HMI & Tungsten Lights

Here is how this works in practice. Lighting a French shoot rarely means working from a single bench of fixtures — the harsh Mediterranean sun on the Côte d'Azur calls for 18K ARRI M-series HMIs and large overheads. While a controlled dialogue scene in a Haussmann apartment near Bastille might lean on dimmable tungsten Fresnels and a discreet Dedolight key. We pull HMI and tungsten inventory from Transpalux, TSF, and Panavision Alga in the wattages your gaffer specifies, from 575W Joker packs through full 18K M-series, alongside ARRI T-series, Mole-Richardson, and the matching ballasts, headers, and lamp spares.

Here is the short of it. Each package is configured against the actual power story of the shoot — a Cité du Cinéma stage with tied-in three-phase is a different problem than a remote Provence exterior running on tow-behind power packs. So distribution, cable runs, and gels for mixed daylight-tungsten balance ship in the same delivery. Skilled French gaffers and electricians are ready alongside the gear when you need crew familiar with both the fixtures and local electrical norms. You will receive a tested, ready-to-rig lighting package with French-speaking tech support on standby each shoot day.