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Tyler Kaschke is a professional gaffer and chief lighting technician based in Denver, Colorado. He has helped teams create branded content, feature-length documentaries, national broadcast commercials, and everything in between.
In addition to his work on set, Tyler is also the owner of Dark Side Lighting, a boutique grip and electric rental house offering premium grip truck rentals and lighting equipment for shoots across Colorado.
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Clients & Service Areas
Based in Denver, Tyler frequently supports production companies, independent filmmakers, commercial crews, and creative professionals throughout Colorado, including Boulder, Golden, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and surrounding areas.
Testimonials
His gear is always in excellent condition... reliable, well-maintained, and exactly what’s needed to get the job done right. Having a trusted source for both top-quality gear and an outstanding gaffer in one place is invaluable.
Kent Youngblood
Tyler is an awesome gaffer and collaborator. We’ve done countless commercials together and he always shows up ready to go. On top of that, his gear rental setup is next level — two production vans packed with super well-organized, well-cared-for gear.
Trevr Merchant
We've had Tyler on many of our shoots and he's hands down the best gaffer in Colorado to use. He's knowledgeable, quick and super easy to work with. His lighting packages are reasonably priced and he handles every project with care.
Jeffrey Riley
Incredible service from start to finish! The gear was top-notch, well-maintained, and exactly what we needed for our shoot. Tyler was knowledgeable, responsive, and went above and beyond to make sure the whole rental process ran smoothly.
Cam Parsons
Work
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | FIND YOUR ENERGY
Production: West Productions EP: Chadwick Trentham Director: Lori Schmon Producer: Jedidiah Roberson Coordinator: Elizabeth Mihelich DP: Matt Batchelor AC: Kevin Andrews 2AC: Anna Jay Gaffer: Tyler Kaschke Key Grip: Jean Paul Montouleiu BBE: Phil Abrams BBG: Ted Goble Art: Chris Van Winkle Audio: Lincoln Terhark Stills: Holden Kudla PA: Jacob Wyscaver
PA: Trae Benneck PA: Adam Smestad
THE NORTH FACE | MOUNTAIN JACKET
Production: VFCorp EP: Will Beihoffer Director: Cole Pates Art Director: Paola Soto
DP: Justin Burgan AC: Colton Farrow Gaffer: Tyler Kaschke Key Grip: JP Montoulieu Swing: Doug Hrdlicka
Wardrobe: Charlotte Patterson Wardrobe Assist: Jemma Castiglione HMU: Paloma Alcantar Stills: Alex Cascallana
Photo Assist: Gregory Brouillette Photo Assist: Brandon Smith Digi Tech: Luke Hall
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER | PEYTON MANNING X ESPN
Production: Art Class EP: Sean Owolo. LP: Ryan Katuri. PM: Kent Youngblood. Coordinator: Elizabeth Mihelich. Director: Ryan Ebner 1st AD: Joe Gray. DP: Matthew Woolf. A Cam Op: Kent Harvey. A Cam 1st AC: Tod Boyle. B Cam Op: Kevin Andrews. B Cam 1st AC Andrew Yang 2nd AC: Ben Frank. DIT: Chris Nightingale. VTR: Doug Birdsell. Key Grip: Ted Goble. Best Grip: JP Montouleiu. Gaffer: Tyler Kaschke. Best Electric: Billy Gunn. Swing: Cheshire Li. Production Designer: Emily Han-Young Hurd. Art Assist: Jessica Thommes. MUA: Cindy Cruz. Sound: Michael Kranicke. Crafty: Karin Marshall. Key PA: Matt James. PA: Madelin Cover. PA: Matt Larson
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