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Matthews Helps Samuel and Sons Bring Luxury Trim to Life...

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Luxury is in the details, and no one captures that better than the creative team at Samuel & Sons. As the visionaries behind iconic photography and advertising campaigns, Executive Creative Director Milton De Paul, Photography Director Jacob Murphy,...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 17 November 2025

Matthews Introduces Rolling C Stand Kit Bag - Greyscale C...

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Matthews, known for their extensive line of C-Stands and other grip gear, introduces a better solution to help lug equipment from vehicle to set and back. The new Matthews Rolling C+Stand Kit Bag – Greyscale Camo Edition is designed to make that job...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 22 September 2025

Matthews New Location MERF Mini Extendable Reverse Foldin...

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Matthews, known for the world’s top support gear, introduces a new portable stand customized for location work. The Location MERF offers the same trusted build and compact design of the original Mini Extendable Reverse Folding Stand—but loaded with i...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 25 August 2025

Matthews MICROGrip Kit Helps Haute Sauce Rig Punchy Thras...

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An avid speed bagger, Juan Zambrano of Haute Sauce Studio knows timing is everything whether it’s creating a polished product intro video or punching a Speed Bag. This spring he found himself prepping a project for The Thrasher House, a small family-...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 16 July 2025

New Reinvented Chimera V-Flat Panel Frame Kit

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Modular, Travel-Ready Solution Matthews Studio Equipment launches the new Chimera V-Flat Panel Frame Kit, —the lightweight and modular, ultra-durable alternative to traditional foam-core setups. Designed for photographers, filmmakers, videographer...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 30 June 2025

Matthews Highlights Dinkum by Chimera at NAB N2031

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Matthews will be exhibiting much more than grip gear at NAB booth N2031. With a dynamic display of lighting in action, the booth will display Chimera’s world-class Panel Frames, Lightbanks, POP Banks, and Octas. In addition, they will put a spotlight...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 14 April 2025

Matthews Newest 5 inch Pocket C-Stand

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Matthews is back with a new spin on a pint-sized favorite: the 5” Pocket C-Stand now with a ¼”-20 Adapter. Celebrating more than half a century supporting productions of all sizes, this small yet mighty authentic C-stand is the perfect fit for tablet...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 24 January 2025

New Matthews Multipurpose Adapter for Moving Lights

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Matthews Studio Equipment, known for the heftiest hardware, has a new solution to simplify mounting live production moving lights to standard grip equipment. The new Moving Light Stand Adapter “Cotone Mount” is compatible with today’s industry standa...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 20 December 2024

Van den Abbeele Stocks Watts RENTAL with Matthews Grip Ge...

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Gaffer Tom Van den Abbeele (Déjà Vu – Alles is Voorbestemd, Renaissances, L’Opéra) is based in Belgium where he doubles as owner of Watts RENTAL. Twenty-five years of experience in the film, television and commercial industry has given Van den Abbeel...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 29 October 2024

Matthews Studio Equipment Debuts Patriot Wrench

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Matthews Studio Equipment announces new Patriot Wrench, a breakthrough tool for on set efficiency. The versatile wrench features the seven most common, industry specific cutouts intended to work with standard grip and lighting equipment across the ga...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 19 July 2024

Matthews Studio Equipment Debuts Middle MAX Menace

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The new Middle MAX™ Menace from Matthews Studio Equipment answers the need for unparalleled booming capabilities in a versatile, simple to use support that travels fully assembled inside a standard cargo van. Based on the same principals as the origi...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 26 June 2024

New Multipurpose Grip Rail Telescopic Grid Pipe Solution...

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Matthews Studio Equipment introduces Grip Rail, designed to offer a better way to mount equipment on location, in the studio, or on the fly. Multipurpose Grip Rail is a rugged aluminum lightweight telescoping grid pipe system that makes it quicker, e...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 17 May 2024

Matthews Intros Grip Rail- Black Hyper-chrome Matthellini...

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Hollywood’s original grip company, Matthews Studio Equipment will demonstrate their latest wares for professional grip and rigging on sets and location. These include essential tools: new Grip Rail, Black Hyper-chrome™ Matthellini2, Litemover®, and A...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 12 April 2024

Litemover Remote Light Adjustment System Now Works with N...

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Burbank, California: Matthews Studio Equipment, distributor for Litemover, universal remote head, announces that there are now over a dozen fixtures which can be positioned using this hands-off system. Due to the requests of crews faced with position...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 09 April 2024

Peter Warren CSC Lights Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tha...

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Canadian Cinematographer Peter Warren, CSC, has decades of experience in finding the best answer in a pinch. Inventor of the LB2™ Location Baby Bracket, Warren was presented with an opportunity to exercise his lighting ingenuity during a televised en...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 14 February 2024