| | | | CSUN Students Learn Lighting with Litepanels
 The students in the Cinema & Television Arts Department at California State University Northridge (CSUN) recently unpacked the newest addition to their lighting package, Litepanels Sola 6 Fresnel units. “They are a great addition to the lighting equipment we offer our students,” says cinematography department head Richard R. Ollis.
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| | | | Fotodiox Announces High-Intensity LED Fresnel Lights for Film and Television
Powerhouse DY-200 LED Fresnel Light Offers Focusable, Dimmable, Cool Lighting Option
Fotodiox, a leading manufacturer and distributor of photography and videography accessories and equipment, today announces a line of LED Fresnel lights for film, television, and studio photography work. The compact DY-200 LED Fresnel lights offer focusable, dimmable light that remains cool-to-the-touch while providing powerful light.
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| | | | Zylight Showcases LED Lighting at InfoComm
Zylight, a leading manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will demonstrate its new F8 LED Fresnel and IS3c wide soft light at InfoComm 2013 (Booth 6047), which runs June 12-14 in Orlando, Fla. Well established in the broadcast and theater markets, Zylight is exhibiting at InfoComm for the first time.
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| | | | Zylight Demos New F8 LED Fresnel at 2013 Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles
 Zylight, a leading manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will demonstrate its new F8 LED Fresnel at 2013 Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles (Booth 325), which runs May 31 – June 2 in Hollywood, Calif. Available in tungsten (3200K) or daylight (5600K) versions, the compact lighting instrument collapses to less than four inches thick for easy transport and storage.
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| | | | Litepanels: A Creative and Speedy Essential for St. Onge on Shameless
 For gaffer David St. Onge, the lighting challenge on the Showtime series Shameless is to have the sets 75% ready to shoot when the company moves in. “Then we need to keep the lighting setup time down around 15 to 20 minutes,” says St. Onge. “We shoot with two cameras and between them we cover 180 to 250 degrees of the set, on just about every setup,” he explains. “That means all the lighting has to be attached to ceilings and walls to keep it out of the shot. Litepanels is constantly reinventing itself and upgrading its products. They are key to our speed and creativity.
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| | | | Mathers Makes the Most out of Litepanels for Indy Feature, 1000 to 1
 When cinematographer and co-producer James Mathers signed on for 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story he knew it would be a “labor of love”. Fortunately he had a great crew and terrific cast. His equipment had to be cost-effective and function flawlessly so to not hinder the tight shooting schedule. For lighting, he went with LED pioneers Litepanels.
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| | | | ARRI Completes M-Series Lighting Range With New M90 Fixture
 ARRI introduces a new fixture from the award-winning ARRIMAX/M-Series, thus completing the range between 1,200 W and 18,000 W. The M90 introduces a new power class for daylight fixtures at 9,000 W - exactly half the wattage of the ARRIMAX and just over double the wattage of the M40/25.
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| | | | Lowel Light Gives Image Makers More Creative Options With Brand New SlimLight Kits
 New compact kits offer shooters highly portable on-location lighting with industry leading Rifa, Pro and Blender lighting technology
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacture of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture, and broadcast markets, is now shipping the brand new Lowel® SlimLight™ Rifa Blender and Lowel SlimLight Rifa Pro Kits. Combining the popular Rifa eX 44 with the Lowel Blender LED (SlimLight Rifa Blender) and the 200W Pro-light (Lowel SlimLight Rifa Pro), Lowel has created one of the industry's most portable and powerful lighting kits.
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| | | | Zylight Unveils Ultra-Thin F8 LED Fresnel at 2013 NAB Show, Offers Rebate Promotion
 Zylight, a leading manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will showcase its new F8 LED Fresnel at the 2013 NAB Show (Booth C5446), which runs April 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nev. Available in tungsten (3200K) or daylight (5600K) versions, the compact lighting instrument collapses to less than four inches thick for easy transport and storage.
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| | | | Zylight Upgrades Product Line for NAB 2013
 Zylight will exhibit in booth C5446 during the NAB convention next month in Las Vegas
Zylight, a leading manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will debut new accessories and configurations for its current product line, formally introduce its F8 LED Fresnel, and announce lower prices on select products at the 2013 NAB Show (Booth C5446), which runs April 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nev.
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| | | | Snackhaus Production Company Deploys Litepanels Sola 12 For Articles of Society Denim Fashion Video
 When Snackhaus, a creative content production company based in Los Angeles, was putting together a video shoot for denim fashion brand Articles of Society, Director/Cinematographer, Chris Laughter realized there was a problem. The location, an old house built in the 1920s up among the horse ranches near Santa Clarita, California, had a very poor electrical infrastructure and bringing in a large, noisy generator was out of the question. In order to decrease his power draw while maintaining the quantity of lighting needed he turned to Litepanels.
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| | | | Litepanels Sola 12™ LED Fresnel on the Red Carpet
 In one of the first high-profile uses of the new 12” Fresnel LED fixture from Litepanels, a pair of daylight balanced Sola 12™ fixtures filled a critical need for red carpet interviews by a major German television station.
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| | | | Hu Nan TV in China Chooses Litepanels® for All LED Lit Studios
 Pioneering LED lighting designer and manufacturer Litepanels® announces that the second largest Chinese television network, Hu Nan TV, has recently completed an upgrade to its TV facility in Chang Sha City, Hu Nan Province, which includes three all-LED studio installations using Litepanels LED fixtures exclusively.
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| | | | ARRI Wins Three Technological Awards at Cinec 2012
 ARRI products have won three awards at the 2012 Cinec show in Munich. The ALEXA Studio camera and the L-Series lighting range both received Cinec Award statuettes (collected by ARRI Product Managers Marc Shipman-Mueller and Ryan Fletcher), while the Wireless Compact Unit WCU-4 received a Special Award in the form of a white lion trophy (collected by ARRI Product Manager Hendrik Voss).
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| | | | cinecAwards 2012 - the winners
After two very lively days at the cinec, many exhibitors and guests gathered in the Kaisersaal of Munich’s Residence last night. They celebrated the winners of the cinecAward during a festive state reception.
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| | | | New Freedom-1 Portable AC Power Solution
 PortableACPower.com, Inc. announces availability of the new Freedom-1™ take-anywhere portable AC power solution, which allows production professionals to take high-quality 110V or 230V AC power anywhere in the world.
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| | | | New ARRI L7-T Tungsten LED Fresnel And Active Cooling Options Added To L-Series
 Fresh off the rapid adoption by the industry of the color-controllable L7-C, ARRI introduces a new addition to the popular L-Series LED Fresnels in a dedicated tungsten model -- the L7-T. As a single-color, 3200 K tungsten version of the popular L7-C, the L7-T provides in excess of 30% more light while maintaining the same size and weight. It offers the same calibrated color quality at a more affordable price than the L7-C, and is particularly suited to applications requiring maximum intensity for a given fixture size.
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| | | | Litepanels Introduces Powerful 12” Daylight and Tungsten Balanced LED Fresnel Fixtures
 LED lighting pioneer Litepanels broadens its range of professional fixtures with the new Sola 12™ and Inca 12™ LED Fresnel fixtures. Ideal for lighting designers and cinematographers looking for an alternative to traditional 2K incandescent Fresnels, the new Litepanels fixtures offer the energy efficiency and outstanding quality of illumination for which Litepanels is known.
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| | | | Digital Juice Releases Powerful New Helios 3-Point Lighting Kit
Featuring three compact Fresnel lights plus stands, scrims, barndoors, bulbs & deluxe carry case
Digital Juice® announced today that it is releasing the Helios 3-Point Lighting Kit, a portable lighting system that features three powerful tungsten Fresnel lights which combine to produce 1600 watts of smooth-focusing, bright and even illumination. The quality and lightweight construction of the Helios 300 and Helios 650 lights as well as the heavy-duty wheeled carry case make this the ideal on-the-go kit, containing everything you need to get up and running with a complete lighting setup in minutes.
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| | | | MTV3 lights up Finnish mornings with Sola 6 and 1x1
 Private broadcaster MTV3 News reaches approximately 80 percent of the Finnish population with its channels. For people under the age of 55, it is the preferred news channel in Finland. As part of a move over to HD content, the broadcaster decided to convert their studio lighting to LED technology. "We tested a number of other manufacturers' products and eventually decided in favor of Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand," explains Visual Director Johannes Kantelinen. MTV3 chose the Sola 6 Fresnel LED lights and three models of the 1x1 LED production light: Mono Flood, Bi-Focus and Low-Profile Flood. Johannes Kantelinen had high expectations for the new lighting system and the final result was even better than expected.
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| | | | Litepanels® Lights Slick Videos for YouTube Channel
 To produce “Video Game High School”, the latest feature length web series to air on Freddie Wong and Brandon Laatsch’s YouTube channel, the team needed solid, mobile and efficient lighting. “That’s exactly what Litepanels® LED lights gives us for our latest feature as well as our weekly YouTube videos,” says Wong.
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| | | | Eldred Lights Auto interiors with Litepanels Sola ENG LED Fresnel
 To light the auto interiors and related interviews for content about a new KIA hybrid vehicle, Emmy-winning DP and DGA-nominated director and cameraman Jody Eldred tried out the Sola ENG LED Fresnel light from Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand. The client, Source Interlink Media, is the largest provider of media content to enthusiast communities interested in automotive, action sports, marine and other niche activities.
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| | | | Litepanels Lights Pro and College Football Announcer Booths
 Litepanels®, a Vitec Group brand and pioneering developer of LED lighting, announces that its Sola 6™ LED Fresnel lighting fixture has taken a key position in broadcast and cable network announcer booths for professional and college football games this year.
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| | | | MAX Technology: new ARRI M40/25 - AS40/25 daylight fixture
At IBC this year, ARRI will unveil a new fixture from its award-winning M-Series, narrowing the gap between the 1800 W M18 and the 18 kW ARRIMAX. Sporting ARRI's unique, patented MAX Technology, the M40/25 is a lens-less system that combines the advantages of a Fresnel and a PAR fixture. The unit is open face and thus very bright, but focusable from 18-52*, producing a crisp, clear shadow. By eliminating the need for spread lenses, the M40/25 speeds up workflows on set and reduces the risk of lost production time because of glass breakage.
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| | | | Litepanels Adds Versatility to Sola ENG LED Fresnel
 Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand, has added even more versatility to their award-winning on-camera LED Fresnel light. The upgraded Sola ENG now operates on battery or AC power thanks to the newly included AC/DC Adapter. Additionally, the new Sola ENG kit features a detachable D-Tap power cable, and stand adapter bracket so it is quick and easy to mount on either a camera or a stand.
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| | | | Litepanels Sola 6™ Fresnel Now Shipping
 Litepanels®, A Vitec Group brand, is now shipping their award-winning new Sola 6™ LED Fresnel light. The revolutionary daylight-balanced Sola 6 provides the controllability and light-shaping properties inherent in a Fresnel light, but utilizes just a fraction of the power of conventional fixtures.
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| | | | New Litepanels Sola 6™ LED Fresnels Light the Super Bowl XLV
 Litepanels groundbreaking Sola 6™ Fresnel LED lighting fixtures made their network sports main announcers booth debut at Super Bowl XLV on The Fox Sports Network coverage on Sunday. The Sola Fresnel series, from Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand, combines the advantages of LED lighting with the properties of a Fresnel lens, including light projection over long distances and precise focusing and control of the light’s output.
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| | | | McNeely Chooses Litepanels For The Outdoorsman Adventure Series
 Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand, announces that Buck McNeely has chosen Litepanels as his premiere lighting for the widely syndicated The Outdoorsman adventure series. Each week McNeely, along with a celebrity guest, bring important conservation issues to their national and international audience.
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| | | | Litepanels SolaENG LED Fresnel Lights Now Shipping
 Litepanels much anticipated Sola ENG LED Fresnel model, which has already garnered major industry awards, is now shipping. Offering beam control of 10° to 70°, the revolutionary new daylight-balanced Solas provide the controllability and single-shadow properties inherent in a Fresnel light, but utilize just a fraction of the power of conventional fixtures. Employing a proprietary 7.62cm (3”) lens, it draws just 30 watts yet produces light output equivalent to a 250W tungsten.
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| | | | ARRI Introduces New Hybrid Kits
ARRI Hybrid kits, with both LED and Tungsten source lighting fixtures, are a contemporary answer to portable lighting. Combining energy-saving efficiency, control and intensity these convenient kits draw less than 490W @ 120V.
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| | | | ARRI Introduces the M18 and ARRISUN 18
The “Brightest HMIs™ You Can Plug Into the Wall”
Based on the design principles of the ARRIMAX, ARRI Lighting introduces the new M18. This innovative lamphead works with a new power class of lamp: the 1800W SE HMI™. This lamp boasts 750 hours of average life and a Luminous Efficacy of 92 Lumens per Watt (L/W). The Color Rendering Index (Ra) is greater than 90 at 6000K (CCT).
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| | | | Litepanels Intro's First all-in-one Spot and Flood LED light
Litepanels®, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the 1x1 Bi-Focus, the first LED light fixture capable of variable spot and flood focusing. An alternative to energy inefficient Fresnel lights, the ultra-thin and portable 1x1 Bi-Focus offers a cool-to-the-touch, low energy draw solution that provides the flexibility to instantly vary the width of light beam.
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| | | | Sarah Landon And The Paranormal Hour,
"Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour", a big-screen ghost story shot with Panasonic’s AG-HVX200 P2 HD camcorder, opened nationwide in theaters October 19, just in time for Halloween fun and spookiness. Introducing young actress Rissa Walters as the curious Sarah, the feature is being distributed on 35mm and digital prints through Freestyle Releasing (Malibu, CA).
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| | | | News: Eovia Carrara 5 Now Shipping
Significant Enhancements Boost Animation, Modeling and Rendering Capabilities and Speed while Refining User Experience
Eovia™ Corporation, developer and publisher of leading 3D software tools, today announced the immediate availability of the international English and French language editions of Carrara™ 5, the powerful, approachable, complete 3D solution. Responding to the need for mainstream accessibility while addressing the sophisticated requirements of professionals, Eovia Carrara 5 is made available in two versions. Both Carrara 5 and the more extensive Carrara 5 Pro present a potent and compelling suite of 3D modeling, animation and rendering tools wrapped within a more inspired and enjoyable user interface. Like its predecessors, Carrara 5 offers superior affordability without compromising the market-leading features that professional designers and animators demand.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: NAB 2012: LitepanelsAt NAB 2012, Litepanels part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, introduced the Croma on-camera LED lighting fixture, the Inca Series tungsten balanced LED Fresnel fixtures, the Sola 4 Daylight Balanced LED Fresnel and the Sola ENG Flight Kit. The company also offered a $100 rebate on the purchases of the Croma variable color temperature LED light and the Sola EMG LED Fresnel lighting fixture.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Surgical Video: The SequelA few years ago I was honored to write the following article for Creative COW Magazine. http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/surgical-video-the-cutting-edge Ever since, after countless nice comments on the article, and as the world of operating room video has caught up with high definition media production, I've wanted to do a proper follow-up article....Read Blog SubscribeTravelpalooza Episode II: The Chicago CodeLast week I had a one day meeting to review artwork for an upcoming book project. While there I was planning to shoot some interviews with the project's editors to use for web-based video promotions. Planning for any trip - meeting, convention, video production or any combination of these -...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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