Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 2)

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electromage said:
In that shot, the "spotlights" almost looks like miniature models with small halogen bi-pin bulbs in them. They don't appear to have reflectors either, just a flat back.
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thats what I thought too...there are NO reflectors on any of the stationary spotlights in the picture. so my first thought were those model railroad crossing lights with the front globe switched out for mesh...but...
once the light is engaged [note the background] the color temperature emitted by the lamps exceed 12000K...[almost purple] which leads me to believe its HID even if it was a mock up
 
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Just seen the new "Chronicles of Narnia" movie (Prince Caspian). Awesome flick BTW.

In it, Edmond uses an old chrome, stamped sheet metal type flashlight with a large head to explore their old treasure storage vault, to signal the Narnian army when to begin a nighttime attack on King Miraz's castle, and it was also used to bar a door to slow down an enemy entrance.

Edmond is kind of bummed out in the end because, after returning to England, he realizes he left his "torch" behind in Narnia! Narnian flashaholic!
 
Illum_the_nation said:
thats what I thought too...there are NO reflectors on any of the stationary spotlights in the picture. so my first thought were those model railroad crossing lights with the front globe switched out for mesh...but...
once the light is engaged [note the background] the color temperature emitted by the lamps exceed 12000K...[almost purple] which leads me to believe its HID even if it was a mock up
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That's easy enough to do in editing. A lot of the incandescent lights in the night scenes are "whitened". The lamps on his truck, his weaponlight, in some scenes it's obvious they're incandescent, but in some shots they're made to look like some insane HID.

Personally, I would have loaded up my truck with Mercury Arc lamps. I'd be safe enough inside with the glass, and the massive UV outside would make for some awesome zombie-frying action. He probably should have put a few of those on the top and outside of his house, rather than just a few in the bushes outside.
 
Currently watching "That '70s Show."

The gang breaks into their old High School which is now haunted, and finds their permanent records. All of them are using 2D Maglites, but in different color combos. Hyde has a pewter one with a red tailcap and red bezel ring. Kelso has a black one that's been spray-painted yellow, except for the tailcap and bezel ring. Those were left black.
 
Hey guys there is a new show on discovery channel called vermonators, ya guess what they do. Well the "host" Mike always is using a black LED light about the size of a surefire G2 w/ a rear clickie and a belt clip. It looks like he has tape around the head of the light probably covering a logo. I can't put my finger on what kind of light it is though. I f anyof you guys know could you please post. :popcorn:


One more thing, the fluorescent light used in Batman begins, does it exist, I have been looking all around and can't find anything like it.
 
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In the first episode of Bullrun (repeat) two team members use a blue Minimag to look at their car and work on it.
 
glamisrat said:
First off, this is a huge thread, I started to read through it all but couldn't. Anyone remember the espidode of CHiPs where Ponch and John searched the freighter at the dock. One of them had what seemed like a four or five cell D light, cranking out about one lumen..................
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that show is too old that my brain cells can't recall the flashlight anymore. 🙁
 
yep. supernatural show actors use Surefire M4. I saw several closeup shots of it.
 
Indiana Jones 4 "crystal skull" surefire m6 flub ?

OK I might have just been seeing things but I could swear on a stack of Bibles the Mutt character was using a surefire M6 in the cemetery scene , considering it was set in 1957 I find this highly suspect . the reason I say this is it had a black push button on the end and those little dimples on the edges of the cap . someone chime in tell me other wise, Indiana Jones had a 50s era flashlight though .
 
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Others have remarked from seeing the trailers of "crystal skull" before about the "way too bright for 1950's" flashlights in this movie. (But, hey, that's the least of this movies inaccuracies. Crystal Skulls were hoaxed by an early British archaeologist and his step daughter in Central America. Just google “crystal skull hoax” and you’ll get the whole story a million times over)
 
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Well I hope someome else who sees the movie will tell me if I saw what I saw . I have a surefire M6 and it looks like the one in the movie other than it looked like the movie light was chromed or bare aluminum .
 
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Re: Indiana Jones 4 "crystal skull" surefire m6 flub ?

It's Indiana Jones dude, he discovered the Holy Grail. Flashlights from the future aren't too hard a sell.:shrug:
 
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Interesting off topic fact: Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones) is now the same age (65) as Buddy Ebsen was when he did "Barnaby Jones"!
 
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That's no M6. It looks like a Rayovac Sportsman or possibly an Eveready Captain. Clearly a chrome finish and in one frame you can see the metal logo towards the tail end of the body.

Either light could be correct for the period.

Mark
 
Re: Indiana Jones 4 "crystal skull" surefire m6 flub ?

I've not made a conclusion nor investigated either way but it's not unknown for props to be dressed up to look period.

I'll join this thread to the main TV & Movies thread.
 
Now that's the scene but I swear he is carrying a surefire M6 it only shows it for probably 3 or 4 seconds max . the flashlight Ford is carrying is period correct , but the light the Mutt guy is using is a Surefire M6 . He was using that right before the lamp . I cant believe I am the only one on here that has seen this movie so far . its almost like they were rehersing using the M6 and it was used in the final film .
 
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