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RatPac Controls Hires Veteran Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher

Joshua Thatcher

Boosting its internal ranks of experts, RatPac Controls has hired renowned Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher, who comes from a lengthy career on set, as well as IATSE Local 728’s in-house Instructor who focused on lighting control and lighting technology. With credits ranging from TV series Star Trek: Picard and Loki, to features like one of the summer’s biggest hits, Top Gun: Maverick, Thatcher is an industry professional who brings over 20 years of experience to RatPac Controls.   Read More »RatPac Controls Hires Veteran Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher

Astera Launches New Website

Wireless LED lighting manufacturer Astera launches a vibrant new multi-lingual website optimized for all devices, packed with product information, full of technical specs, news, useful tips and tricks, invaluable troubleshooting advice, plus a wealth of information about the company, its people, products, and ethos. Essentially everything you need to know about Astera in one fast, easily navigable, stylishly designed portal—www.astera-led.com.Read More »Astera Launches New Website

Out of Order, Guy Jacobson’s Upcoming Comedy Film, Shot with Camera Package from PRG

Community building, relationships, and a desire to bring more joy into the world were the fuel for writer/director Guy Jacobson while writing, financing, and filming the upcoming courtroom comedy film, Out of Order. Jacobson, who co-wrote and produced Holly and co-directed the child exploitation documentary Redlight, wrote the script for Out of Order with Megan Freels Johnston.Read More »Out of Order, Guy Jacobson’s Upcoming Comedy Film, Shot with Camera Package from PRG

The Actors Fund Announces New Name – Entertainment Community Fund to Reflect Reach of Services and Diversity of Professions Helped

The Actors Fund, the 140-year-old national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced at its Annual Gala on May 9, 2022 that, effective immediately, they have changed their name to Entertainment Community Fund, in order to better reflect the broad scope of industry professionals they help.Read More »The Actors Fund Announces New Name – Entertainment Community Fund to Reflect Reach of Services and Diversity of Professions Helped

An Interview with Matthew Ardine, Gaffer of Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once is a new action comedy film. PRG sat down with Gaffer Matthew Ardine to discuss his workflow for the stunning, fast-paced portal jumping scenes and his use of Mbox Studio+. “I have used it on tons of concerts and several commercials where I have pixel mapped hundreds of universes of pixels. It’s an awesome tool that has allowed me to achieve lighting setups that I could never imagine were possible 10 years ago.”

Gaffer Mike Bauman Discusses Lighting Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth

Joel Coen wanted to do Macbeth. But not just any Macbeth, a black and white version inspired both by comic books and German Expressionism. The stars on screen for The Tragedy of Macbeth are Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington—but the stars in the lighting rig were ETC and High End Systems fixtures. The lighting team that put them there and used them to great effect was led by Gaffer Michael Bauman and Lighting Programmer David Kane. Here is a video on the making of The Tragedy of Macbeth. You can go to 3:01 in the video to hear from Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel and Production Designer, Stefan Dechant on shooting the black and white film:

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