Services
From the first kit list to the final invoice — handled by the crew that rigs it, not a desk that forwards it.
Gaffer-led teams that read your brief like a DP.
Working gaffers, best boys, sparks and grips who light commercials, features and fashion — week in, week out. We read references and moodboards in technical terms and rig to your standard — HMI, LED, tungsten, overheads, condors. English-speaking heads of department on every job.
Send your list as-is. We know what a mombo combo is.
Super windups, mombo combos, cardellinis, 12x12 unbleached muslin — send the list exactly as your gaffer wrote it. We source like-for-like (and flag smarter swaps when Korea's inventory offers one), prep Schuko power and adapters, and have it checked and on the truck before call.
Our own rental house, GripTools — no re-brokered margins.
ARRI SkyPanels, Nanlux, Aputure, Astera, Profoto, full grip and textiles — owned by us, rented at listed day rates through GripTools. What we don't own we source from partner houses we work with weekly, on our account and our responsibility.
3.5-ton liftgate and 1-ton trucks, driven by crew.
Our own 3.5-ton liftgate truck and 1-ton back-up move the kit, driven by people who load, rig and wrap it. Airport runs, location moves, dawn pickups — logistics handled by the same team that lights your set.
Call sheets, PPMs and paperwork in English and Korean.
Bilingual call sheets and timetables, PPM decks, location agreements, insurance notes. GBP, USD, EUR or JPY invoicing with Wise and SWIFT. One chat thread from first email to wrap — your production office never waits for a translation.
Heritage hanok, artist studios, streets that need a friend.
Relationship-based access to places a database can't book — heritage hanok courtyards, cultural collaborators, working studios. We scout, negotiate, protect the space and follow protocol, which is why they let us back in. Permits and neighbors handled.
Campaign and film lit on the same set, the same day.
We've lit still campaigns and films simultaneously on one set — and can take the motion side end-to-end as DP while your photographer owns the stills. One lighting language across both deliverables, half the footprint.
Services and pass-throughs split. Agreed number honored.
Estimates separate our fees from third-party pass-throughs so you can see the build. Changes are agreed before they cost money. We've absorbed added gear mid-shoot to keep an agreed total — ask our repeat clients why they repeat.
Rolling stock
Our liftgate 3.5-ton carries the heavy package; the 1-ton chases pickups and location moves. Driven by crew who load and rig what's inside — not a courier meeting your gaffer for the first time at call.
Not sure which of these you need? That's normal — send the treatment and we'll tell you what the shoot actually takes.
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