XPOSED brick walls, dating back nearly
120 years, surround Lighthouse edit rooms
called “post houses.” Mid-century modern
décor sits atop restored 1900s hardwoods.
“Walking up the stairs is like entering an old study,
kept in the attic for creative discovery,” editor Zach
Davenport says. “Even the tables and some of the desks
are used with reclaimed wood from the property. The
whole place invites you to dream.”
On this day in early February 2020, a crew from
CW’s Lost Boys pilot is testing lenses in the building’s
downstairs rental suite.
“Typically, lens rental houses aren’t in these beauti-ful
historic buildings with all of this beautiful natural
light,” says Hillary Fyfe Spera, cinematographer for the
Lost Boys pilot.
The lens rental part of the business is a unique niche
that began with Brad collecting film equipment in
college.
“I wanted to have all of the finest gear available to
shoot with at any time without having to call up rental
companies only to find out they didn’t have a particu-lar
camera or a particular lens,” he says.
Today, Lighthouse offers multiple ARRI Alexa
cameras, a Sony Venice, and the most advanced lens
packages in the industry.
“I did one of the largest lens tests of my career, 10
different sets of lenses,” Spera says. “Lighthouse
brought them in from all over the world. It was really
amazing.”
During renovation, the Walker children (top), Alex and Annie, pitched in
to help their parents, Andrea (above left) and Brad after school. Contractor
Greg Uhl (above right) looks over plans.
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