Month May 2015

LED PAR 64 Lights

LED PAR 64 lights are a great light for washing stages, walls, and anywhere where you’d like a pop of color. Create custom colors with red, green, and blue (RGB) LEDs. Use the controls on the back or a DMX-512 lighting control…

Backyard Movie Night Package

We include everything you need in our backyard movie night package: a super-bright HD projector, a 135″ screen that’s easy to set up, two powered speakers, a DVD/Bluray player, and all the cables you’ll need to make it work, indoors…

Plan a Backyard Movie Night

A perfect backyard movie night just takes a little planning and a nice summer evening. Here’s how to bring together a movie night that makes you the coolest neighbor on the block. Start with invitations. As with anything that has…

Batteries and Chargers

If you need to rent a battery or charger for your camera, recorder, microphone, mixer, or other gear, we can help.  We offer extra rechargeable batteries and chargers for just about everything we rent. We only send out fully-charged batteries.…

Daylight 1×1 LED Light Panel

The F&V K4000 is a portable, affordable 5600K LED panel. We include the fixture, a V-mount to AC adapter for running on wall power, and a diffusion panel. Add V-mount batteries if you want to shoot on the run. You’ll need…

Sony FS7 updated tips and tricks

Sony FS7 tips

I’ve been shooting with the Sony PXW-FS7 and Metabones Ultra Speedbooster EF for about six months, yikes, about four years! For some of my earlier notes, check out my first post on the FS7. This post is updated and current as…

Arri Fresnel Lights – 150w, 300w, 650w

Arri fresnel tungsten lights are an industry standard for all kinds of film and video sets. We rent them individually, or as a four-light kit. When renting individual fresnel lights, we include scrims and barn doors. You’ll need to order stands…

Phototek Sunbuster Uncle Sam Umbrella

  The Phototek Sunbuster SB-84 is an 84″ umbrella designed to work as a diffusion,solid, or reflector. It sets up in seconds, and mounts easily on a C stand or can be held by hand. It’s an excellent option to…

Arri 4-Light Kit

Our Arri Four-Light Kit comes with two 650w fresnels, a 300w fresnel, and a 1000w open-face fixture.  The classic Arri road case has wheels for easy transport.  Scrims, stands, and barn doors are included.  This tungsten (3200k) light kit is…

6″ 500w/1000w Fresnel Spot Light

Our 6″ 500w/1000w Strand fresnel spotlights include gel frames.  The high output, clean edges, and focusability make them popular as stage and event lights.  We rent this spot light with a baby receiver to mount on a stand, or C clamp…

1.2kW HMI Fresnel Light

HMIs are a daylight-balanced (5600K) light source that’s popular in film, television, and photography.  Renting this 1.2kW (1200 watt) HMI fresnel will give you light that matches daylight, but still runs on a standard 15 or 20 amp household circuit.…

Night Sky Lighting Effect

Create a beautiful night sky lighting effect indoors with a Blisslight 15 Blue rental. This light creates a beautiful blue nebula effect with bright, slowly moving stars. A Blisslight 15 will cover an area about 25’x25′ when used in a…