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New Academy Rewards Program!

Posted by Breanna Tucker on

New Academy Rewards Program!

Simply click the red 'Academy Rewards Program' button in the bottom right-hand corner of our website to check it out. Points are added after your purchase as long as you are logged in. To get a better look at the gifts we offer, feel free to visit our Rewards page

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Gallery Show Opening This Friday!

Posted by Breanna Tucker on

Gallery Show Opening This Friday!

Show opening Friday the 11th at 6pm here at Red Finch Gallery! We'll be featuring the amazing work of two Utah photographers: Lyndi Bone with her series "The Robot Friend" and Mark Hedengren with his show "Natural Man." For more information feel free to visit our Gallery Website. Everyone is welcome! There will be food and live music courtesy of local artists Kelsey Edwards and Phebe Ryder. Don't miss this awesome opportunity to meet the artists and check out our gallery!  

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LiteMat LED Lights Speed Lighting Time and Save You Money

Posted by Mark Hedengren on

LiteMat LED Lights Speed Lighting Time and Save You Money

We now how SIX LiteMat 4 Series 2 LED Lights by LiteGear. If you haven't used them yet, they are going to change the way you make films.  What all the features add up to below is a light that can cut the time of setup for close-ups and medium shots by 90%. The panels can be set up, adjust the color temperature and brightness, modify with a super quick matte box with 1/4, ½, and full diffusion in about 1-2 minutes rather than the tradition 7-14 minutes it takes on a traditional light. That means you save almost 10 minutes...

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New Lighting Gear/How to Do Content Video Marketing for Businesses

Posted by Mark Hedengren on

New Lighting Gear/How to Do Content Video Marketing for Businesses

Lots of New Lighting Gear The Quasar light is like a Kino Flo but WAY WAY brighter, more color options, and much more versatile and durable. 6x 4ft Quasar 6 bank Kino head (2000-6000k/equivalent of a 2K output in a Kino) $6036x 4ft individual Quasar crossfade (2000-6000k) bulbs $106x 2ft Quasar crossfade (2000-6000k) bulbs $101x 2ft Quasar 6 bank Kino head (2000-6000k/ equivalent of a 2K output in a Kino) $60 Litemat 4 S2 is a really large LED light panel. Set it up and in two minutes you have wonderful light. Whenever people rent this light once, they keep renting it. 6x Litemat...

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Looking Back on the 'Film to Digital' Revolution

Posted by Mark Hedengren on

It’s been 10 years since the RED ONE in 2007 was released and changed filmmaking forever so I think it’s a good time to look at what has happened. I feel the core difference between the digital era and the film era is that with much less money you can get the same tools that $100 million productions use.  35mm color film costs about $1,000 for every 10 minutes once you factor in processing etc. Now you can rent a RED Dragon (the same camera that shot The Hobbit 1, 2, 3, and many other films) for $395 a day....

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