Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 4)

[summer]

That's a Surefire C2 Centurion, but I'm not sure about that engraving, seems like a Custom Job.

Wow thanks!

Yes, the engraving is a customized message done for the show.

[Nyctophiliac]

Dexter Season 5 - Episode 6 "Everything is Illumenated"

Do you know what Dexter is holding?




Then a couple more from the other guys

From the angled flat between the bezel barrel and the battery barrel, shown in the three shots I have quoted, and also from the texturing around the bezel barrel you can see in the top two shots, I would guess these are ITP R01 lights.

It may be better for a film crew props man because they are:
a) Cheap
b) Single mode
c) Easily recharged by USB cable without disassembly
d) Throwy beam

I think reason a) might be the strongest point in any case.

I'm afraid I don't have one for pics, but I'm sure you can google it.

[Roger999]

Dexter Season 5 - Episode 6 "Everything is Illumenated"

Do you know what Dexter is holding?

Looks like a Streamlight Scorpion (incan version) to me.

http://www.streamlight.com/images/pr...2_enlarged.jpg

[Nyctophiliac]

Looks like a Streamlight Scorpion (incan version) to me.

http://www.streamlight.com/images/pr...2_enlarged.jpg

Sigh....

Yeah, that looks like the one too!

Good find!

[jh333233]

Most notable:
Maglite in Night in the museum :P Both episodes

[Fusion_m8]

In 30 Days of Night, Josh Hartnett uses a Surefire M4, I can't find a clear picture of the light anywhere on the net...

[jh333233]

The flashlight in film usally give a bright column of ray, i guess its a "special effect" to fascinate the audience?
Ive been wondering whats the "hand held spot light" in jurassic park and titanic, those with a rectangular box as battery
HID or Incan? Wont be led cuz high power led wasnt invented before 2000

[elgarak]

The flashlight in film usally give a bright column of ray, i guess its a "special effect" to fascinate the audience?
Ive been wondering whats the "hand held spot light" in jurassic park and titanic, those with a rectangular box as battery
HID or Incan? Wont be led cuz high power led wasnt invented before 2000

Depends on how you define "special". Most handheld lights from, oh, maybe 2000 are unmodified store-bought lights. Before that, usually modified to show up brighter. One popular mod was using a SF light inside a Maglight [sic]. Others were corded lights to a power outlet, either on the actors with hidden cables (used a lot on Star Trek TNG, for instance), or an out-of-frame spotlight that simulated the light (mostly in older films before 1980).

Things to keep in mind for movies and TV shows:

1) The sensitivity of a film camera is vastly different from human eyes or consumer digital cameras.
2) Lighting on a movie or TV set is vastly different from real-life lighting or what you think the lighting was as you see it in the finished film. But that's all usually on-set and in-camera. Usually, there was a LOT more light used than you think it was, and it was a lot more unevenly distributed than you think it was. Instead of the fairly high level of all-over, homogenous brightness we use in everyday life, production light is a low-level background filler light with more-or-less spotty, bright highlights on selected spots, with tons of filters to adjust tint.
3) Fog machines are used a LOT.

NB: The boxy lights you mentioned were MaxaBeams. HID, or reasonably similar. MaxaBeam has special kits available for rental in the typical production areas like Los Angeles or Vancouver. Kits include filters to adjust the tint of the light.

[tam17]

The flashlight in film usally give a bright column of ray, i guess its a "special effect" to fascinate the audience?

No way to achieve that in completely clear air. Movie folks must be intentionally adding some theatrical fog/smoke to the air in order to visualize the beam itself. Very humid air and natural fog can make the beam itself visible, too. You don't need extremely powerful flashlight then, just something with a tight beam.

Just my ponderings, of course

Tam

[gtjonathan]

In one episode of Auction Hunters, they take a "gadget-cane" to a blade shop in Santa Monica and there is a whole wall of Surefire lights behind the shopkeeper

[Acid87]

In one episode of Auction Hunters, they take a "gadget-cane" to a blade shop in Santa Monica and there is a whole wall of Surefire lights behind the shopkeeper

Is auction hunters about storage lockers? We have a show over here called "storage wars" and they buy old lockers etc. History channel show.
Steven

[kelmo]

In 30 Days of Night, Josh Hartnett uses a Surefire M4, I can't find a clear picture of the light anywhere on the net...

And it had an awesome set of batteries in it!

[ebow86]

Probably mentioned before, but Ghost Ship is a great flashaholic movie, lots of surefire's in it, including some M4's and M6's.

[gtjonathan]

Is auction hunters about storage lockers? We have a show over here called "storage wars" and they buy old lockers etc. History channel show.
Steven

Yeah, it's basically the same thing. I like Auction Hunters better though because of more screen time on the appraisals rather than the bidding.

[yliu]

I think there are 3 Surefire M3LT in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2) in the scene where they are inside the ton of the primes.

The ones mounted on weapons I couldn't identify.

[yliu]

[Double post]

[Monocrom]

Series - "Stuck With Hackett"

Episode - " Hospital Of Horror."

In this episode on the Science channel, Hackett pulls apart a non-working, red, 2D flashlight (most likely an Everready model) to get components he needs to build a carbon lamp. He uses an old car-battery for power. The result is less than ideal or reliable. He then creates his own bulbs out of lab beakers. Those work better.

[Monocrom]

Series - "Storage Wars"

Episode - "Almost The Greatest Show on Earth."

Dave pulls out and uses what is clearly a black 2AA Icon Rogue at least a couple of times in this episode, to inspect the units up for sale.

[CheepSteal]

Anyone watch Death Valley? I think in ep3 the policewoman uses a SF M6 in the overturned blood van but it made a click noise when activated?! Love the show though, I find it hilarious.

"The Uv gun"
"You mean the U.V. gun?"
"I know how to spell it!"

[jh333233]

One more, in the movie "Blade", forgot which episode, i think its first
the female main character fries a hump of meat(the fatty data manager) with Uv light, i think its a Maxa

[Acid87]

24 season five. Think it was 12 to 1am. The terrorists have Surefire M6's mounted to their weapons.

[Size15's]

24 season five. Think it was 12 to 1am. The terrorists have Surefire M6's mounted to their weapons.

Are you sure? I seriously doubt this so some screen-captures would be useful.
I've only once ever seen an M6 mounted on a firearm and that was using large diameter adjustable ring clamps.
The M500B is the dedicated forend WeaponLight equivalent of the M6.

[Enzo]

Actually there's a tv show on right now on Fox called Buried Treasure with the Keno twins that have the PBS show Antiques Roadshow.
They're always using different flashlights in each episode. I just noticed one of them had a 2D Maglite. I actally contacted the show weeks ago and suggested some cool lights they should use.

[TyJo]

Actually there's a tv show on right now on Fox called Buried Treasure with the Keno twins that have the PBS show Antiques Roadshow.
They're always using different flashlights in each episode. I just noticed one of them had a 2D Maglite. I actally contacted the show weeks ago and suggested some cool lights they should use.

Nice! That would be cool to see some custom builders' lights or crazy stuff showing up on TV, instead of Maglites.

[Tbone559]

What type of light was used in the movie "Quarantine 2"?

[Toohotruk]

In the new series "Paranormal Witness" a cop looking at a crashed car is using a 6P...at least that's what it looked like to me, since it was only a quick glimpse.

[jh333233]

24 season five. Think it was 12 to 1am. The terrorists have Surefire M6's mounted to their weapons.

Declaration: This is a joke.

Those terrorists are so rich to mount a $350 lights on their weapons...
Who sponsor them...........?
Broadcasting company does :P

How were these M6s mounted?

[Roger999]

I'd think it was a M500 as well rather than a mounted M6.

http://www.surefire.com/surefire/con...large2_978.png

[Acid87]

Declaration: This is a joke.

Those terrorists are so rich to mount a $350 lights on their weapons...
Who sponsor them...........?
Broadcasting company does :P

How were these M6s mounted?

looks like I was wrong. Sorry. Either way those terrorists are pretty kitted out.

I'd think it was a M500 as well rather than a mounted M6.

http://www.surefire.com/surefire/con...large2_978.png

I may have been wrong. Never paid proper attention to weapon lights since in the UK they are useless. Sorry folks.

[Napalm]

Surefire:

http://www.businessinsider.com/new-y...-oil-2011-9#-5

Nap.