CINEGEAR 2018 Recap

CINEGEAR 2018 was a success! This year our booth went back indoors in the cool tent of B-Tank area. What's even cooler is the Super 7 SUMO we displayed on our booth. Full strength, this light outputs equivalent to 18k, with 200,000 lumens. A powerful LED light that must be seen in person!

Here is a recap from the event.

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CINEMILLS SUFA BULLET - What Clients Are Saying

Here are some of the latest posts and testimonials from our clients who are owners, users and renters of the light fixture. These are just some of the BTS from set to rental houses across the globe.

CINEMILLSTX on Location at the NCAA FINAL FOUR 2018

At this year's Final Four with Layola, IL vs Michigan //  Kansas vs Villanova - CINEMILLS Tx was on site with the fully equipped Sprinter Van. The team ready to create content. 

The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament (known informally as March Madness) is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA), to determine the national championship. The tournament was created in 1939 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and was the idea of The Ohio State University coach Harold Olsen.^[1] Played mostly during March, it has become one of the most famous annual sporting events in the United States. (See Wikipedia) 

CMC is selecting the best selling and most cutting edge product from our sales catalog and offering them at easy and affordable rentals rates! Rent just the Sprinter vehicle itself, or add a complete, affordable lighting and grip package to meet your production needs.

We outfit a completely custom Mercedes Sprinter Van with the latest eco-friendly lighting gear. Our award-winning LED and HMI technology is now in your hands. With a low start-up cost you now have a complete lighting and grip package on wheels. Click or tap "read more" below to view the complete details on the program.

Cinemills is one of the most recognizable brands in the Media Service industry.

When you join the Cinemills Family you will leverage our expansive social media engine, have complete access to our client lists and training support. You also have territorial exclusives that may appreciate in value over time. We are excited to offer you this amazing business opportunity.

Katie McAuley Music Video Release - Can't Phase Me

 A CINEMILLS produced music video, Katie McAuley's, 'Can't Phase Me'. Shot at CINEMILLS MEDIA CENTER.

Katie grew up with her parents and two older sisters in sunny southern California. The first ten years of her life were spent living in the house of Al Capone in the city of Fontana, California. Most of her time spent at home was filled with creating variety shows with her sisters and friends to perform for the parents, aunts and uncles. She loved performing at a young age and she was good at it. 

Katie was 10 when her mother really took a closer notice to her vocal abilities. Her mother, Susan, says, "When Katie was a young girl, she would sing Mary Had A Little Lamb around our house, but, not like any other kid would. She would add her own riffs to it. That's when I knew." One day, Katie came home to tell her mother she wanted to join the city cheerleading team. Her mother knew then, its time to start singing lessons instead. She was a little hesitant, but quickly became very passionate about singing and has continued pursuing it ever since.

Her first love was country music and horses. At the age of 11, she recorded her first cover song, Blue by Leann Rimes. Leann Rimes was her biggest musical influence, along with Shania Twain, Mariah Carey, JoDee Messina, Faith Hill, and Martina McBride. But since then she had fallen in love with pop music because of her love of dancing and performing. Throughout her teens she joined a co-ed pop group that traveled locally for shows, participated in many singing competitions throughout southern California, and religiously went to karaoke every week with her mother for years! "She was very shy, was hard to get her to Emote" her mother says. 

After Katie graduated high school, she decided that cosmetology would be her next chapter. She enrolled into Paul Mitchell the School and was a working licensed cosmetologist by the age of 20. She had missed singing dearly, especially karaoke nights. She then linked up with her favorite karaoke host from her childhood and started to host karaoke in bars and restaurants 5 night a week as a second job just so she could get her fix. Singing and hosting her own karaoke shows started to passionately inspired Katie to start pursuing her singing career once again. 

After 3 years of hosting karaoke and networking in Riverside, Ca, she met her boyfriend Matthew De Mattos. He quickly let her know she needed to be in Los Angeles to maximize her potential. She then quit her jobs to begin working in a night club and bar tending private parties so she could have the autonomy and financials to survive the "artist grind" in Los angeles. Shortly after moving to the big city, she started networking. Finding background singing gigs for other artists and song writing for feature films. 

Currently she is working on her Solo project. Stay tuned for her EP. Dropping soon!

YouTube / TheKatieMcAuley

Here are some behind the scenes from the shoot.

Some gags shot in high speed. Lighting powered by, SUFA BULLETS LED. The SUFA's are the perfect applications for any high speed. No flicker and can easily run on Edison power. No more ballast, generators or heat! 

A Focal Finder Production / Directed by Russo Mutuc 

Studio, lighting and grip provided by CINEMILLS / CINEMILLS MEDIA CENTER

Weighing only 73 lbs. and drawing only 7.3A at 110V, the Sufa Bullet™, with a patented silver optical system, is one of the most powerful LED fixtures on the market. The Sufa Bullet requires no ballast, and no HMI globe. The Sufa Bullet has a lifespan of 50,000 hrs. (77° F) which equates to a cost savings of approximately $130K in HMI globe replacement. The name Sufa Bullet is in reference to the of Speed and Strength of the SUFA (STORM) F-16 fighter jets, and the American tradition of performance excellence. The LED SUFA BULLET the new generation of the HMI SILVER BULLET.

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Variety: Michael Jay Solomon’s Truli Media and Cinemills Media Form Truli Cinemills.

We're excited to share with our social media audience with this latest joint venture! 

"Family content company Truli Media has formed a joint venture with production company Cinemills Media to form Truli Cinemills." -  Oriana Schwindt, Variety 

About: Explore Truli's FREE, on-demand video library with thousands of selections offering family friendly entertainment, inspirational videos & much, much more.

Truli invites you and your entire family to come and join our online global community! Explore Truli's FREE, on-demand video library with thousands of selections offering family friendly entertainment, movies, inspirational videos, blogs & much, much more. Avid readers of all ages will discover a wide selection of articles and blogs written by top rated authors who cover many topics including current events, culture, parenting, entertainment, faith, lifestyle & personal growth. Truli's content is available instantly and free of charge. Anywhere. Anytime. Learn more: https://www.truli.com/user/register

"Solomon will serve as co-chairman and CEO of TCMC. Cinemills’ Marcos De Mattos will be president and chief operating officer." -  Oriana Schwindt, Variety 

About: Michael Jay Solomon (born January 20, 1938) is an American businessman, and entertainment executive who currently serves as the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the Truli Media Group, Inc., which he founded in 2010. Solomon's career spans more than 50 years in the media and content distribution business.He is the Founder and President of several publicly and privately held companies which are listed in his Bloomberg profile. Solomon has founded or sits on the Board of philanthropic organizations benefiting education, public health, and the arts. (Wikipedia) 

"The venture’s first project is “A Cowgirl’s Story,” based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women.” The film chronicles the challenges and struggles of teenage cowgirls whose parents are away fighting in Afghanistan. Produced by writer-director Timothy Armstrong (“Cowgirls N’ Angels”), and starring Bailee Madison, Pat Boone, Aidan Alexander and Chloe Lukasiak, “A Cowgirl’s Story” is set to be distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films." - Oriana Schwindt, Variety  

The Cinemills Media Center provides full-service lighting and grip and has a wide variety of equipment for productions large and small. An extensive equipment inventory is at the ready so setups can be handled quickly and efficiently.

The Media Center At-A-Glance

CINEMILLS Partners with Hollywood Motion Picture Experience (HMPE)

CINEMILLS is honored to be partnering up with Hollywood Motion Picture Experience (HMPE) headed by, Todd Fisher.

Hollywood Motion Picture Experience is a production company built on the same principles that made Hollywood the world’s center for entertainmen. Todd Fisher an American actor, director, cinematographer, and producer of television films and documentaries. He is the son of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds.

This week, our CINEMILLS team was in Las Vegas for the pre-show. We were excited to showcase the latest lighting technology, as well as the custom built Sprinter Van.

Below are some production stills from HMPE.

(Starting left; Paul Crouch Jr., Carlos De Mattos, and Todd Fisher)

Fun night with these guys lighting up the beautifulFremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo. — with Andrew Waldron, Robin Chilton and David Bouillez.

Lighting interiors at the Madonna Inn — with David Bouillez and Robin Chilton.

Katie McCauley shares LIVE Facebook updates from the preshow.

S1 Ready to Service Toronto with CINEMILLS Sufa Bullets

S1, one of our clients operating in Toronto, Canada had recently picked up CINEMILLS SUFA Bullet!

S1 is Canada’s Still & Motion Production Services–Rentals to Expendables

When shooting in Toronto, look no further than S1—the country’s finest for Pro Lighting, Grip, Camera, Digital Capture services and Van Packages. S1 also offers a full suite of still and motion services, whether in studio or anywhere on location.

S1’s facilities are conveniently located on Toronto’s downtown east side, and offer great service, van delivery, and a range of Photo & Video Van Location Packages.

With S1, it’s simple: send them your list and show up to shoot, whether in Toronto, Montreal or even Halifax.

Clients include Rolling Stone, Elle, Vanity Fair, W, GQ, L’Uomo Vogue, Marie Claire, ABC Disney, Alliance Atlantis, Fox Searchlight, NBC Universal and Paramount.

Our services they offer: ● EQUIPMENT ● EXPENDABLES ● CAPTURE ● VAN SERVICES ● PROPS + SETWALLS ● STYLIST SUPPLIES ● FOOD PREP RENTALS

"And we're back from the holiday break! Here's a photo of the Sufa Bullet LED in action on a much warmer and greener day." Bts @jeff_buchanan_photo 

#Repost @shotbymatthew

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"Toronto G&E check out, woahhhh the Sufa Bullet is wild. 4K output on a maxi brute style LED. Even runs off a tiny Honda generator. #SetLighting #cinemills "

All lined up and ready to service your city, Toronto!  (CINEMILLS SUFA Bullet in the middle)

#Repost @s1toronto

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"Check this out! A 7000w generator and Pagota package. 2x Sufa Bullet LEDs (4K equivalent), and other lighting brands. All off of ONE 7000w puttputt! Try it out for your next location job. "#rentals #stillandmotion #productionrentals #productionservices #camerasupport #vanpackages #photography #videography #photo #video #grip #gaffer #electric #gripandelectric #lighting #led #ledlighting #hmilighting #tungstenlighting

Visit S1 Groups website for more information. 

Weighing only 73 lbs. and drawing only 7.3A at 110V, the Sufa Bullet™, with a patented silver optical system, is one of the most powerful LED fixtures on the market. Comparable output to a 4K HMI fresnel the Sufa Bullet requires no ballast, and no HMI globe. The Sufa Bullet has a lifespan of 50,000 hrs. (77° F) which equates to a cost savings of approximately $130K in HMI globe replacement. The name Sufa Bullet is in reference to the of Speed and Strength of the SUFA (STORM) F-16 fighter jets, and the American tradition of performance excellence. The LED SUFA BULLET the new generation of the HMI SILVER BULLET.

KJ Films LLC Putting Their New Sufa Bullet to Work

New SUFA Bullet owner, Jeff Hoyt from KJ Films, LLC has been putting their new lighting fixture to work! Here are some behind stories from Jeff...

About Jeff:
Jeff began his DP career in film, learning how to light for a negative. As he continued lighting and shooting on film, he increased his resume with a variety of video projects. Since there is now such a large variety for shooting styles, Jeff can shoot and light all formats. Having his 3 ton lighting and grip truck available for shoots has made it easy for Production Managers to book equipment. With or without his gear, Jeff is willing to do all jobs. He travels far or near, and is always happy to be working on the job.

KJfilms, LLC

East Haddam, CT 06423

office: (860) 873-2419

cell: (860) 995-5106

info@KJfilms.com

"Another Sufa Bullet shoot..." - Jeff Hoyt

"My new LED Sufa in action bouncing through a silk." - Jeff Hoyt