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
Las Vegas always attracts the star performers. This November was no different with the LDI 2014 show again proving successful in attracting the stars of the entertainment lighting industry. With many of the major manufacturers exhibiting at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, lighting wholesalers and o... Read Full Article
It’s hard to believe, but the LDI show is less than a week away. It’s already been such an eventful autumn (pun intended). September, October and November are one of the busiest times for Patrick, who heads our sales division, with a chance to meet ballast customers worldwide. This autumn we ... Read Full Article
Dan Basso has joined our Los Angeles facility in Van Nuys, further boosting our sales team. In his newly-created role, Dan has specific responsibility for supporting those of you in the Midwest, North East and Southern States. Patrick McGuane, who heads up our sales division says: Born and rai... Read Full Article
2015 is going to be a big year for Power Gems; we are in the process of setting up a new facility in Atlanta to support the rapidly growing film and TV market. In the last year more than 100 TV, commercial and film productions were filmed in the city. The list includes the Hunger Games: Mockingjay, ... Read Full Article
We are pleased to announce that production of our latest ballast offering, the EB1812P, has begun at our headquarters in Irlam, outside Manchester. The most recent addition to the Power Gems family was launched at this year’s Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles in June. Sales have already been healthy... Read Full Article
Always keen to keep up with innovations in entertainment technology, the Power Gems team popped down to the ExCeL centre in London last week to attend the PLASA 2014 show (5-8 October). The long running trade show – it’s been going for over 35 years – attracts an international audience of p... Read Full Article
