Lighting that shapes
the frame.
Davy Bates is a lighting gaffer with over 35 years of experience on film, television and commercial productions across Northern Ireland and beyond. Key Lite also offers a full inventory of professional lighting equipment for hire, with or without crew.
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Experienced. Reliable.
On set since 1989.
Key Lite provides fully qualified gaffer and electrical services for film, television and commercial productions across Northern Ireland. Built since 1989 on reliability, creative lighting, technical depth and a straightforward way of working. No fuss, no drama, just well lit frames.
Professional lighting,
hired your way.
Full inventory of Arri HMI, tungsten and the latest LED including Creamsource, Aputure, Astera, Kino Flo, Fomex and more. Available for dry hire or alongside a fully crewed gaffer package. One call, fully resourced.
Fully resourced, anywhere
in Northern Ireland.
EcoFlow, Beboo and V-Lock power distribution. Generator supply. Equipment delivered to set. Fully H&S compliant, trained and certified crew.
Credits
ITV
RTE
Channel 4
Hulu
Canal+
Apple TV+
Netflix
Sky
Bloodlands
Mushrooms (RTE Storyland)
Silent Witness
Stumpy's Brae (BBC)
Game of Thrones
Panorama
Funboys
Hidden Agenda (Ken Loach)
BT · Hasbro · Skoda
Bushmills · Brown & Thomas
Burberry · Unboxed · Xapo Bank
Northern Ireland Tourism
Dept of Justice · DOE Road Safety
NI Tourist Board · Celebrity Slim
The Cranberries
Simple Minds
Kodaline
Hudson Taylor
Eliza and the Bear
Wonder Villains
Lucy Blue
Crimewatch · No Stone Unturned
Songs of Praise
Road to Partition
The Execution of Gary Glitter
Accidental Heroes
Talkback Thames · Nerve Centre
Barking Films · 360 Productions
Mint Productions · Imagine Media
Pretzel Films · Partizan Films
Ntropic · Papaya Films
Asylum Films · Joyrider
Input Media · Contagious LA
Grey London · Red Bee Media
ID Media · MTP · Media 3
Independent Magazine · BBDO
Big Mountain Productions
Lavengro · Roscoe Productions
David Yarrow Photography
Promenade Dublin · Wild Card
Double Band Films · Banjo Man Dublin
Hat Trick Productions · Waddle Media
Below The Radar · Merlin Productions
Rob Durston Photography
Vanity Fair · Heroic London
Equipment for hire
Aputure 300x · 600x · Nanlite 1200
Astera Titans · Pixel Bricks
Astera Hydra
LightStar 5ft Balloon
Litemats 4S2 · 2L · 2Plus
Fomex 2x1 · 1x1
Kino Flo Celeb 400 · Celeb 200
Arri SkyPanel S60
Various small LED
575W · 1.2K · 2.5K · 4K · 6K Fresnel
24K Dino · Maxi Brutes · Mini Brutes
Dedolight 150W · Pocket PAR
Octodome 5ft · Light Tools snap grids
S/M/L Chimeras · Springballs
Full grip and hardware
Gaffer hire, equipment hire,
or both.
Available for film, television and commercial productions across Northern Ireland. Whether you need Davy on set, a dry hire of lighting equipment, or a fully crewed package, get in touch and we will come back to you promptly.
Davy Bates
+44 7774 652470
davy.bates@keylitelighting.com