DRAMA | L IGHT I NG LE MANS
IMAGES Behind the scenes of Le Mans ‘66, with Creamsource lights front and centre
When our clients see it, they like it immediately, because they can see how useful it is going to be
Bros) directed by Cathy Yan and starring Margot Robbie. “We used a lot of colour on that, and the Micro Colours performed really well,” he says. As for the rental side of the business, it looks like the lights will feature quite heavily in its future plans, too. “The Creamsource build quality and reliability has always been something the product line is known for and we certainly see ourselves investing more in its product line as we grow our rental operation,” Bauman concludes. LE MANS ‘66 IS ON GENERAL RELEASE IN THE UK AND THE USA
what we were doing,” says Bauman. “And then towards the end of the production, we got the new Creamsource Micro Colours with their extended kelvin range, which was really useful. I use it on my jobs and we’ve started investing in it for our rental inventory as well.” As well as working as a gaffer on leading Hollywood productions, Bauman also set up Lux Lighting with fellow gaffer, John Tower, in 1998. As such, he’s invested in six of the relatively new Micro Colours. “It’s a great building block that offers a lot of potential,” he explains. “When our clients see it, they like it immediately, because they can see how useful it is going to be – and most of the time they end up going out and buying a couple of them for themselves.” Bauman’s list of the Micro Colour’s best qualities is a fairly long one. “The build quality is really exceptional,” he says. “The IP65 rating on it is really great, and we’ve used them inside a car wash, so we know that it works. The effects are
great, especially the strobe for things like simulating camera flashes, and the XY ability is a really good tool to have as well. All in all, I think it’s a great asset to add to your library; in terms of ‘bang for buck’, it’s got a lot of really good stuff going on.” He adds: “People really need to have a punch and a high-output source, and the Micro Colour is really good at doing that in a consolidated package.” HARLEY QUINN One of the latest projects Bauman has used the lights on as a gaffer is the forthcoming Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (Warner
RIGHT Bauman used the Creamsource Micro Colours for the new Birds of Prey
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