Everything you need for your small to medium video, commercial, or even feature film in and around Utah
if you need to shoot in Salt Lake City, Park City, or some other part of Utah or nearby states, I can provide the lighting and grip gear you’ll need packed into one very versatile box truck.
If your schedule calls for spry mobility, the truck set up with an open aisle and rear and side access so that the crew can work off of it. For more complex projects, most of the gear is on carts for quick and painless load-in and -out via the lift gate.
I work all over Utah, and am happy to travel anywhere in the state. If your shoot needs it, I’m happy to work in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and beyond.
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3-Ton Grip and Lighting Package
Our grip/electric package includes everything you need to shoot a commercial, short film, or TV episode, loaded onto anIsuzu NRP-HD with a 16-foot box, side door, and lift gate. Everything rolls off the truck on professional carts by Studio Carts. Download the equipment list here.
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2 x Godox KNOWLED MG1200Bi Bi-Color LED
These lights have a tunable color temperature range between 2800k and 6500k, but still manage to be brighter than an Aputure Storm 1200X or Arri M18.
Both lights comes with a full compliment of reflectors: 15-, 30-, 45-, and 60-degree. The wider reflectors allow for a broad wash of light while the narrower ones concentrate the light for greater output. Compared to other similar LED fixtures, when set to 5600k, this light outputs nearly a full stop more light with each respective comparable reflector.
Both lights are also equipped with a 14-inch fresnel lens with barn doors for more intricate shaping and control.
This kit also includes a single 59-inch parabolic soft box with an egg crate and magic cloth and 1/2 grid diffusion.
The MG1200Bi is IP54 rated for water and dust resistance which means, in part, that it can be left out in the rain with no problems.
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2 x Prolycht Orion 675 FS RGBACL COB Lights
The Prolycht Orion 675 is a full-color, full spectrum cob light. It's the Swiss Army Knife of professional lighting. It can produce white light at any temperature from 1,800k to 20,000k, and any color of light you can imagine. Unlike most RGB fixtures, The Orion uses an RGBACL array (red, green, blue, amber, cyan, lime) to create color. As a result, colors are far more saturated than with normal RGB lights. White light is created using the full spectrum, so skin tones are far more pleasing and natural looking.
Because of the way the light engine works, using all the colors to make light, the Orion loses very little output when changing color temperatures. As a result, it outputs greater intensity than any bi-color light in the same wattage range, and can even rival daylight-only fixtures.
In addition to all that, it can simulate Lee and Rosco gels and create lighting effects like fire, police lights and so forth. Unlike other cob lights, the Orion doesn't have a separate power box that you need to attach to your light stand. Everything is contained in the head.
Our kit includes 2 Orion 675s, Prolycht's 10-inch fresnel and barn doors, and an assortment of reflectors and soft boxes, including the Prolycht 60-inch dome and 35-inch lantern.
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Godox Knowled M600Bi Bi-color COB Light
This Bowens mount bi-color light manages to defy conventional wisdom in that it is as bright or brighter than similar COB lights made by its competitors, even when those lights are daylight only. It comes with a 30° reflector and a 10° to 35° 10-inch FLS10 fresnel lens with barn doors. And of course it works with all of our Bowens mount soft boxes, domes, lanterns, and so forth.
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Nanlite Forza 500B II Bi-color COB Light
This is a bowens mount, bi-color COB light. It has a color temperature range from 2700K-6500K, and includes magenta and green tint adjustment if you need to match another, less precise source. The kit includes a 55° reflector, and the light works with our many other Bowens-mount accessories, including a 5-foot and 4-foot dome soft box, a 3-foot lantern, several rectangular soft boxes, and a 10-inch fresnel with barn doors. The light can be operated using V-mount batteries for remote shoots.
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Nanlite Forza 500 Daylight COB Light
The Nanlite Forza 500 is a daylight balanced COB light. The head is very compact and only weighs about 5 pounds, but it still outputs as much light as some 1200 watt HMIs. It's perfect for rigging out on a menace arm or some other place where weight and size are an issue.
Includes a 10-inch fresnel with barn doors.
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Nanlite PJ-BM Projector
This Bowens Mount ellipsoidal attachment works very well with our Nanlite Forza 500s and our Prolycht Orion 675s to create a focused beam that can be hard cut or altered with the included accessories. The kit comes with:
- 19° lens
- 36° lens
- Gobo holder and 24 size B Gobos
- Iris
- Gel Holders
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2 x Godox KNOWLED F400Bi 4x2 Flexible Bi-color LED Mats
These very light, very bright LED mats from Godox make great 2-person interview key lights. They weigh very little and can be boomed out over your subject without getting in your shot, but with their 4ft by 2ft surface area, still provide a very big, soft source.
Each mat comes with a soft box, diffusion, a 40° egg crate, an 80° egg crate, and a nifty mount that holds the four corners taut while giving you a baby spud to attach to. Each runs at 400 watts, so you won't want for brightness, and they can be tuned from 2700K to 8500K so you can dial in just the color temperature you need.
The kit is rated IP65 for dust and water resistance, so it can survive a fair bit of mistreatment from the elements. These lights are slightly bigger, slightly brighter, and weigh slightly less than the comparable instrument from LiteMat.
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2 x Godox KNOWLED F200Bi 2x2 Flexible Bi-color LED Mats
Similar to the F400Bi, these flexible mat lights can be tuned from 2700K up to 8500K and still manage to churn out a load of light. They come with a soft box, diffusion, and 80° egg crate. They can be controlled by app or DMX.
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4 x Godox KNOWLED TP4R 4ft RGBWW LED Pixel Tubes
These tubes can produced plain white light with a temperature range from 2,000 to 10,000K and have green/magenta adjustment. They can produce millions of colors in RGB mode. They have 32 individual pixels and a number of special effects. They can be controlled by Bluetooth, DMX or CRMX. With internal batteries, they run for 2 hours at full power, and can be plugged in to last longer.
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4 x Godox KNOWLED TP2R 2ft RGBWW LED Pixel Tubes
These tubes can reproduce white light with a color temperature range from 2,000K up to 10,000K and have green/magenta adjustment. They have 16 individual pixels in each tube for creating dynamic effects, and can be tuned to any color in the rainbow. They have internal batteries and can run for two hours at full intensity, or can be plugged in for longer stretches. They can be controlled by app or CRMX. They have IP65 water and dust resistance. Each comes with an egg crate.
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4 x Nanlite PavoTube 30C - 4ft RGBW LED Tubes
These 4-foot RGBW tubes can be tuned to millions of colors or any temperature of white light from 2700K-6500K. They can run on internal batteries or be plugged in for longer shoots.
The kit includes 2 4-ft egg crates, and has several different mounting options.
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4 x Nanlite PavoTube 15C - 2ft RGBW LED Tubes
Each of these 2-foot tubes can be tuned to any color of RGB light or any temperature of white light from 2700K-6500K. They can run off of internal batteries or wall power.
Each tube comes with a 2-ft egg crate, and has several different mounting options.
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2 x Nanlite PavoTube II 6C 10" RGBWW LEDs
These tiny tube lights have internal batteries and can also run off of house power or off a standard USB-C power bank. They have magnetic ends and can therefore just stick to a steel surface. They also come with small screw in tripods that make them stand upright. Each one has a removable egg-crate to control spill. They can emit white light from 2700K to 6500K, and are fully RBG tunable.
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2 x Aputure B7c RGB Light Bulbs
These RGB bulbs can run off of their own internal batteries or be plugged into a standard Edison light socket to run off mains and recharge. We have cabled light sockets with each of them so that they can be charged or rigged according to your needs.
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2 x Aputure MC
Your favorite little RGB puck light with a magnetic back and remote app control. Each comes with a rubber diffusion shell.
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Nanlite Forza 60 II Daylight
This compact, daylight balanced cob fixture can be powered by a pair of Sony L batteries and comes with a hand grip for using on the run. Despite it's small size, it packs a punch.
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6 x Quasar Crossfade 4ft 6-bank
Each of these fixtures contain six 4-foot Quasar Crossfade self-ballasted LED tubes. They are mounted in a Kino Flo 4ft/4bank fixture, but have been customized to be able to hold 6 tubes instead of the customary 4. Each tube can have its color temperature dialed in from 2000 Kelvin up to 6000.
Each tube can be removed from the fixture to be used individually for smaller lighting tasks. Each of these tubes has only 1/3 of a stop less output than a full Kino 4ft 4bank, so they are useful alone, and produce a massive amount of light when used together. Furthermore, they are dimmable, so they can be fine-tuned to the exact amount of output needed.
Each tube only consumes 50 watts of power at full output, so the whole fixture at maximum power only requires 300 watts, the same as an old fluorescent Kino Flo 4ft 4bank.
Kit includes 2 dopChoice SnapGrids for Kino Flo 4ft 4-banks.
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3 x Quasar Crossfade 2ft 6-bank
Just like the 4-foot banks above, these 2-foot fixtures consist of a Kino Flo shell customized to hold 6 Quasar Crossfade tubes. Each tube can be removed from the fixture and used independently, each can have their color temperature dialed in from 2000 to 6000 Kelvin, and each is dimmable.
2-foot Quasar Crossfades only require 25 watts of power per tube at full power, so the whole fixture with 6 tubes inside only requires 150 watts.
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2 x Intellytech Light Canon Pro LED Fresnel - available on request
These 5600K daylight balanced fresnels have an output similar to a 2K tungsten light. Unlike tungsten, however, they do not run hot, they are fully dimmable without any change in color, and they only require about 400 watts each to power.
Each fixture includes a standard set of barn doors and a soft box.
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4 x Intellytech F-165 LED Fresnel - available on request
These 5600K daylight balanced fresnels consume only 165 watts at full power, yet have output comparable to a 1K tungsten fixture. They produce no heat and are fully dimmable without color shift. Each includes a set of barn doors.
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9 x LED Fresnels
This assortment of smaller 5600K fresnels provides a lot of options for shaping light and adding accents to your scene. It includes the following fixtures:
- 1 x Dracast 2000 (comparable in output to maybe a 1.25K tungsten light, available on request)
- 2 x 200 watts (available on request)
- 4 x 100 watts (available on request)
- 1 x 50 watts (available on request
- 2 x 20 watts (1 on truck, 1 available on request
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4 x Bestlight 900 LED Panels
These generic, daylight-balanced panels require only 50 watts of power, and have a small footprint.
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23 x Stingers
- 1 x 100 ft
- 1 x 75 ft
- 5 x 50 ft
- 10 x 25 ft
- 6 x 50ft 14-gauge extension cords
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19 x Squeezers
- 7 x 1,000 watt
- 6 x 1,000 watt (fan speed controller type)
- 3 x 600 watt
- 3 x 300 watt lamp dimmer
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Electrical Accessories
Items include:
- Cube taps
- Pig noses
- Power strips
- Edison socket to Edison plug adapters
- 2 x 75-ft zips
- 4 x lamp cords
- 12- and 15-ft 14-gauge power cords
- 300-watt inverter with cigarette lighter plug
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11 x Combo Stands
- 4 x Modern Mombo Combo
- 2 x Matthews Hollywood 3-rise Combo
- 2 x Matthews 2-rise Combo
- 2 x Low Boy
- 3 x Lolly Pops (1 Center Head)
- 6 x sets of casters
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18 x C-Stands
- 14 x 40"
- 4 x 20" (Gary Coleman)
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6 x Baby Stands
- 5 x Beefy Baby - Aluminum 3-rise stand with rocky mountain leg
- 1 x Roller - Steel 2-rise
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7 x Light Stands
Lightweight photography stands. Various sizes.
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2 x 12x12 Overheads
Frames:
- 1 x 1/4-inch speed rail frame
- 1 x square tube frame
Included rags:
- Silk
- Full Grid (Noisy)
- Half Grid (Noisy)
- Quarter Grid (Noisy)
- Half Soft Frost
- Ultrabounce
- Solid
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2 x 8x8 Overheads
Frames:
- 1-inch square tube breakdown frame
- 1-inch square tube standard frame
Included rags:
- 1/2 Silent Grid
- 1/4 Silent Grid
- Magic Cloth
- Bleached Muslin
- 2 x Ultrabounce
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6x6 Overhead
3/4-inch square tube frame and hardware from Modern.
Included rags:
- Silk
- Ultrabounce
- 1/4 Silent Grid
- 1/4 Silk
- Magic Cloth
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32 x 4x4 Frames
- 8 x Floppy
- 3 x Water Solid
- Bleached Muslin Flop
- 2 x 129
- 2 x 250
- 2 x 251
- 2 x Opal
- Hampshire
- 2 x Single
- 2 x Double
- 2 x Silk
- Silver/White Bounce
- 4 x empty gel frame
- 4x4 40° Soft Grid / LCD / Egg crate
- 7 x Slip-ons
- 2 x 1/2 Silent Grid
- 2 x 1/4 Silent Grid
- 2 x Ultraflop
- Bleached Muslin Flop
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16 x 24x36 Frames
- 3 x Solid
- 2 x Single
- 2 x Double
- 3 x Silk
- 6 x gel frames
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5 x 18x24 Frames
- 2 x Solid
- 3 x Silk
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Gelly Roll
Orange and blue correction. Plus and minus green. Small cuts off diffusion. Party gels.
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80+ x Clamps
- 14 x Cardellini
- 11 x Mafer
- 2 x 9.Solutions Python
- 3 x Duck-bill
- 5 x C-Clamp
- 2 x Speed-C
- 5/8 Speed-C
- 4 x Scissor
- 5 x Furniture
- 3 x Gag
- 3 x Grip Head
- 16 x Single T12 Tube Light Clamp
- 2 x Double T12 Tube Light Clamps
- 2 x Baby Pipe
- 5 x Baby Grid Clamp
- 2 x Big Ben
- many grip clips
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5 x Triple Headers, Double Header, Offset, Etc
- 2 x Baby Triple Header
- Baby Mini Double Header
- Baby Offset
- Baby Extension
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2 x Menace Arm Kits
- 1 x American Menace Arm Kit for 1-1/4" speed rail
- 1 x Modern Over-Under Menace Arm Kit for 1-1/4" speed rail
- Ratchet Straps
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16+ x 1-1/4 Speed Rail & Fittings
- 4 x 12-foot
- 2 x 8-foot
- 2 x 5-foot
- 2 x 4-foot
- 2 x 3-foot
- 2 x 2-foot
- 2 x 1-foot
- 2 x couplers
- 4 x Swivel Cheeseborough
- 2 x Hollaender Split Cross
- 4 x Hollaender Corner
- 24 x Speed Clip
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6 x Wall Spreaders & AutoPoles
- 1 1/4-inch Speed Rail Wall Spreader (Tube Stretcher)
- 2 x 2x4 Lumber Wall Spreaders (available on request)
- 2 x 2x4 sliders with baby pin, junior receiver
- 2 x 2x4 sliders with ear
- 5/8 Wall Spreader
- 2 x Manfrotto AutoPole 2 (6.8' to 12.1' extension)
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Androokie Industries Pro Large Magnet Kit
Androokie magnets are very strong and can hold a fairly heavy piece of equipment securely. Each magnet has a rubber coating to project whatever it is affixed to, and a 1/4-20 screw to attach gear with. They work especially well with rigging tube lights to the included metal plates that can be taped to virtually any surface. Here are the kit's full contents:
- 32 x 66mm magnet with 1/4-20 thread
- 16 x 1.5" 1/4-20 extension
- 16 x 1" 1/4-20 extension
- 16 x large plate (8 black, 8 white)
- 16 x small plate (8 black, 8 white)
- 2 x pull handle
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Other Grip Equipment
- 10 x Baby Pins
- 2 x Butt Plugs
- 2 x 3" Baby Plate
- 6" Baby Plate
- 2 x Matthews BabySittr
- 2 x Junior Female Nail-on Plate
- Grid Clamp with Baby Double Riser Telescoping Arm
- Magic Finger with Camera Plate
- Safety Chains
- Tennis Balls
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3 x Ladders
- 3-step
- 4-step
- 9-step (telescoping, multi-position)
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19 x Apple Boxes
- 6 x Full
- 5 x Half
- one has an embedded 100mm bowl to be used as an ultra-low high hat
- 4 x Quarter
- 4 x Pancake
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5 x Furni Pads
2 have integrated curtain rod hangers
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32 x Sandbags and Shotbags
- 6 x 35-lbs
- 4 x 35-lbs Shot
- 11 x 25-lbs
- 4 x 25-lbs Shot
- 3 x 20-lbs
- 2 x 15-lbs
- 2 x 10-lb Boa
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6 x Rope
- 6 x 50-ft lengths of 3/8-inch multi-line
- Hanks of 1/8-inch sash cord and trick line
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8 x Stakes
- 4 x 2-ft GroundGrabba screw-in stakes
- Includes hex bit for driving with drill or hammer driver
- 4 x 2-ft straight steel stakes
- 4 x 2-ft GroundGrabba screw-in stakes
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Tools
- Crowbar
- Sledgehammer
- Tool Bag
- Power Drill
- Impact Driver
- Reciprocating Saw/Oscilating Tool/Jigsaw
- Inflator
- ...more
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8 x Professional Studio Carts
We have six carts by Studio Carts on the truck with all our gear loaded onto them:
- Studio Duz-All Cart
- Mini 4x4 Cart
- Mini Kino Cart
- C-Stand Mini Quad Cart
- Mini Muscle Cart
- Rolling Flag Box 24x36
We also have a camera cart for use by your camera department:
- Proaim Victor 36" Camera Cart
And we keep one utility cart on the truck for your convenience:
- RocknRoller MultiCart R18RT Mega Plus with 2 x GripNGaff stand and tripod utility bags
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Learn about Me, the Gaffer
Matthew C. S. Julander
My latest Credits at StaffMeUpMatthew graduated from the film program at Brigham Young University in 1998 with an emphasis in screenwriting. He then moved to Los Angeles and spent nearly 20 years working on films, TV shows, and on other smaller video projects in various capacities. He started as a lowly intern in a development company called Davis Entertainment. From there, he gravitated toward the camera and grip/electric departments and ended up learning the skills and acquiring the gear of a gaffer and cinematographer.
Matthew has done lighting both for live action film and still photography. He has worked with celebrities like Jessica Alba, football player Russel Wilson, comedians Maz Jobrani and David Koechner, and musician will.i.am. On the stills side, he has done lighting for major fashion brands like Forever 21 and the Gap, for publications like People Magazine, and for events like the 2016 SAG Awards.
Matthew currently works and resides in Utah. He has served as cinematographer or gaffer on numerous commercials, corporate shoots, movies, and reality television shows.
My listing at the Utah Film Commission Crew Directory
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Check Out My Rates
- Standard day rate:
- 3-Ton Grip Truck and lighting package: $800/day
- 1-Ton Grip Van and lighting kit: $450/day
- Gaffer: $800/day
- 3 days or more
- 3-Ton Truck: $2,400/week (3-day week)
- 1-Ton Grip Van: $1,350/week (3-day week)
- Gaffer: still $800/day
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