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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Jan
Jan
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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Jan
Jan
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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Jan
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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Jan
Jan
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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Jan
Jan
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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Dec
Dec
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, […]
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Dec
Dec
Shot on location in Sylva, North Carolina, cinematographer Ben Davis and gaffer Ross Dunkerley were able capture an authentic small town atmosphere while creating the fictional world of Ebbing, MO. The story centers around relentless mother Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) who takes it upon herself to challenge the town’s revered chief of police, William Willoughby […]
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Dec
Dec
In David Lowery’s latest supernatural drama, Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck portray a young loving couple, who are suddenly separated by a devastating loss. After Affleck’s character unexpectedly passes away, he assumes form of a ghost who returns to his suburban home to visit his estranged wife. Cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo and gaffer Bret Curry’s […]
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Apr
Apr
Al DeMayo, LiteGear’s President and CEO here. Well, it has taken us years to finally focus some attention on creating product introduction and explainer videos. As long time filmmakers and lighting professionals we prefered to take the opportunity to create these films ourselves. As such, it took longer to begin than originally planned. We have […]