We asked Pacific Backlot to send a few pictures of their shipment of Power Gems because we miss seeing our HMI ballasts out in the real world. It’s fair to say our EB1812Ps, the workhorse of the industry, arrived in Vancouver at an interesting time. Canada, like every other country, is ... Read Full Article
Jeremy Walsh is usually to be found in our Santa Clarita facility. The British-born manager lives on Vancouver Island, Canada, where he’s in lockdown from Covid-19. What’s it like living on Vancouver Island during the coronavirus pandemic? Life on Vancouver Island has taken a similar turn... Read Full Article
During the first month of the coronavirus lockdown, many of you took a break from worrying about the state of the film and TV industry and kindly shared your feelings about Power Gems. We’re glad you did, and the results are in. There was a good spread of responses – from Japan, Croatia, Slov... Read Full Article
Who won the Beats Studio³ Wireless headphones? We offered the headphones in a prize draw for those of you who responded to our survey. While we humans chew the top of our pens and mull over the findings, our machine overlords have been busy, and a random number generator took a nanosecond to cho... Read Full Article
A message from Phil and Patrick We’ve seen the shutdown of the TV and film industry, almost overnight and you may be dealing with the uncertainty of production either put on hiatus or cancelled. The slowdown has started, and governments worldwide are imposing a widespread shutdown. We wanted t... Read Full Article
Pixipixel has stocked Power Gems for the last five years, and we are pleased to have hosted their maintenance team for a training event in our Manchester HQ. Chris Shefford, Chris Watts and Matt Townsend from Pixipixel’s new Tottenham branch, work with clients shooting long-form TV drama and fe... Read Full Article
