Maxabeam in Hollywood...

[FelmarCorp]

I did a little research and found out some really cool stuff...

The Maxa Beam Handheld Xenon Searchlight, the most powerful handheld searchlight in the world, has been used in motion pictures, television and still photography for over 15 years. The Maxa Beam Searchlight can be seen in movies such as Alien vs. Predator, Blade, Demolition Man, Earthquake, Ghost Ship, Gone in 60 Seconds, Jurassic Park (1, 2 & 3), Sahara, Sphere, X-Files, Volcano , NCIS, CSI: Miami, and The Day After Tomorrow.

Here are some movie shots I found...
(please feel free to add more if you find any)

AVP

JURASSIC PARK

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

 

[Flashanator]

AHHHH yes!!!! Jurassic Park.


Even before I was into flashlights, I use to watch that all the time & think about how cool those really white Iconic looking lights are.


BTW i think your pics are a little Big

 

[Morepower!]

I saw one in Farscape last night. They are everywhere once you start looking for them. I've pointed them out to my wife so many times she teases me now. So every time there is any kind of torch/light on the TV she goes "Oh look it's a Maxabeam" with a very smart and sarcastic tone.

 

[DM51]

FelmarCorp ...

Images... If you post an image in your post, please downsize the image to no larger than 800 x 800 pixels.

Please resize yours in post #1.

 

[FelmarCorp]

FelmarCorp ...

Please resize yours in post #1.

my bad...its changed.

 

[Gunner12]

For the first and second pic, won't you be blinded by the reflection from the light?

Also, notice that in the first pic the other light is too dim to even show up.

 

[Patriot]

I can hardly find a large production movie anymore where a MB isn't used when a flashlight is needed. Honestly, the beam would usually suck for the user because of the wide beam profile without the diffuser is terrible and when it's set to narrow is to tight to be useful indoors. I think the main attraction is because the beam profile looks so darn sharp edged and cool when piercing through suspended particulates in the air, from the camera's point of view. The MB always adds that dramatic heavy air effect.

 

[shomie911]

Never even occured to me that those were Maxabeams.

 

[nerdgineer]

MB in Firefly - the episode where they find an abandoned transport ship that's been hit by Reavers...

 

[Morepower!]

MB in Firefly - the episode where they find an abandoned transport ship that's been hit by Reavers...

I love Firefly, I don't understand why they cancelled it. I've got the movie Serenity saved on the IQ(same thing as TVO(?)).

 

[nerdgineer]

I love Firefly...

+1 on that. I actually went and paid hard cashee money for the series and movie DVDs. A rare event for me...

 

[rmorgan84]

Even before i was in to flash lights i used to watch the xfiles in awe of how amazing the big torch mulder used was!

 

[Flashanator]

1 good show that is down to earth with lights is lost.

Always burning torches, thats real life.:twothumbs

 

[276]

First time i saw a one was in Godzilla, (American version)

 

[woodrow]

Not that two to four thousand dollars is a lot of money for working actors... but I wonder if they use the MB's and just think, "wow, this is pretty bright!" and would not believe how much they cost. I think the first time I remember seeing them on TV (and having no idea what they were) was in the La Femme Nikita series (which is like Alies...but kicked up several notches... and then add in a little 24) Someday, I will have to save my pennies for one.

 

[Flashanator]

the old saying, its just lunch money for Mel Gibson.

 

[Patriot]

Not that two to four thousand dollars is a lot of money for working actors... but I wonder if they use the MB's and just think, "wow, this is pretty bright!" /quote]

I was thinking that they probably stumble around on set wondering what the evening's scientology lesson would bring, while being oblivious to the big boxy light with a donut-hole beam.