Cinequipt -- Film Camera, Video, Lighting and Studio Rental

Spotlight on:	"Letter"
Customers:	Brew Creative & Twist Films
Challenge:	Shoot a desert scene, in a sand pit, in Minnesota in the middle of winter with next to no budget.
Solution:	The best creative ideas & great customers challenge us to participate. Almost overnight, this production came together. Our gear & their vision collaborated to make it a reality. It won the AdCritic.com Spot of the Day recognition for December 22, 2006. You can watch it at www.youtube.com.

Spotlight on:	"Sweet Land"
Customers:	Ali Selim & Beautiful Motion Pictures
Challenge:	Help a long time customer as he worked to produce and direct his first feature film.
Solution:	Supply the entire production equipment rental package. They took advantage of an economy of scale that it provides. Cinequipt supplied everything on this production – cameras, lighting, grip, generators, dollies, and expendables. Ali & the production departments did the rest, and won the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for the best first feature film.

Spotlight on:	"A Prairie Home Companion"
Customers:	A favorite production manager & Prairie Home Productions
Challenge:	Equip the entire lighting package of the biggest film produced in Minnesota to date.
Solution:	Cinequipt was privileged to work on Robert Altman’s last film. We ended up providing the camera dollies, and some of the camera gear, too. It was a great learning experience for our lighting and camera departments as we absorbed information from this experienced production crew.

Spotlight on:	"Factotum"
Customers:	A favorite production manager
Challenge:	Shooting a major motion picture is a demanding operation, usually involving crazy production schedules, last-minute changes and a variety of gear packages. Our objective was to keep the crew well-equipped and the production running smoothly.
Solution:	We provided all the lighting, grip and electric gear for the shoot, backed up by our state-of-the-art service and technical expertise.

Putting the spotlight on some of our favorite work.

From Hollywood movies to breakthrough documentaries to brand-building ads from famous marketers, Cinequipt has been there, with our smooth-running equipment and production know-how. We're proud to be associated with such fine creative work.

Here are a handful of samples that demonstrate how we put together the ideal film or video solution, given our customer's specific challenges.