grip

    Three Grip tricks you wish you’d known before
    Sep 29, 2019 Adam Frimer

    Grip is a completely undermined part of what we do as photographers and videographers. My cinema peers know what I’m talking about when I say…

    This is, hands down, the best gaffing system I’ve used
    Aug 17, 2019 Ophir Peleg

    Any Gaffers out here? You will immediately get this system. For anyone who is new to this, let me share a bit of an intro….

    Phottix releases a new type of stackable light stands
    Jul 12, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Phottix has just announced Padat Compact (300cm/118″) light stands. These all-purpose flat stackable stands are super-compact and lightweight, designed to make transport and storage easier…

    This is the most well thought out DIY overhead camera rig I’ve ever seen
    Jun 24, 2019 John Aldred

    For most of us, when we want an overhead camera rig, we set up a light stand with a boom arm or stick a modified…

    How to make a cheap DIY bullet time rig with a lazy susan and some drawer slides
    May 14, 2019 John Aldred

    It’s 20 years since The Matrix was released (don’t you feel old?), but the bullet time effect is still incredibly popular. I don’t know what the…

    Gaffer tape inventor and founder of Lowel-Light, Ross Lowell, dies at 92
    Feb 22, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Ross Lowell, the award-winning director, cinematographer, author, and inventor, died 10 January 2019 at the age of 92. He was a founder of Lowel-Light and…

    How to repurpose a monitor stand to make a portable overhead camera rig
    Jan 25, 2019 John Aldred

    There are so many ways to set up an overhead camera rig, but many of them involve building some sort of structure, lugging around heavy…

    How to make your own DIY Justin Clamp for half the cost of a real one
    Jun 12, 2018 John Aldred

    Originally made to help Joe McNally solve problems that would occasionally pop up on shoots, the Justin Clamp has become a popular addition to many…

    Yet another DIY overhead camera rig – but this one’s for big sets
    Feb 9, 2018 John Aldred

    There must be at least 3 million different ways to mount an overhead camera rig. Seriously just look at how many we’ve already covered here…

    Baby plate bounce card gear hack
    Jan 14, 2018 Udi Tirosh

    Foamcore are an incredible asset for work inside and outside the studio, but there is always the question of mounting them. One way is using…