs, cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt and gaffer Steve Mathis opted to take a fresh, […]