Still waiting to get my Aputure 600D delivered, which I ordered in February. At that pace Nanlux might come up with the Evoke 2400 before I'll get my 600D...
Yeah I couldn't wait either. I had my hands on one the seem pretty impressive all tho the Fresnel looks great but I haven't tried them in the field yet nothing like field testing something to see how good it is.
This is rad! Never saw anyone in any industry have every inch of the van planned this much and this way, let alone my own colleagu Gaffer! Great job! But it seems that it is quite difficult to get everything back after the shoot, though..
Great walk through. I’m on the verge of buying my first lighting van so my favorite part was the bit at the end with your old vans. I need to remind myself it’s ok to buy what I can afford now and grow as business scales.
Wow, I'm amazed at the amount of gear you can fit into that van. It makes sense to not have carts if you're mainly shooting in houses and on stage. As a Chicago based gaffer, I don't think I could ever work with a system that isn't cart based. I do too many shoots in skyscrapers or at a fast pace to not have everything live on carts and be super mobile. Also, are you usually the only gaffer that works out of this van? The rental house I'm close with does all their van/truck grip packages with lighting fixtures a-la-carte. I guess as an owner op, your way help prevent the need to flip the truck after each job.
Aerosol muscle pain spray (Satohap brand is what got free on a marathon shoot) has come in useful on set for friends dealing with minor muscle strains. Under vehicle lighting by rear and side doors is nice at night when loading up because it does not cause eyestrain and may save an errant Cardellini from getting left behind in tall grass.
Lovely tour. You've got a well-organized, well-outfitted van, and hopefully the heaviest gear will soon be replaced with more powerful LED's. That should clear up at least 1 shelf.
This video made me cry 😭. I had a 2019 Ram Promaster High Roof 159WB that my wife had me sell in September 2021. She wanted a small compact car. My dumb self, acquiesced to the financial transaction.
I would love to work with you. Really kick ass attitude, knowledge, and attention to detail. But perhaps best of all, toilet paper. Thanks for the videos, love the channel. :)
Some questions for you Andrew! 1. 03:30 - I noticed in a few of your videos that you use plastic A-Clamps instead of the regular metal ones with the orange plastic bits that always fall off and get lost. Is there any specific reason you prefer the plastic ones to metal? 2. 17:05 - do you bring your dog on all your jobs?! I've thought about bringing my Chihuahua because she mostly just sits there quietly and shivers... lol
Hi Adam. In Melbourne the lighting department gets a stern talking to if they clamp a power cable with a metal clamp (seems to be a TV station issue only). They have this theory that the metal clamp will somehow bite through the cable and cause electrocution. I just gave up arguing that my cables have double insulation and are heavy duty. Max and Fletcher come out with me to suppliers and guest lecturers but I don't trust either of them on set. Max would hassle anyone with food and Fletcher just likes to go for walks. We have a gaffer in Melbourne who sets her old dog up on a bed. He's no fuss and everyone sort of expects to see him.
Hey there! Is there any way we could get dimensions of your gel trollies? They look so useful! Edit: OH, also the casters you used! Great video as always! :)
It's rather safe to store spare fuel with metal jerrys, plastic container will suffer from eaten up by petrol itself. And it will cumulate, and clog the carburetor someday. (It won't allow you to start the engine) Sorry for my English😗
I got the opposite advice from Honda after my generators wouldn't start after using metal fuel containers for years. Just make sure the containers are certified for unleaded petrol, and not some cheap dodgy imported crap. I haven't had a problem in over 15 years now. It might depend on the fuel blend in your country possibly
As always-great video.I have noticed you have marked your skypanels s60 with signs - LE Gen 2.Is it because of the difference in color between different generations or just simple marking???
Different generations of light engines, two went off to ARRI who said nothing was wrong with them, they came back magically working perfectly but with gen 2 light engines instead of the original gen 1
I brought myself some bar clamp too. I use them for my aputure mc and nanlite pavotube 6c bc the bar clamp is metal. I can just magnetic them with the lights. Just curious, what do you use the bar clamp for? Thnx
Am I right in thinking you don't use wall spreaders? How do you deal with complicated overhead rigging or shots where the dop/director doesn't want stands in view, or do you just not encounter setups like that very often?
curious to know if the 600d's have broken on your shoots. had quite a few incidents where i'm from, including my own, where the yoke had sheared off the main housing for the light, with the added weight of the f10 and barndoors.
Not here, ours have been solid. I think it's a batch issue. Looking at the photos I've seen on the forums, the damaged lights are missing a key part. My units (the 600Ds, 300Dii and 300x) all have a metal disc that the 4 screws seat into. On every photo of seen the screws just go into the plastic below where the disc should be. When you get a replacement, take a look and see if the disc is there, then I would suggest putting some locktite into those screws so you don't have to tighten them every six months.
Do you have any recommendations for frames? I'd like to pick up a 4x4 or a 6x6 frame with a 1/4 grid and a bounce, but options for the frames are almost nonexistent in the UK. There is the Westcott Scrim Jim/DP Kit route, but I'd rather not be tied down to their own velcro system and vague diffusion specs, similar with Manfrotto and their clip system. Edit: Also pretty lost with the diffusions too, any reliable brands people tend to lean towards? Appreciate any help!
Roscoe or Lee are industry standard, they're sold in rolls. Diffusions like 216, 250, 251, and Opal are standard, as we'll as 1/4, 1/2, and full grid. You skin them onto empty frames and they last quite a while but aren't as easily interchangeable as the systems you mentioned.
@@TedHolmwood thanks for the help, looking through the Lee options now. Would you normally just buy a new frame and permanently skin each one with a different diffusion, or can you go down the grommet & ties route?
Andrew, I noticed that your combo stands go all the way up to the ceiling of the van and don't seem to be strapped in. Do they plug into some sort of junior pin at the top to keep them from toppling while driving? Thanks for your channel!
What do you charge someone to rent this for a day? I mostly work as a director/shooter, but am pitching some larger productions to better clients and I'd love to learn more about how to budget this level of gear/personnel rental.
This is a hard one to answer because different countries have different gauges, for example I'm in a metric country, and I just use scaffolding pipe, which is made to an Australian Standard. But that pipe doesn't fit American made boom gear.
How heavy is your van? Because in Switzerland we have a limitation of 3.5 tonns total weight of the vehicle for vans. How is it in Australia? Im Interested, because i'm putting together my own van and am struggling a little with the weight.
Hi Andrew, fellow G&E truck owner. Curious what brand of 8x8 and 6x6 butterfly frames you’re running? Those things look heavy duty yet very compact. I’m interested for my trucks. Thanks
I made my own. You can get the cable from a Honda generator dealership. You just need the sets of cable to join in the box, either at your outlet connections or a breaker if you have one before the outlets. You don't need to worry about polarity, the generators sort that out. If you are using the outlets on the generators, then all you need is the link cables, nothing else. The 70i doesn't link.
Very nice that you always answer very informative, very helpful. This pushed me over the edge to invest in a 30i and perhaps in the future a second one so I theoretically could run a 4k hmi. Thanks Andrew.
Holy shit you pack alot in there! I've worked off alot of vans that have way less and still manage to be an unorganized death trap. A number of lights you have seem doubled up on function. Do you find yourself reaching for certain models over others, but keep them "in case" or for large setups? Thinking of nanlite 500s vs aputure 600s, skypanel 30s vs gemini vs spectrum 1, dedos vs aputure spotlight, etc etc
They are all very different, the Aputure 600d with the F10 is twice the brightness of the Forza 500 with its fresnel. But it's too dam heavy to rig on a boom arm or to use as a fast run around light. The Dedo projector kit is very different to the Aputure spotlight kit. The Dedo kit is for fine work on products and the Aputure spotlight mount is just to rough for that. But the Aputure is very bright.
@@gaffergear ahh super useful info. Thanks vm. What about rgb panel's? Do you think the Nova pulls it's weight, or is gemini (original) or spectrum a better investment? I know it depends on use. I'm still running out of my car for the small stuff I gaff. Getting to a place where my clients are tired of dealing w gels. I have 2 rainbow quasars but I need a panel or two with more punch for area lighting. S60 are out of my budget, so these three are what I'm mainly considering. Although I rented Novas for a music shoot and (maybe just me) but the colors at full Sat didn't seem very..well saturated
@@LittleFjords the Nova is very saturated compared to a Skypanel, so maybe you had some white light mixing in. My Nova pull their weight now that the DMX has improved. I wouldn't worry about not having skypanels, they are an old light now. I don't think you would get a return on a new one if you purchased now. Especially considering you can get 2.5 novas to the price of an S60.
@@LittleFjords novas are the best value for money at the moment and you must have had the saturation dialed down they have ludicrous saturation boarder on too much. There one weak point is there yoke.
@@gaffergear thanks! I wasn't asking based matching like how some vfx studios do with lenses, I was asking more for inventory reasons as I'm working with limited space so I'm looking to add based on concept (like I have 1 or 2 types of a light type like a 1x1 say a solid one and a flexible one and get 3 or 4 of those). Also, will you test prolychts fresnel? And is there a way to mount the titan tube to where you would put a regular t12 tube?
@@zebius4157 I like to have atlest two of everything so I have a matching set. It's also hand to have a replacement in a break down. My go-to for rigging tubes is magnet kits
@@gaffergear cheers Andrew. Our grips and sound Jonnies have the same vans but we are limited to Luton type box vans because of the weight. Great set up, which I’ve suggested we adopt, great vids.
I made that from crap from my hardware store. I wish I could weld! It is held onto the hand trolley with straps so I can remove it and use the trolley for other things
@@TyRogers I'll run a tape over tomorrow, but my advice is to make to a size that fits in your vehicle isle and make no wider than the required legal wheelchair access in your region. That way you definitely know you can get it around a building
Australia has a small film industry and is so far away from anywhere that getting prefabricated trollies and carts is near impossible or too expensive. I wish I could say I made them but my wood working skill are rubbish.
In Australia we use different gauge pipe, look for scaffolding pipe. Avoid any American brand accessories as they won't fit, whole metric v imperial thing
@@gaffergear I suppose not Im really only using them in the studio these days and a little on location, even my space lights I have replaced with 750 watt led lights from goodteck a Chinese company worth checking out. Insane output
@@gaffergear not at hand but equivalent to 6k tungsten, I will take some once I'm allowed to go back to work we got slammed into lockdown two weeks ago and all my units are in the studio. Will send on your Facebook once we resume filming.
Unfortunately the lights get superseded very fast these day so I can't accumulate lights over time like I used to. But the rest was a slow accumulation over 20 years
Millennial Anti-Theft Device had me in stiches.
Amazing tour. I love that you didn’t get married to one brand of lights, and instead found exactly the right tools for every job.
i patiently await your Nanlux Evoke 1200 review before I pull the trigger on buy
I pulled the trigger already. 😁
Still waiting to get my Aputure 600D delivered, which I ordered in February. At that pace Nanlux might come up with the Evoke 2400 before I'll get my 600D...
The evoke is going to change the game if it's as awesome as it looks. Hopefully it drops soon. definitely picking one up.
Yeah I couldn't wait either. I had my hands on one the seem pretty impressive all tho the Fresnel looks great but I haven't tried them in the field yet nothing like field testing something to see how good it is.
You know i watch a lot of people talking about lighting and what not on youtube, but you're clearly the king of them all.
"Even though wedges is not my job...I keep wedges" - This is why the Australian industry is booming.
" Millennial anti theft device" 😂🤣😂 lmmfao
Slight problem, some of my guys have retired and I'm struggling to find young guys who can drive these
@@gaffergear yeah I went to cover a race deep in the woods and I was the only one who could drive a manual.
I have an interview for a lighting tech job and always worry that only having a manual licence will hold me back.
I am a millennial, and I can drive a manual! 😂🎉
This is rad! Never saw anyone in any industry have every inch of the van planned this much and this way, let alone my own colleagu Gaffer! Great job! But it seems that it is quite difficult to get everything back after the shoot, though..
Good God that truck is Stocked.
Great walk through. I’m on the verge of buying my first lighting van so my favorite part was the bit at the end with your old vans.
I need to remind myself it’s ok to buy what I can afford now and grow as business scales.
I worked out of a car for 3 years
please be safe and don't overload your vehicle.
@@gaffergear how much did you make?
Wow, I'm amazed at the amount of gear you can fit into that van. It makes sense to not have carts if you're mainly shooting in houses and on stage. As a Chicago based gaffer, I don't think I could ever work with a system that isn't cart based. I do too many shoots in skyscrapers or at a fast pace to not have everything live on carts and be super mobile.
Also, are you usually the only gaffer that works out of this van? The rental house I'm close with does all their van/truck grip packages with lighting fixtures a-la-carte. I guess as an owner op, your way help prevent the need to flip the truck after each job.
Safe to say your gear is worth more than the truck ... and the truck ain't cheap.
Thanks for my morning walkthrough ,time to get the day going
Aerosol muscle pain spray (Satohap brand is what got free on a marathon shoot) has come in useful on set for friends dealing with minor muscle strains. Under vehicle lighting by rear and side doors is nice at night when loading up because it does not cause eyestrain and may save an errant Cardellini from getting left behind in tall grass.
Brilliant breakdown, and such a clean setup! thanks for the walkthrough!
Excellent walk through. Thanks for this!
Lovely to see the whole tour. Very cool to learn all of the little tricks and lessons from an experienced spark like yourself.
That was so fun to see. I'm going to watch it again. Awesome van and tour. Thanks!
So amazing. Wow!
Your channel is amazing. A complete wealth of information! Your vans are so well packed, I've seen so many that are complete chaos.
Hot-damn I was hoping this one would drop soon too!
Thanks Andrew!!
Hey there, this is a great setup you have in your van. thanks for the tour!
18:07 "Millenial anti theft device" 😂😂
The same amount of details into the truck as put into each episode. Thanks for the breakdown!
Absolutely amazing! Such an amazing use of space, thanks for the tour! Oh man toilet paper rental depending on how desperate people are, pure gold!
Lovely tour. You've got a well-organized, well-outfitted van, and hopefully the heaviest gear will soon be replaced with more powerful LED's. That should clear up at least 1 shelf.
Nice truck
Great Looking Van Sensei!
That's a lot of effort in investment. Congratulations sir.
Just the thumbnail made me all drooly!
Thanks for sharing, I think one day Ill rent a rig van just to see what it feels like
Great walkthrough. I complain when I have to bring a second light.
Tu sei troppo brawo Andrew
Was hoping this was next!
18:07 tho... you are a legend sir
This video made me cry 😭. I had a 2019 Ram Promaster High Roof 159WB that my wife had me sell in September 2021. She wanted a small compact car. My dumb self, acquiesced to the financial transaction.
That is one dialed-in truck.
Fantastic presenter!
"..... is fun when you're in your twenties .... " :D
Oh yes.
I'm shocked you don't have a cart for C-stands.
I would love to work with you. Really kick ass attitude, knowledge, and attention to detail. But perhaps best of all, toilet paper. Thanks for the videos, love the channel. :)
Some questions for you Andrew!
1. 03:30 - I noticed in a few of your videos that you use plastic A-Clamps instead of the regular metal ones with the orange plastic bits that always fall off and get lost. Is there any specific reason you prefer the plastic ones to metal?
2. 17:05 - do you bring your dog on all your jobs?! I've thought about bringing my Chihuahua because she mostly just sits there quietly and shivers... lol
Hi Adam.
In Melbourne the lighting department gets a stern talking to if they clamp a power cable with a metal clamp (seems to be a TV station issue only).
They have this theory that the metal clamp will somehow bite through the cable and cause electrocution. I just gave up arguing that my cables have double insulation and are heavy duty.
Max and Fletcher come out with me to suppliers and guest lecturers but I don't trust either of them on set. Max would hassle anyone with food and Fletcher just likes to go for walks.
We have a gaffer in Melbourne who sets her old dog up on a bed. He's no fuss and everyone sort of expects to see him.
Hey there! Is there any way we could get dimensions of your gel trollies? They look so useful! Edit: OH, also the casters you used!
Great video as always! :)
It's rather safe to store spare fuel with metal jerrys, plastic container will suffer from eaten up by petrol itself.
And it will cumulate, and clog the carburetor someday. (It won't allow you to start the engine)
Sorry for my English😗
I got the opposite advice from Honda after my generators wouldn't start after using metal fuel containers for years.
Just make sure the containers are certified for unleaded petrol, and not some cheap dodgy imported crap.
I haven't had a problem in over 15 years now.
It might depend on the fuel blend in your country possibly
Desde BSAs/Argentina muy bueno el vídeo..hay que poner subtitulos en Español!!???gracias
Forgot "I have 2 APUTURE 300D's for headlights and a couple of Nanlight Pavotube 15C's for indicators"
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
As always-great video.I have noticed you have marked your skypanels s60 with signs - LE Gen 2.Is it because of the difference in color between different generations or just simple marking???
Different generations of light engines, two went off to ARRI who said nothing was wrong with them, they came back magically working perfectly but with gen 2 light engines instead of the original gen 1
Hi,
I think I saw some: Fiilex Q5 Color Cinematic RGBW Fresnel Light fixtures on your van. Can you do a review of them?
Thanks, Mathew
Definitely, I have a back log of reviews due to not having my spectrometer while it was away for repairs. They will lend me a Q8 for the review also
Fantastic video as always Andrew! I'm just curious, where do you source your clamps from? (cardellinis, super clamps, bar clamps, etc)
Technical Art Solutions
@@gaffergear thanks!
I brought myself some bar clamp too. I use them for my aputure mc and nanlite pavotube 6c bc the bar clamp is metal. I can just magnetic them with the lights. Just curious, what do you use the bar clamp for? Thnx
Mostly for cliping fabrics to beams
wow, that's a fortune of gear and you didn't even blur your license plate at the end of the video :O
Part of running a rentals business is people have to know my address anyway.
awesome. thanks for sharing. I just got my van, figuring out the build.. how tall are the spaces between for your shelves?
I would keep it generic these days due to the constant changes in lights. I didn't do this and it is sometimes problematic
Am I right in thinking you don't use wall spreaders? How do you deal with complicated overhead rigging or shots where the dop/director doesn't want stands in view, or do you just not encounter setups like that very often?
Nice ;)
curious to know if the 600d's have broken on your shoots. had quite a few incidents where i'm from, including my own, where the yoke had sheared off the main housing for the light, with the added weight of the f10 and barndoors.
Not here, ours have been solid.
I think it's a batch issue.
Looking at the photos I've seen on the forums, the damaged lights are missing a key part.
My units (the 600Ds, 300Dii and 300x) all have a metal disc that the 4 screws seat into. On every photo of seen the screws just go into the plastic below where the disc should be.
When you get a replacement, take a look and see if the disc is there, then I would suggest putting some locktite into those screws so you don't have to tighten them every six months.
Is the Aputure 600D as bright as the 1.2k HMI?
This is amazing, very inspiring. How long did it take for you to get to the point where you own so much gear?
It took about 5 years to get to this level of gear, but the oldest light I now own is a 5 year old Skypanel. So I'm constantly updating the technology
@@gaffergear that's inspiring 🔥
HLA CUANDO TENDRAN LA TRADUCCIÓN A ESPAÑOL, YA QUE SERIA MUY BUENO PARA LOS QUE NO HABLAMOS INGLES. SALUDOS DESDE REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA.
This is like porn to me, haha. Great van tour Andrew.
Have you ever had a job that used all your big lights and if so what type pf job was it? (Hmi, 600d, aladins, forza 500s etc)
Any job with sunlight through a window
18:08 I'm laughing my ass off!
Where can I purchase that Box that splits a 20 amp into two 10 amp plug-ins?
I made it from Clipsal parts
Do you have any recommendations for frames? I'd like to pick up a 4x4 or a 6x6 frame with a 1/4 grid and a bounce, but options for the frames are almost nonexistent in the UK.
There is the Westcott Scrim Jim/DP Kit route, but I'd rather not be tied down to their own velcro system and vague diffusion specs, similar with Manfrotto and their clip system.
Edit: Also pretty lost with the diffusions too, any reliable brands people tend to lean towards? Appreciate any help!
Roscoe or Lee are industry standard, they're sold in rolls. Diffusions like 216, 250, 251, and Opal are standard, as we'll as 1/4, 1/2, and full grid. You skin them onto empty frames and they last quite a while but aren't as easily interchangeable as the systems you mentioned.
@@TedHolmwood thanks for the help, looking through the Lee options now. Would you normally just buy a new frame and permanently skin each one with a different diffusion, or can you go down the grommet & ties route?
Andrew, I noticed that your combo stands go all the way up to the ceiling of the van and don't seem to be strapped in. Do they plug into some sort of junior pin at the top to keep them from toppling while driving? Thanks for your channel!
@@GatesRick Yep, the guy that made it for me just cut some pipe and welded it into place
What do you charge someone to rent this for a day? I mostly work as a director/shooter, but am pitching some larger productions to better clients and I'd love to learn more about how to budget this level of gear/personnel rental.
$2500 + GST
The big boi
curious what diffuser is on your aladdin fabric lite; and what bag is that?
I use a 1/2 grid cloth, it was a special order from LA rag house.
The bag was custom made here in Melbourne.
What thickness of pipe should normally be used to make a boom?
This is a hard one to answer because different countries have different gauges, for example I'm in a metric country, and I just use scaffolding pipe, which is made to an Australian Standard. But that pipe doesn't fit American made boom gear.
How heavy is your van?
Because in Switzerland we have a limitation of 3.5 tonns total weight of the vehicle for vans. How is it in Australia? Im Interested, because i'm putting together my own van and am struggling a little with the weight.
4.5 is our limit for a standard licence.
Hey there, can I ask, what brand/model are your 4x4 fabrics cheers.
Either TRP (The Rag Place) or LA Rags
Hi Andrew, fellow G&E truck owner. Curious what brand of 8x8 and 6x6 butterfly frames you’re running? Those things look heavy duty yet very compact. I’m interested for my trucks. Thanks
They're a Chinese brand. HYXYJ.
I have no idea what that means!
I get them through Technical Art Solutions in Melbourne.
@@gaffergear thank you!
Could you also perhaps answer where to get the syncro set and does the syncro also work for 70i? Only seen it for 30is
I made my own. You can get the cable from a Honda generator dealership. You just need the sets of cable to join in the box, either at your outlet connections or a breaker if you have one before the outlets.
You don't need to worry about polarity, the generators sort that out.
If you are using the outlets on the generators, then all you need is the link cables, nothing else.
The 70i doesn't link.
Very nice that you always answer very informative, very helpful. This pushed me over the edge to invest in a 30i and perhaps in the future a second one so I theoretically could run a 4k hmi. Thanks Andrew.
@@johanlindqvist99 watch my episode on generators, that will answer more questions
Do you know how much the total weight is when its fully loaded?
4200kg
Where I live 3500kg is max on a normal driver license. I guess you have something else to drive that. Thanks for answering
Holy shit you pack alot in there! I've worked off alot of vans that have way less and still manage to be an unorganized death trap.
A number of lights you have seem doubled up on function. Do you find yourself reaching for certain models over others, but keep them "in case" or for large setups? Thinking of nanlite 500s vs aputure 600s, skypanel 30s vs gemini vs spectrum 1, dedos vs aputure spotlight, etc etc
They are all very different, the Aputure 600d with the F10 is twice the brightness of the Forza 500 with its fresnel. But it's too dam heavy to rig on a boom arm or to use as a fast run around light.
The Dedo projector kit is very different to the Aputure spotlight kit. The Dedo kit is for fine work on products and the Aputure spotlight mount is just to rough for that. But the Aputure is very bright.
@@gaffergear ahh super useful info. Thanks vm. What about rgb panel's? Do you think the Nova pulls it's weight, or is gemini (original) or spectrum a better investment?
I know it depends on use. I'm still running out of my car for the small stuff I gaff. Getting to a place where my clients are tired of dealing w gels. I have 2 rainbow quasars but I need a panel or two with more punch for area lighting.
S60 are out of my budget, so these three are what I'm mainly considering. Although I rented Novas for a music shoot and (maybe just me) but the colors at full Sat didn't seem very..well saturated
@@LittleFjords the Nova is very saturated compared to a Skypanel, so maybe you had some white light mixing in.
My Nova pull their weight now that the DMX has improved.
I wouldn't worry about not having skypanels, they are an old light now. I don't think you would get a return on a new one if you purchased now.
Especially considering you can get 2.5 novas to the price of an S60.
@@LittleFjords novas are the best value for money at the moment and you must have had the saturation dialed down they have ludicrous saturation boarder on too much. There one weak point is there yoke.
The amount of gear boggles The mind
Well .. I have a F-joint, a ruffler, four dingdongs and six double zwatsies 😁
All you need now is a C stand.
Hello, whenever buying lights for a grip and electric package, is buying 3 or 4 of a light a good rule of thumb?
With mono led yes, if they are from the same batch you get a good match.
@@gaffergear thanks! I wasn't asking based matching like how some vfx studios do with lenses, I was asking more for inventory reasons as I'm working with limited space so I'm looking to add based on concept (like I have 1 or 2 types of a light type like a 1x1 say a solid one and a flexible one and get 3 or 4 of those). Also, will you test prolychts fresnel? And is there a way to mount the titan tube to where you would put a regular t12 tube?
@@zebius4157 I like to have atlest two of everything so I have a matching set. It's also hand to have a replacement in a break down.
My go-to for rigging tubes is magnet kits
What’s sort of weight does it come out at? I’m in the uk and this would probably come over on weight (3 Tonnes).
A tat under 4 ton with me in it. Very close to GVM. Australian car licence is 4.5
@@gaffergear cheers Andrew. Our grips and sound Jonnies have the same vans but we are limited to Luton type box vans because of the weight. Great set up, which I’ve suggested we adopt, great vids.
How much do you charge per day to have all that with you?
A year ago he replied to Dan Tracy saying, "$2500 + GST".
@3:56 where does one buy a stand cart like this one?
I made that from crap from my hardware store. I wish I could weld! It is held onto the hand trolley with straps so I can remove it and use the trolley for other things
@@gaffergear if you have a second- mind sharing the dimensions? curious about height & width of basket, and distance between each partition row.
@@TyRogers I'll run a tape over tomorrow, but my advice is to make to a size that fits in your vehicle isle and make no wider than the required legal wheelchair access in your region. That way you definitely know you can get it around a building
Where do you get your v-mount plates?
I make them, I buy the plates from e-bay and then screw them onto the reviewers for the Aputure Lighting Clamp
@@gaffergear awesome thanks for the tip!
Did you custom make your trollies? They are so expensive new from manufacturers!
Australia has a small film industry and is so far away from anywhere that getting prefabricated trollies and carts is near impossible or too expensive. I wish I could say I made them but my wood working skill are rubbish.
@@gaffergear you hired a woodworker?
@@timdanyo898 I get a guy Roy Prichette to make up everything, he even made the van shelving
@@gaffergearok cool! Thanks.
"millennial anti-theft device" It's perfect.
What kind of van is that??? It looks wider than a Sprinter.
It's a Fiat, yep it's maximum legal width. The issue is the driver's mirror sticks out even more. I've gone through 3 in two years.
@@gaffergear Ah crap, I don't think you can buy that in the US! It's enormous! So much shelf space with enough aisle for 2 shopping carts.
@@joealbino5968 Its sold under a different brand name, but I just cant remember what!
I think it's called a Master or something similar
@@gaffergear Ah it looks identical actually, just under a different name. Thanks for all your great videos. Big fan here.
I cant figure out where to buy speed rail
Speedrail is 1¼" Schedule 40 Aluminum pipe. You should check your local hardware stores, it's often available there.
@@TedHolmwood unfortunately Bunnings doesn't sell it as far as I'm aware
In Australia we use different gauge pipe, look for scaffolding pipe. Avoid any American brand accessories as they won't fit, whole metric v imperial thing
@@gaffergear alright, thanks, will do, appreciate the help
So no more tungsten then eh?
Every one says how great it still is, but no one uses it!
stupid beginners question: whats the advantage of a c stand over a "medium duty" (= cheapo heavy duty) tripod stand ?
Sounds like a topic to cover in an episode, I think too many people are using c-stands when a tripod stand would be a better option.
@@gaffergear that would be great!!! Waiting that episode
No room for classic tungsten? Didn't see a single 650 1k 2k?
I love em, but just not used anymore.
@@gaffergear I suppose not Im really only using them in the studio these days and a little on location, even my space lights I have replaced with 750 watt led lights from goodteck a Chinese company worth checking out. Insane output
@@Privateerspace do you have any readings off the googtech. They remind me if the Ruby 7s
Wooooo!!!! I just saw the prices
@@gaffergear not at hand but equivalent to 6k tungsten, I will take some once I'm allowed to go back to work we got slammed into lockdown two weeks ago and all my units are in the studio. Will send on your Facebook once we resume filming.
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this is too much equipment, how many years did it take you to build it, a lot of expensive stuff!
Unfortunately the lights get superseded very fast these day so I can't accumulate lights over time like I used to. But the rest was a slow accumulation over 20 years
Can I work with you