Film and Media
Film Balloon Lights for Cinema, TV and Media | BTCOOPS
Explore Artemis LED and Artemis Classic balloon lights for cinema, television, commercials, documentary, beauty and large-location production.
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Film & Media Balloon Lighting
Professional inflatable soft-light systems for cinema, television, commercials, photography, broadcast and mobile media production.
Scope of the Film & Media Range
The Film & Media section is organized around two source platforms and twelve distinct form families. Artemis LED focuses on efficient electronic control, repeatability and selected compact AC/DC operation. Artemis Classic retains HMI, tungsten and HMI/tungsten hybrid workflows for productions that require traditional lamp character, familiar rental infrastructure or higher classic-source output.
Platform | Subseries | Primary value |
Artemis LED | Ellipse, Sphere, Tube, Pad / Mattress | Large-source LED systems for stages, locations and night exteriors |
Artemis LED Compact | Iris, Xpad, Xhalo | Small and portable AC/DC-capable LED systems; DC ≤600 W |
Artemis Classic | Ellipse, Sphere, Tube, Pad / Mattress | HMI, tungsten or hybrid film balloons with professional AC power |
Artemis Classic Compact | Xhalo | Transportable classic-lamp halo; AC ballast/dimmer operation only |
Why Balloon Light for Film Production?
· A larger apparent source softens shadows and can create believable environmental ambience.
· Elevated balloons reduce stands, frames and multiple hard fixtures within the primary camera path.
· Helium or air suspension can place the source above action, architecture or camera movement.
· Shape-specific envelopes create different luminous fields: broad, radial, linear, shallow-ceiling or halo.
· A purpose-built system can improve continuity by recording intensity, colour and zone settings.
Source Platform Comparison
Decision factor | Artemis LED | Artemis Classic |
Colour strategy | Fixed white, bi-colour, tunable white or RGB+W/RGBWW by module | HMI daylight, tungsten warm or independent hybrid circuits |
Dimming / control | Electronic dimming; DMX and wireless interfaces available by design | Ballast switching/control and tungsten dimmer circuits |
Power | AC; selected compact 24/48 V DC at ≤600 W | Professional AC power only |
Thermal / lamp workflow | Lower lamp-maintenance burden; module thermal design remains required | Lamp heat, UV protection, ballast, header cable and hot-restrike procedure |
Best fit | Fast control, repeatability, battery-capable compact work | Traditional source matching and established feature-film workflows |
Applications
· Feature films and episodic drama.
· Commercials and branded content.
· Television, broadcast and live-event coverage.
· Documentary, factual and remote production.
· Fashion, beauty, product and photography.
· Virtual production, VFX and large stage environments.
Custom Film Balloon Development
Custom work may begin with a sketch, a required source size, a rental-house gap, a particular mounting problem or a scene that conventional fixtures cannot solve. BTCOOPS converts that need into a controlled development process covering requirement capture, feasibility, geometry, light and thermal layout, rigging, prototype or first-article validation, production, inspection and delivery documentation.
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