Arri, Inc.

Who: Arri Inc.

What: Manufacturer of studio and location lighting, film camera, digital camera and post-production equipment.

Where: Headquarters are in Munich, Germany. Offices in Blauvelt, N.Y.; Burbank, Calif.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla., New York City, Los Angeles, Charlotte, N.C., Toronto, London, Berlin, Rome, Milan and Mumbai.

When: Founded in 1917.

Full-time Employees: 1,100 (worldwide); 174 (U.S.).

Number of Products in Catalog: 112 lighting fixtures and lighting kits.

Company Claims to Fame: Largest manufacturer of film production equipment; introduced first HMI lighting fixtures at 1972 Olympics in Munich; introduced electronic ballasts for film production; invented spinning mirror shutter for motion picture film cameras; Academy Awards.

Awards Include: Academy Award for the development and innovation in the design and manufacturing of advanced camera systems and an Emmy for 50 years of outstanding achievement in engineering.

People might be surprised to know…: Arri is a manufacturer of 16mm, 35mm and 65mm film cameras, camera and video accessories, as well as the cine lenses with Zeiss, and an array of digital post-production equipment, including the ArriLaser, Arriscan and Arri Color Management System.

Degrees of Separation: COO Charlie Davidson, with Arri for 25 years, once worked for Colortran. He started his career as an electrician for Disney and various rock shows; VP of lighting, John Gresch, now with Arri 19 years, formerly co-owned Excalibur Cases and worked for Colortran; sales manager Roger Dean, now with Arri 12 years, previously worked as a gaffer and cinematographer.