BB&S Supplies Illumination for KION and KWTV, Powering Their Redwood Light Setup
Lighting Up Your World: Redwood Light's Journey with BB&S Lighting
Step into the dynamic world of Redwood Light, a lighting design and integration company that’s been illuminating entertainment spaces for over two decades. They've had a long-standing relationship with BB&S Lighting, and it's a love affair that keeps growing, especially with the exceptional reliability, top-notch quality, and thoughtful design of BB&S products.
We've been dancing with BB&S since day one, installing Area 48s and Force 7 lekos in numerous studios. Their exceptional performance never ceases to amaze us. In the past year, we've taken our commitment to the next level by outfitting entire studios exclusively with BB&S fixtures, such as Reflect Bi-Color and Compact Fresnel (CFL) Bi-Color lights. These bad boys have been the unsung heroes behind recent installations for Novi City Government, Southwest Airlines, AIG, KION-TV in Monterey, Calif., and KWTV in Oklahoma City, delivering the stellar performance needed for broadcast and content creation.
Slim and StylishThe low profile of BB&S fixtures makes them a perfect fit for smaller spaces with low overhead grids, offering a sleek, open aesthetic in larger studios as well. Their compact size brings a new level of flexibility to our creative toolkit by allowing us to fit into tight or unconventional spaces.
We can't get enough of the beautifully soft, diffused light that the BB&S Reflect Bi-Color system delivers. It's a dream come true for broadcast environments. Its slim form factor is particularly well-suited for desk lighting, offering superior wrap and coverage compared to traditional 1x1 panels. We often use the 4-foot Singles as soft backlights in dynamic areas with multiple talent positions or where talent needs freedom to move, like green screens, touch screen monitors, or interview setups.
The Compact Fresnels (CFLs) may be small, but they sure are mighty. They've become our go-to for key and backlighting for fixed positions, such as seated desks, and their petite size allows for discreet placement in even the trickiest spots.
What truly sets BB&S apart is how their lights render skin tones. Every time we install Reflect systems, anchors and producers can't stop raving about how natural and flattering they look on camera. With high CRI and a color spectrum that complements all skin tones—whether warm or cool—the results are consistently outstanding.
Lighting Up Oklahoma CityTake KWTV in Oklahoma City, for instance. Their studio was a large, multipurpose space designed for maximum versatility, necessitating multiple camera positions for nearly every set, from the anchor desk to interview and lounge areas. The BB&S Reflect Bi-Color units allowed us to create broad, soft lighting that looked great from every angle. Their even, diffuse output made it easy to maintain a polished look across the entire studio, no matter where the cameras were positioned.
Because the studio used a mix of lighting brands, the superior quality of the BB&S fixtures stood out. Every BB&S light delivered identical color, tone, and quality, ensuring a cohesive, professional appearance across every shot.
Another client of ours, KION-TV in Monterey, had a studio that presented a different challenge with low ceilings and a more compact layout. The BB&S Reflect fixtures were the perfect solution, keeping the space open and uncluttered while delivering high-quality light. Their slim design allowed us to maximize headroom, making wide shots easier and helping the set feel more spacious on camera.
As always, the exceptional light quality from BB&S impressed both the production team and on-air talent, resulting in a final broadcast image that looked clean, natural, and professional.
For more information, drop by Brothers & Sons America, or better yet, come experience the BB&S difference for yourself.
Enrichment Data:
BB&S Lighting products often feature Bi-Color LED technology that allows users to switch between daylight and tungsten color temperatures. The Compact Fresnel (CFL) lens controls the beam spread efficiently, providing adjustable flood-to-spot capability. Reflect designs shape and diffuse light for softer output and more controlled spill. Most bi-color LED lights are dimmable via DMX, remote, or manual control, enabling precise light intensity adjustment. They are lightweight, energy-efficient, and generate less heat compared to conventional lighting due to their LED technology. These features provide color flexibility, quality of light, energy efficiency, versatility, and consistency.
- The BB&S Reflect Bi-Color system, with its slim form factor, delivers a dream come true for broadcast environments, offering superior wrap and coverage compared to traditional 1x1 panels.
- In smaller spaces with low overhead grids, BB&S fixtures' low profile makes them a perfect fit, offering a sleek, open aesthetic in larger studios as well.
- The Compact Fresnels (CFLs) from BB&S become the go-to for Redwood Light when it comes to key and backlighting for fixed positions, such as seated desks, due to their petite size that allows for discreet placement in even the trickiest spots.
- The lights from BB&S render skin tones exceptionally well, with high CRI and a color spectrum that complements all skin tones, whether warm or cool, ensuring consistently outstanding results.
- BB&S products are often utilized in various studio settings, such as at KWTV in Oklahoma City and KION-TV in Monterey, due to their exceptional quality—from their broad, soft lighting that looks great from every angle, to their slim design that maximizes headroom and helps maintain a cohesive, professional appearance across every shot.
