Lighouse, ailand, Trains Crews on New MSE s Intel-A-Jib

Lighthouse Film Services, the premiere equipment provider in Bangkok, Thailand recently took delivery of Matthews Studio Equipment's Intel-A-Jib. Rob Erik van Gelder, Lighthouse's Head of Maintenance immediately set up an intense training session for their local crew, so that Lighthouse could provide the production community with the latest and best of production equipment.

The rental system in Thailand is quite different from Europe and the USA, van Gelder says. Dry hire is not possible and there are very few freelance crews available. That means we have over 150 people permanently employed and divided in several lighting, grip and camera crews. Before any of them take a new piece of equipment, we set up a training so that our crews have a library of knowledge as to the full value of each piece we have. Intel-A-Jib is the latest piece from Matthews and we wanted to make sure we are able to take full advantage of this new tool.

Intel-A-Jib was a perfect fit for one of the company's mainstays - the Soaps (Lakorn, as they say in Thailand). We needed a job that was easy to setup and transport and did not require a big crew, he explains. These productions have limited resources. And they use lighter cameras so therefore it is a good choice.

According to Matthews' Vice President of Sales and Marketing Robert Kulesh, who recently visited Lighthouse to personally check on the status of their delivery, the importance of the Intel-A-Jib to their operation is key to the success of many of their client's projects. Intel-A-Jib will set up in less than three minutes. And, the unique X-Box extrusion construction greatly reduces torqueing and twisting of the arm, he explains. The new optional 4' extension to the arm greatly enhances the scope of the Intel-A-Jib's functions.

Intel-A-Jib is only the latest MSE addition for this relatively new company. Lighthouse Film Services started in 2005, a co-operation between several production companies with Mr. Somboon Piryapakdeekul (a well-known Director of Photography in Thailand). Their intention was to change how clients access production equipment. The mission was two-fold; upgrade the safety of electrical equipment by using internationally accepted lighting and wire systems, and providing high-end support equipment to the industry.

A big part of this is MSE equipment, van Gelder says. From the start we had in our inventory Doorway Dollies, grip equipment and stands, Round-d-Round, straight and curved track, C-stands, Centipede and more. Intel-A-Jib was a no-brainer for us. We chose these pieces and MSE for their quality - because they are simply higher than other companies.

MSE is a 43-year-old manufacturer of industry-specialized hardware, camera and lighting support. Its equipment is being used on entertainment productions and in major studios in over 70 countries around the world. The company has been honored with the Presidential E Award for outstanding contributions to growing U.S. exports, strengthening the economy and creating American jobs. MSE is the exclusive distributor of the FLOATCAM products throughout Asia and the Americas. MSE recently moved into a new state-of-the-art facility at 4520 West Valerio Street, Burbank, CA 91505. http://www.msegrip.com

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