Piers Bedford reviews some ingenious tools to make lighting and camerawork a lot easier

摘要

We would often like to switch a light on or off remotely when checking a lighting set-up from the camera position or save crawling around a delicate set to save a lamp. This is all possible now with the Condor Electrigger. The tiny remote radio transmitter has four buttons to control the single- or double-channel receiver which connects between the light and the mains supply. One remote can control up to four channels of switching through selectable microswitches on the receiver. The receiver, similar in looks and size to a mains block, can handle 1,500 watts in the single or 2 × 1,200 watts in the double version. A range of 100 metres is claimed, making it useful, even in a large area, for controlling lights, fans, smoke machines or any other electrical appliances - even the kettle. The single kit sells for £160 and the twin versions for £240.