Gallery: What's Harder Than Skiing at Night in an LED Suit? Filming It
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Sweetgrass Productions used 4,000-watt lights and gels to light up the ski segments.
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The terrain featured in Afterglow is hard to ski during the day and nearly impossible at night.
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One type of light used was the ARRI M40.
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The lighting crew not only had to haul heavy lights into position, but they also had to haul the generators that powered the lights.
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In British Columbia the skiers had multiple chances to get the shot. In Alaska, the skiers only had two chances.
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Sweetgrass Productions mapped out the area they wanted to use on Google Earth.
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All told, it took 9,000 pounds of gear to film Afterglow.
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A helicopter transports a load of gear into position.
