Cineo and CueScript Make Lighting Talent Easy with Custom Matchstix BracketCineo Lighting (NAB booth C9945), a provider of production of lighting systems for the motion picture, television, and photography industries, has collaborated with CueScript (NAB booth C10618) on custom brackets for CueScript teleprompters that allow the easy, highly adjustable, wobble-free mounting of Cineo's versatile Matchstix color-accurate light source. CueScript is officially unveiling its package of custom brackets for Matchstix at NAB 2017 with several configurations of prompter-mounted units on display. Matchstix is a series of small, remote phosphor color-accurate light sources that are available in 3", 6", and 12" lengths and are 35mm wide. The brackets, which CueScript engineered in conjunction with Cineo, are designed to work with the standard cold-shoe slot located on the back side of all Matchstix. "In many productions, the lighting director looks to add a small amount of light on the talent to help eliminate shadows and enhance the appearance of their eyes," says Michael Accardi, president of CueScript. "However, the location of the light and its relation to the talent's line of vision is crucial. Our new brackets allow Matchstix to be mounted on the side of the on-air monitors in a clean, rigid set-up. We have designed it so we use Cineo's mounting system to allow the lights to slide in place and lock down in optimal locations with no wobble, no screws, and no drilling. The brackets are designed to be adjustable for any angle, and are versatile enough to be used on hoods." Rich Pierceall, CEO of Cineo Lighting, says that Matchstix lights are commonly used in several high-profile studio settings, including NBC, MSNBC, and Fox, where they are attached to studio cameras. The development of the brackets was in response to a real industry need. The new brackets from CueScript allow crews to easily configure a system that supports the Matchstix on the studio camera teleprompter and allows the proper amount of light to shine on the talent. "What makes this system unique is the custom mounting that ties our Matchstix in with the whole CueScript teleprompter system," says Pierceall. "This is an exclusive opportunity to work with a teleprompter manufacturer to provide a product that will make it easier for broadcast professionals to control the lighting on talent who are reading teleprompters in any kind of studio environment." Accardi added the new custom brackets improve on the ad-hoc light mounting sometimes deployed in studio situations. "CueScript always tries to look at the bigger picture," says Accardi. "Now everybody's happy. The customer has the high-quality lighting they want with no wobble, and the talent looks good. We're glad to go the extra mile to ensure lighting is perfect for each situation, and Cineo's Matchstix is the perfect light to do it with." 
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