Reality TV — Automated Lighting

Automated Practical Location Lighting

From ten-light interview setups to multi-level sets running hundreds of fixtures — every reality-show location build, automated and controlled from a single iPad.

For more than 25 years, The Camera EYE has designed and automated lighting for reality television house builds across the country. We’ve built the technology and the workflow that leading productions rely on — and we know the landscape well enough to understand exactly what your show needs.

Every build is tailored. Rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all rig, we assess the specific challenges of your set and your schedule, then design a control system that meets them precisely — and fits a realistic budget.

From interview setups with as few as ten lights to multi-level sets running hundreds of fixtures, the entire system can be operated from one or several iPads.

25+Years Experience
100sFixtures Automated
1iPad to Run It All
NationwideNashville-Based

From the Field

Builds & Installations

Automated reality-show house builds and remote installations from productions across the country — from interview rooms to whole-home rigs and remote setups on the water.

Double-height living room with an orange feature wall and suspended linear LED lighting in the Black Ink Atlanta house, designed by The Camera EYE Eclectic styled living room with a teal velvet sectional, globe chandelier and linear LED pendants in the Real World New Orleans house Formal dining room with a sculptural chandelier and flanking linear LED pendants in the Black Ink Atlanta house Spacious primary bedroom with a rust feature wall and suspended linear LED lighting in the Black Ink New York (East Hills) house Oceanfront covered terrace at dusk set for dinner, with automated beam and festoon lighting at the Turks & Caicos villa Kitchen with a waterfall island and suspended linear LED pendants in the Black Ink Atlanta house Dining room with a red mural feature wall and automated cove lighting in the Black Ink New York (East Hills) house Resort-style pool and cabana at night lit with colour-changing LED at the Turks & Caicos villa
Primary bathroom with backlit mirror lighting and a double vanity in the Real World New Orleans house Oceanfront terrace and infinity pool at dusk with pergola and recessed lighting at the Turks & Caicos villa Yacht stateroom with a floating bed lit by warm under-bed LED, installed by The Camera EYE Living room with a red graphic feature wall, fireplace and suspended LED lighting in the Black Ink New York (East Hills) house Open-plan kitchen and breakfast room with a stone fireplace and suspended linear LED pendants in the Black Ink Atlanta house Top deck of a yacht at dusk with warm LED lighting beneath the shade canopies, installed by The Camera EYE Double-height living room with suspended linear LED fixtures and a camera position in the Black Ink Atlanta house Black Ink Crew tattoo shop fitted with suspended linear and colour-changing LED edge lighting by The Camera EYE

Remote & Unconventional Locations

Automated Remote Lighting Setups

Unusual locations don’t faze us. We have extensive experience installing automated lighting systems in places where traditional power simply isn’t available — yachts, RVs, and tour buses among them. Adapting to unconventional settings is one of the things that sets us apart.

Selected Work

Featured Builds

Reception desk and neon sign at the 2nd City Ink (Black Ink Chicago) shop build, lit by The Camera EYE Shop Builds Arched window seat with recessed accent lighting in the Atlanta house Atlanta House Double-height living room with an orange feature wall and suspended linear LED lighting in the East Hills house East Hills House Kitchen and exposed-brick fireplace with beaded chandeliers in the New Orleans house New Orleans House Ocean-view sitting area with a linear LED pendant in the Turks & Caicos house Turks & Caicos House