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.
10kW Fresnel with gobo pattern in Centre Stage studios
On this shoot

Gaffer: Joel Rainsley

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Another successful commercial shoot with me as gaffer, this time at the well-equipped Centre Stage Studios in Islington, London. Director of photography Sam Gordon shot this Trainline commercial, directed by Ben Cookson, featuring a well-known actress from the popular series Poldark.

The studio featured an innovative spacelight alternative using Arri tungsten sky panels. They were surprisingly punchy, and three 10kW Fresnels were needed as a key to cover the action during tracking shots.

Gobo light pattern on a Trainline commercial set
An innovative rotating gobo rig with sparks Russ Greening and James Cavan.

Towards the end of the day, sparks James Cavan and Russ Greening got inventive with a rotating gobo rig to simulate a moving train window. Everyone was extremely happy with the results, and I look forward to working with production company Redcreate and everyone involved again.

10kW Fresnel with gobo pattern in Centre Stage studios
The gobo effect in action.