Commercials
Lighting challenge solved with useful LEDs
Lighting the inside of a working microwave for an Electoral Commission commercial, with miniature Aladdin LEDs hidden behind the grills.
March 19, 2018
Work — Behind the scenes
Film & TV
shoots.
Notes from set: the kit, the problems and the solutions behind commercials, short films and features I’ve gaffered.
Short Films
12K moonlight in the mist
An Arri 12kW HMI on a crane as a moonlight source for night exteriors on Dartmoor, and what the fog did to it.
July 18, 2017
Commercials
Using SkyPanels with a lighting desk
Running Arri SkyPanel S60s from a lighting desk on a London commercial to change set-ups fast and save on gels.
July 15, 2017
Commercials
Trainline commercial at Centre Stage Studios
Gaffer on a Trainline commercial for DoP Sam Gordon: three 10kW Fresnels and a rotating gobo rig to fake a moving train window.
April 17, 2017