Lighting Modifiers

Here is how this works in practice. We provide full lighting modifier packages — diffusion materials, color fix gels, softboxes, scrims, frames and reflectors — sourced from Prague's mature gear market, part of one of Europe's deepest rental ecosystems, the 'Hollywood of the East'. Our team sets up these extras alongside your lighting fixtures, prepping and organising them in grip cases for efficient access on set, and supplies complete butterfly and overhead systems for soft ambient light on exteriors.

Here is the short of it. The depth of the Prague inventory, built up serving global productions, means a full range of diffusion grades and frame sizes is ready without long lead times. For specialty textiles not held in-country, kit moves freely by road from Germany and Austria within the EU single market and Schengen, with no carnet needed for EU transport.

Here is the breakdown. Modifier work in the Czech Republic responds to a land-based climate with four distinct seasons. Cold, snowy winters bring wind that complicates large overhead frames and butterflies on exteriors, so our crews plan rigging and weighting to match, while warm summers ease outdoor soft-light setups. Many signature locations — the period architecture of Prague, the castles at Karlstejn and Loket, Cesky Krumlov — are heritage sites where rigging diffusion frames and overheads must avoid damage to historic fabric and follow venue preservation guidelines.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Non-EU productions importing modifiers and textiles clear ATA Carnets through Czech Customs (Celni sprava), with Vaclav Havel Airport Prague the main air-cargo gateway. Modifier hire from Czech vendors counts toward qualifying spend under the Czech Film Fund's 20% cash rebate, invoiced in Czech koruna with 21% VAT.