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Based on the design principles of the Academy Award © -winning ARRIMAX, the M18 and
ARRISUN 18 have been shining on a wide array of productions, testing their versatility
and intense illumination while remaining extremely efficient. Known as the “Brightest HMI
you can plug into the wall,”* the M18 is a lens-less, open face lighting fixture that combines the desired
light distribution from the optics of a PAR and a Fresnel fixture. The unique ARRIMAX reflector design creates
diverging rays to produce a crisp shadow. The ARRISUN 18 offers narrower beam angles using common
ARRI spread lenses and a PAR reflector in combination with spot, medium and flood focus settings.
m18 and AS18s Light It Up
The m18 and AS18 were recently supplied by Illumination Dynamics and put to the test on ABC’s The Bachelor Special:
Dennis Weiler
“Thank you so much for
letting me try out the new
ARRI AS18 HMIs on The
Bachelor Special recently.
What I have always liked
about HMIs in the 1200 PAR family was
the fact that I could get a lot of daylight
punch in a small package and still be able
to plug it into any household 20 amp circuit.
From lighting up
product shots, to
actors to enormous
live events like the
Super Bowl, here’s
a sampling of what
some other talented
crew in lighting had
to say:
Michael Bauman
“You guys hit a grand slam
with [the M18]. Seriously.
I've used it with four
different DPs and the
What I did not like was because of the
smaller size of these lights, they tend to be
spotty even with a Fresnel lens. The new
ARRI AS18 and M18 solve this problem
and still can be plugged into any 20 amp
circuit. I love the extra output of the 1800
watt globe. The new design of the reflector
is amazing. The 18 has a soft, beautiful
field of coverage and intensity from edge-
John Moore
“I came to Miami with
Epoch films to shoot a
Heineken commercial…
I scouted a mixture of day
exteriors and large day
interiors, seaside, with windows looking
onto the inlet. I knew we needed at least
three 18Ks to balance the interiors and fill
the exteriors. Bill Hennessey at CSC mentioned
he had the new ARRI M18 available
and I thought this was the job to give it a
reaction has been huge. Plus, the guys love
it. It is a very quick light to set up and with
no lenses, super fast to adjust intensity.
I've used it in several situations where it
has done the duty of what would have been
a 4K PAR. We've used it with a Chimera,
hung straight down, bounces, direct, off of
MAX Menace arms, car rigs… Pretty much
in every conceivable situation and its performance
was fantastic.”
Michael Bauman, Gaffer
to-edge to perfectly fill up a 4' by 4' silk.
Drop in a Fresnel lens and it is very, very
close to a Fresnel fixture. This is truly a versatile
light. Now that we have the M18, the
ARRIMAX 18/12 kW... We need all the inbetweens.
Keep up the great work.”
Dennis Weiler, Lighting Director
Bill Brennan
L i g h t i n g
try. My first reaction was surprise at the spot
to flood range and the punch of the lamp –
to think I could plug it into house power!
Day 2, I put a Chimera bank on the M18 and
used it as a keylight that moved easily from
room to room. By Day 3 it was a scorching
backlight at full spot on the product and
later the bounce fill opposite three diffused
18Ks. So easy, so versatile, I can see it's
bright future…Thanks, ARRI!”
John Moore, Gaffer
“On the very positive
experience I had with the
new 1800 Par and Max
(M18)… It worked perfectly
on the sets for the Super
Bowl in Miami. The difference in output
compared to the 1200 was amazing.”
Bill Brennan, Head Lighting Designer and
President JustLighting
www.justlighting.com
* “Into the wall” denotes a single, 20A 120VAC electrical outlet on a single circuit.
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