Shooting at high frame rates requires substantial lighting levels which makes HMI sources an ideal choice. However, the process can reveal artefacts in the light which would not be apparent at regular shooting speeds. Dr Phil Ellams of Power Gems gets to the source of the potential issues and offers... Read Full Article
They grow up so fast, it brings a tear to the eye. For three years, Phil has been busy overseeing the start of a young family of LED products: GEMtile, aged three; PWM40, two; and the newest, GEM6 (two months). You can imagine how proud he is to see his little one, the GEM6, scale new heights. Th... Read Full Article
When we heard that K5600 Lighting Europe was launching a sister company, One Stop, we hopped across the Channel to visit our old friends in Le Bourget, north-east Paris, to learn more. We came away with an order for the latest Power Gems LED controller, GEM6, which will be available for sale or h... Read Full Article
The first batch of GEM6 by Power Gems hit the shopfloor at our assembly and manufacturing facility in Manchester, England, on 4 September. Proudly made by hand in Britain, the GEM6 is a rugged and compact six-way controller for full-colour LED control or three channels of bi-colour. These... Read Full Article
Spanish lighting rental company Aluzine Lighting sent one of their technicians to Power Gems’ head office for practical hands-on training and a factory tour. In June, Alberto Martinez was with our test engineers in Manchester for a week, gaining an understanding of the full range of Power Gems ... Read Full Article
Power Gems was the buzz of Cine Gear, not only were visitors from the TV and film industry swarming to to the booth – we also had thousands of attend-bees! At the end of the second day (Saturday 3 June), the bees which had been buzzing around Paramount Studio’s New York Street, descended on t... Read Full Article
Join the Power Gems team at Cine Gear 2023 which returns to Paramount Studios backlot in Hollywood on Friday, 2 June and Saturday, 3 June. Innovative additions to the Power Gems range on display will include the GEMtile LED ceiling panel, the PWM40 40-channel LED controller, and the GEN 2 18kW high ... Read Full Article
