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Light Source Denver

Colorado's Premier Choice for Grip & Lighting Trucks

At Light Source Denver, we're proud to be Colorado's first-choice provider for professional Grip and Lighting Trucks. Serving production teams since 1987, we specialize in on-location lighting and provide everything needed to support film, television, commercial, and digital productions efficiently and reliably.

Comprehensive Equipment Fleet

Our inventory includes top-of-the-line gear such as:

• Grip & Lighting Trucks fully stocked with tools of the trade
• Camera Support Systems:
  • Dollies, Jibs, Sliders, Dana Dolly systems
  • Tripods/Sticks with Fluid Heads
• Lighting Gear:
  • ARRI M-Series M12 and M18 HMI
  • ARRI SkyPanel S60 LED with Chimera DMX Controlled
  • ASTRA 1×1 Bi-Color LED Panels
  • Quasar Battery-Powered LED Tube Kits
  • Kino Flo, Joker Bug 200w / 400w / 800w & Jo-Leko adapters
  • LiteMat 2 L Plus with 40° Grid
  • LiteMat 4 Plus with 40° Grid DMX Controlled
• Power Solutions: Most Honda Generators
  • 9500 watt Generator
• Monitors and Support Accessories

Grip Essentials Always on Board

Every truck arrives fully loaded and shoot-ready, featuring:

• Gels & Diffusion: 30 rolls plus 1000H tracing vellum
• Rag Sets: 12×12, 8×8, 6×6
• Flags & Cutters: 24×36, 18×24 & 4×4 Floppy Flags
• Rigging Crates — included at no additional cost
• Window ND gel application (3, 6, or 9 stops) done in minutes on-site
• Full range of expendables:
  • Black & White Foam Core, 4×8 Bead Board, Show Card
  • Soft Frost (1/2 & Full), Grid Cloth (Full, 1/2 & 1/4), Hi-Lite, Ultra Bounce
  • Duvetyne, Muslin, Seamless, Green/White/Black/Gray backdrops in 9ft & 12ft rolls

Crew Services Available

Need a team? We've got you covered. We provide experienced:

• Gaffers
• Grips
• Sound Crew
• Makeup Artists

Owner and lead gaffer Tommy personally trains and sends out hand-selected crew members to ensure consistent quality and professionalism on every set.

Locally Based – Serving All of Colorado

Located on a 15-acre converted ranch in Castle Rock, Colorado — just 10 minutes south of Denver — we dispatch directly to your location anywhere in the region. With decades of experience and a reputation built since 1987, we understand the needs of on-location productions like no one else.

3.5 Ton Grip Lighting Truck Interior

Jesse Jaco — On-Site Manager, Light Source Denver (Denver Civic Center event)

On-location grip and lighting setup in the Colorado foothills

Proudly Serving All of Colorado

Whether you're shooting in a studio, at a private residence, or on a large commercial set, we bring our fully equipped Grip Trucks directly to you — anywhere in Colorado.

We regularly work in:

• Castle Rock (our home base)
• Denver, Parker, Centennial, Englewood, Lone Tree
• Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Aurora, Golden
• Arvada, Longmont, Louisville
• And everywhere in between

On-Location at Major Venues & Private Sets

Our team has supported productions at a wide range of locations including:

• Private Homes & Corporate Offices
• Colorado Olympic Training Center
• Denver Broncos Headquarters – Dove Valley
• Pepsi Center
• Coors Field
• Westin Hotel at Denver International Airport

We've also had the privilege of working with high-profile clients and productions — including Oprah (3 projects), Cher, Tom Cruise, and Weight Watchers.

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On Location Lighting

Annie Leibovitz