New LitePad Loop from Rosco

LitePad Loop™ is an innovative and unique approach to the ring light. Powered by the Rosco LitePad light engine, LitePad Loop is a soft, lightweight, and powerful ring light that can work with virtually any camera and lens system. The ingenious, two-part design allows for quick and easy attachment to the camera while its soft, diffused light is ideal for close up photography - the mode for which ring lights were designed.


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New K5600 Joker Bug Launching at NAB

If you're at NAB this week, don't miss the chance to see the new Joker Bug 1600 from K5600. Launching this week at the show, you'll have a chance to see the light in action on booth C6348.


For more information, please contact the LCA office sales@lcauk.com

New Phosphor Technology Shown at BSC

LCA were delighted to show another new lighting technology to hit the industry at the BSC the other night.

The new TruColor HS delivers an unprecedented volume of soft light optimised for image capture, as well as other applications that demand accurate colour rendering. By harnessing Remote Phosphor Technology (RPT), the TruColor HS exceeds the output of a traditional 2K incandescent soft light using less than 400 watts of AC power. This means you can plug several units into a single 15 amp circuit and avoid the added cost of generators, fuel, and heavy cables. Operating temperatures are also significantly reduced, producing virtually no heat in the illuminated area. 

Putting the new light through its paces at the BSC was Robbie Bryan, Derek Suter BSC, Lou Bogue (gaffer), Alan Lowne BSC Magazine, Richard Blanchard 

Look at those skin tones - Derek Suter BSC and Lou Bogue












Nick Shapley and John de Borman

Lou Bogue (gaffer) Robin. Vidgeon BSC put the PRG TrueClor HS Phosphor light though it's paces

Rather than traditional diffusion to soften the light source, the light actually emits from the RPT panels on the front of the fixture, providing a lighting characteristic that radiates equally in a 160o radius. The ability for TruColor HS light to "wrap" your subject with soft, edgeless shadows is unlike any fixture you’ve ever used.

PRG has partnered with a leading innovator of phosphor technology to develop special high-CRI formulations that deliver 3200K with a CRI of 96. When daylight is required, the interchangeable phosphor panels allow the same fixture to output 5200K with a CRI of 90. Additional color temperatures are being developed to match other light conditions. The color temperature of the TruColor HS is extremely consistent fixture to fixture, and will not change over time like other lighting technologies.

Like all PRG products, the TruColor HS is extremely durable, built to last with anodized alloy construction, flexible polycarbonate panels, and field-serviceable components. The fixture ballast includes both local and DMX control, and connects to the lamp head with a ruggedized multi-core cable.

The TruColor HS is completely flicker-free and passively cooled, perfect for any film or television project, in the studio or on location.

Features

• Utilizes Remote Phosphor Technology (RPT) for accurate, consistent output
• Optimized output for film, video and still photography
• Changeable CCT for maximum flexibility
• High-quality color rendering: CRI 96 @ 3200K, CRI 90 @ 5200K
• Delivers up to 60fc @ 10’, 645 lx @ 3m at 3200K, 75fc @ 10’, 806 lx @ 3m at 5200K
• 160o light spread
• Small and lightweight
• 100% flicker-free
• Passive cooling – no fans, no noise
• Local and remote dimming on-ballast with no color shift • Optional phase dimming ballast
• Field serviceable components
• Built-in filter tray to attach accessories
• Accessories include gel frame, louvers

For more information call LCA on +44 (0)20 8833 7600 or email sales@lcauk.com.

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On set with up and coming DoP Annika Summerson

LCA met up with up and coming DoP Annika Summerson on set at Cineco Studios, Brentford, while shooting the promo for Dog Is Dead - Two Devils directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Annika tells us of the challenges she faced lighting the promo on a tight budget and with limited space.


"The lighting kit wasn't very exciting, mainly par cans and 650w fresnels, 2k fresnel and chimera on a boom arm for top lighting, a 5k fresnel for general fill when needed and a 4k HMI for the forest, we were on a pretty tight budget...

 

The forest itself was made of cardboard that had been ripped and roughed up to create the birch tree like texture but it also meant you couldn't really backlight them since they then got a strange glow that we decided didn't fit so the most difficult thing was lighting the 100 trees from the right angle in a fairly small studio.  It was a lot tighter then it looks.

And a five piece band that all needed to look pretty (which they of course were in real life), but sneaking beauty lights in for the wideshot was pretty tricky since there was no grid in the ceiling yet so everything had to go on the floor and be hidden behind other props.

The production designer Damien Creagh was pretty brilliant and clever I must say though, he basically made it all out of nothing, really minimal budget, and the girl coming up from under the bed was his contraption as well as when she sinks into the ground so he did the SFX as well together with John who owns cineco studios."

LCA Show New Lights at BVE

BVE at Earls Court proved to be a great success showing a number of new and innovative lights to the film, TV and photographic industry. The stand was busy throughout the exhibition with a lot of interest being shown in all the new equipment.  

On show was the latest K5600 Alpha 1600 alongside their Soft Tube (below). The shot on the right shows the Alpha 1600 at strike up.

The K5600 Big Eye was also exhibited. The two images below show the light lit and at strike up.

LCA's Big Softie, daylight LED light source, made an appearance with its 118cm circular hole in the middle.

LCA also presented the latest innovation from Cinesphere - the CineMagicTube which allows you to run both daylight and tungsten from the same tube!






Lastly, but no means least, Litepanels Hilio, 1x1 and Sola 4 were also on show (below)

For more information on any of the above lights, please contact the team at LCA on +44 (0)20 8833 7600 or sales@lcauk.com.

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LCA Big Softie Softens Tyson!

Cinematographer, Eduard Grau, recently gave a big thumbs up to LCA's Big Softie on his latest commercial shoot for Fiat Panda commercial starring Mike Tyson.

Eduard recent accolades include the award winning movies Buried, featuring Ryan Reynolds and A Single Man starring Colin Firth who was Oscar nominated, and won a BAFTA for his performance in the film.

Eduard, has recently finished working on three other movies: Animals, featuring Martin Freeman, Arthur Newman, Gold Pro starring Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Anne Heche and finally A Single Shot starring William H Macy.

The LCA Big Softie key features include:

• 610mm circular big softie eyelight with 118mm circular hole in the middle 
• High Output 6000k 
• Daylight LED Light Source
• Fully dimmable from 0-100% with hand held in-line dimmer 
• AC/DC option

The Big Softie comes in a Kit format which includes:

• Head
• AC supply
• Power cable
• In-line dimmer
• Mounting plates
• 1 x circular discs (for gel or to create your own effects, stars,stripes) 
• Flight case.

Contact the LCA team for more details at sales@lcauk.com or call +44 (0)20 88337600. 

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The World's Most Powerful LEDs

And we're not exaggerating! 

FilmGear Lighting have added a new range of extremely powerful LED lights to their current and established range of Film and TV lighting.

AC or DC, these powerful LED lights come in a 360 and a smaller 240: The 240 runs AC230 and 220v or 15-30v DC, 9600 lux at 3 metres. The 360 runs the same voltage range, 14000 lux at 3 metres and an incredible 31000 lux at 2 metres. Both dim from 0-100% and can be DMX controlled.

Rear Housing showing heat syncs, ac/dc input,
dimmer knob and DMX input

To find out more about the World's Most Powerful LEDs simply give the LCA team a call on +44(0)20 8833 7600 or email sales@lcauk.com

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