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WHAT ELSE IS NEW ?

K5600 Lighting is introducing a new HMI wattage on the market: The 1600 W Single-ended UV Block. This new bulb, produced by Koto/G.E., features a G22 lamp base for a smaller, lighter fixture but also good hot-restrike and silent running. . The ballast is the size of the 800W ballast with a fan cooling system. The size and weight of the ballast allows the . system to be integrated in a Fly Case.

ALPHA 1600

JOKER BUG 1600

The Alpha 1600 W, like the other Alphas can be used pointing straight down and offers the same versatility of use with its own Spacebeam and the open-eye mode (with just a clear lens for a 160 angle and sharp shadows). . The Alpha 1600 W weighs less than 10 Kg. The 250 mm Fresnel lens and the Glass Fiber reflector provide great light quality of a larger lens. Expect the Alpha mid October.

The Joker Bug 1600 W will be available a little later in the year. The versatile range of the Joker-Bug system is expanding with the option of 2 beamers: a regular Par and a new lens-less zoom beamer offering a 10 to 60 powerful and clean beam. .

September 2011

News from England: In May, K5600 Lighting appointed L.C.A. in London to represent the full range o K5600 f
products in the UK. Since then, Nick Shapley has been showing the equipment all around England, Scotland and Ireland, visiting rental companies and showing the lights to DPs and Gaffers from all type of productions. As a result, Jaz Castleton, DP on the BBC long running series Casualty, discovered the full range during a presentation in Bristol and specified over 60 kits of Joker Bugs and Alphas for the new BBC Drama production village in Cardiff. The deal went through PKE in Manchester which will be providing equipment on Casualty.

Left to right Robin Jenkins gaffer, Jaz Castleton, and Nick in front of an 18K. ******************

Test of the Big Eye on the Casualty set

Visits to Batman set to meet Reuben Garreth (UK Gaffer), and Cory Geryak (US Gaffer) both working with famous DP Wally Pfister. Cory and Reuben were very impressed with the Alpha 4 pointing straight down in conjunction with a Special Alpha Shallow Large lightbank (1.85 m x 1.3 m) and the limited amount of space required for such a large light bank: from back end of the fixture to the front diffusion screen of the Large bank, it's only 90 cm deep. Panalux provided what they wanted to their great satisfaction. .
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Another Warner brothers movie was being shot in London: Gravity starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock filmed by Emmanuel Lubezki aka Chivo . This science fiction movie shot on stage at Shepperton studios involved some interesting lighting challenges. John Biggles Higgins was familiar with the Joker Bugs but discovered the 4 and the 18 k Alphas that he has never used. Nick was showing him the gear as Chivo walked on the stage and immediately asked for 2 x 4k and one 18K. .
An Alpha 4 on a remote head to create an effect of the sunlight moving around a space capsule lost in space for Gravity ******************

Bob Richardson is shooting a Brad Pitt zombie movie World War Z with his gaffer Ian Kincaid. Panalux provided 2 brand new Alpha 18 for this shoot which started in Malta in June.
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Pixi Motion is a newly formed specialist lighting rental company offering the complete range of ALPHA and Joker equipment for rental in the British Market, based in London.

News from ITALY: K5600 Lighting is represented in Italy by Sebastien Barbedienne.

For any sales, technical support, Sebastien will be pleased to help you. Contact: +39 3409918731 Email: sebastien@k5600lighting.com

This summer, Woody Allen was filming Bop Decameron in Roma with Darius Khondji AFC with whom he teamed up again after Midnight in Paris. Darius has been using Joker Bugs and Alphas for a while. He often has a few Joker-Bug (2 K Bug Tungsten or HMI, thanks to the Multibug accessory) within an Octaplus Light bank close to the camera. Stefano Marino was the gaffer and Panalight provided the equipment. .

Cinematographer Marcello Montarsi AIC, has used 6 Alpha 4K on the new comedy by Fausto Brizzi. It's the second Italian film shot in 3D. Marcello comments on our products: K5600's products are much convenient because of their versatility. On this new project we needed to work fast and to be able to shape and change the lighting easily, keeping a very good quality of light: Alphas are dedicated to this and they became even more helpful when we . worked in small studios like we had to. K5600's products on this film were provided by Moviepeople / rentalcinetv Roma. French Cinematographer Bernard Malaisy AFC has been shooting La Chartreuse De Parme in Italy. All the Joker-bugs requested were provided by the rental company Movieland from Bologna. . . .

News from Switzerland:

. Newly appointed distributor Visuals is based in Geneva and Zurich. Luxan in Geneva offers the complete range of Alpha and Joker-bugs. Luxan is the first rental company equipped with the full range of K5600's products in Switzerland. FTK has invested in new Joker-bugs Megarent in Zurich has recently increased its lighting equipment with 2 Alpha 4K and Joker-bugs 800w.

News from France:

What is the use of lights pointing straight down? Mikael Monod, gaffer, was faced with a challenge for a Daniel Hechter commercial photographed by Riego Van Wersche. The script requested a large light bank (12 m x 8 m) and involved hi-speed shots. The original idea was to use 40 x open-face 10 Kw. After talking to Yann Blitte from Panalux Paris, they ended up with only 6 x Alpha 18 with 12K bulbs which was efficient enough to get T:2,8 @ 300 fps @ 400ISO setting on the Phantom. .

Mikael Monod was previously shooting the new Roman Polanski movie Carnage with DP Pawel Edelman. All Alphas and Joker Bugs came from Paris based Transpalux. Transpalux is also providing equipment on the BBC/France Television prestigious new series Death in Paradise to shoot in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean's. .

Denis Rouden AFC has been using extensive list of K5600 lights on the new episode of the Asterix saga. Shooting in Malta, on stage in Budapest and in Ireland, the equipment was supplied by TSF Group. Gaffer was Olivier Mandrin. . . Mediateknik has moved offices in a more central location in Stockholm. Mediateknik is looking after Scandinavia for K5600 since its opening in 2001. Over 90 technicians and rental companies came to the Open House held on . the 25th of August.

News from Scandinavia:

. Dagsljus merged with Finland's Angel Films and Devil rentals to create Northern Star a global company to cover . Scandinavia's needs. A new office recently opened in Tallin, Estonia. . Ljud & Bildmedia AB is opening a new office in Gothenburg. Camera Center, the one stop full service facility (stages, cameras, lighting and grip) in Gothenburg organized a 4 days event including an open set with 3D shooting. Geoff Boyle famous DP and founder of CML hosted a lighting . seminar using Alpha 4K and a few Joker Bugs with various accessories such as Softube and Big Eye. . Valofirma in Helsinki invested in 2x 200 2x 400 and 2x 800 kits earlier this year. . Filmgear in Copenhagen now rents our Alpha 4s in Denmark. Mediateknik and K 5600 will be part of Imago Inspiration Seminar held at the Copenhagen Film School from the . 18 till the 20th of November 2011.

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