then you’ve seen us. For years LiteGear has been working closely with industry leading filmmakers to provide non-traditional lighting tools for cinema, TV and HD video. From color-correct LED lighting to specialized electronic controls and assemblies, we pride ourselves at thinking out-of-the-box. Our development team is comprised of a cinematographer, gaffer, fixtures technician, lighting technicians, […]
02
Apr
Apr
For the movie Noah, Director of Photography Matty Libatique needed to create the effect of the Tzohar, a supernatural light source which was an integral part of telling the story. Matty had previously worked with LiteGear on several projects (Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Cowboys & Aliens) and this project had some very specific needs. […]
11
Feb
Feb
Since 2006 LiteGear has been involved in lighting many things. We have developed LED light-engines for everything from kerosene lanterns to the “Iron Man” chest light. But a recent project took us by suprise. Art Director Todd Cherniawski approached us with a request for lighting a special element for a rather high profile music video […]
26
Nov
Nov
Hunger Games: Catching Fire – FauxFlo in action. For the movie Catching Fire, Production Designer Phil Messina designed a dance floor which had elaborate standing chandeliers which he envisioned hundreds of fluorescent tubes as a large visual element in the set. Phil wanted the tubes to change color during the dance sequence in the film, […]
19
Jan
Jan
As many of you may know, LiteGear Inc. is an IATSE Local 728 union signatory company. This allows us to hire skilled lighting professional to do all sorts of projects. Well, today Local 728 is two members larger. Yes, that’s right, 2 of our very own were sworn-in today at the member meeting. First up […]
18
Jul
Jul
Attention fellow IATSE Local 728 members! Safety & Training Director, Alan Rowe has once again organized an LED Assembly / Fixtures Class. It will be held August 18, 2012 at the LiteGear Shop. Although we had been involved in this class last year, this year will be the very first (of many) LiteGear Seminars here at […]
15
Jul
Jul
Comic-Con 2012 was in full swing this past weekend and with the success of the recent Avengers movie, Marvel Studios is certainly attracting a lot of attention. As many of you know LiteGear has been involved in providing lighting gear and services to Marvel movies since IronMan 1. Movies that followed were IronMan 2, Thor, […]
24
May
May
We here at LiteGear are proud to announce the release of TechScout Touch – Lighting Edition, a professional lighting equipment ordering app for all iOS devices, available now in the Apple App store. TechScout Touch – Lighting Edition, a major revision to the popular TechScout Touch app released in 2010. UPDATE: TechScout Touch, Lighting Edition […]
20
May
May
Battleship the movie opens in theaters May 2012. Shot by Tobias Schliessler, ASC, the film takes place on a Naval Battleship. Early on in pre-production, we were fortunate to meet with Tobias and his gaffer Bob Krattiger to discuss LiteGear products and how they might help with some unique challenges they had. As you can imaging, shooting on actual […]
07
May
May
Our friend Pauline Rogers over at ICG Magazine has written a nice article about using LED lighting “outside the box”. We are thankful to be included, have a look.