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Frieder Hochheim – The Innovation of Kino Flo Lighting

HurlBlog interview with Frieder Hochheim

My dear friend Frieder Hochheim of Kino Flo Lighting goes into the history of his innovative, forward-thinking, eco-friendly company. Kino Flo first began renting out of a small van in the 80s and now is the industry leader in every light that delivers soft, controllable fluorescent technology.

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Frieder and the future: Their new LED technology will blow you away. I had the privilege to check it out in his studio and one word describes the light. WOW!!!! There is nothing like it.

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July 6, 2011/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
Tags: Film, filmmaking, Frieder Hochheim, kino flo, lighting, lighting design
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16 replies
  1. Dave Dugdale
    Dave Dugdale says:
    July 6, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Great story, I like all the old b-roll.

    • Julien
      Julien says:
      July 8, 2011 at 5:25 PM

      Thanks!

  2. Chris Gibbs
    Chris Gibbs says:
    July 6, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    Kino Flo innovations would be a huge help to kids in classrooms, many of whom are susceptible to Irlen syndrome.

    Wonderful interview — thanks Shane!

    Cheers,
    Chris

  3. mel haynes
    mel haynes says:
    July 6, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    I really enjoyed the story of how Kino Flo came to be. Great interview. Not being in the industry, I have hacked my lighting and I’ve really liked the results of putting a bunch of shop lights together and lighting scenes with it. The occasional inhalation of mercury from exploding tubes only adds to my character………..right?.

  4. Matt Short
    Matt Short says:
    July 7, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Great story. Julien did an awesome job putting this interview together. I enjoy hearing the business side as much as the creative.
    Thanks for sharing this with us, Shane.

    • Julien
      Julien says:
      July 8, 2011 at 5:28 PM

      Thank you for the kind words Matt! This interview wouldn’t have flowed together as well as it did without Zak’s editing talent!

  5. Ken Lowe
    Ken Lowe says:
    July 8, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Thanks Shane for posting this.

    Great interview, and an interesting story by Julien.

    I live and work in the UK as Lighting Gaffer, shooting prime time television drama. I started out in the industry in 1984 and have watched the Kino Flo lighting system grow rapidly during that time. I use them every working day, it may just be a single tube or a bank of Vistabeams but like Magic Arms, they are a obligatory part of my lighting kit. Effective, reliable and simple. – Thanks Freider.

    • Julien
      Julien says:
      July 8, 2011 at 5:29 PM

      Thank you for watching!

      • Ken Lowe
        Ken Lowe says:
        July 8, 2011 at 9:07 PM

        Julien, just a question you maybe able to answer, at the start of your interview with Freider there is a black and white stills shot in your footage, Freider is on the left, and I believe it is Robbie Muller DP on the right, am I correct? I worked with Robbie on a film in Paris in 1996, and that guy in the picture looks very much like him.

  6. Charles
    Charles says:
    July 9, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Great story. Thanks for telling.
    I think I can still remember the first time I read about it in AC …
    Shame for Philips, in Holland (my country).

    • Shane
      Shane says:
      July 9, 2011 at 5:21 PM

      Charles, thank you so much for you kind words and support. I love Holland, haven’t been since 1996. Need to get back.

  7. Oli Kember
    Oli Kember says:
    July 11, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Interesting to hear how it all came about, and the older footage was a lovely touch. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

  8. Bud Dickman
    Bud Dickman says:
    September 1, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Thanks for taking the time to put this together! Very interesting to hear the history, I love Kinos.

    • Lydia
      Lydia says:
      September 2, 2011 at 12:44 PM

      Bud,
      We are glad you liked the interview. We love Kinos too!

  9. Jon Chema
    Jon Chema says:
    November 11, 2011 at 2:28 AM

    Great video. Cool to see how any useful idea can be marketable!

  10. Jon Chema
    Jon Chema says:
    November 11, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Does anyone know where the name “Kino Flo” came from?

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