5 TIPS FOR STAYING ORGANIZED ON SET 

My mild ocd loves all of these tips. Thank you!

I love this kind of info, it's as valuable as gear. My anxiety and stress doesn't come from the shoot, it comes from when I'm swapping lenses, media, filters, batteries and it's unorganized. ...Im ready to have a stroke. Since I'm a one man band I use a rolling tool bag that Husky makes and you can find at Home Depot for any type of grip equipment, extension cords, tape, etc.

Loved this video! Thank you!

Loves this!

That table cart is awesome, what a great idea !

This is great man, thank you for sharing!

super useful! I'll definitely get some coloured tape too. Thanks a bunch!

Awesome video, very helpful. Keep them coming!

I've been using Sidio Crates lately. They're great for transporting things like extension cords/stingers/power cables etc., as well as bulk items.

Dude you are on a roll! This stuff is gold, thank you very much

Super helpful, always love to know how other people set up and keep it all together.

👍🏾👍🏾 like the color Kit

Great topic Griff! Thanks for sharing your experience! On set organization is crucial!

Awesome advice here. This guy shoots! 🎥

Griffin - Great video. Definitely the most useful one of it's kind I've seen. I'm in the midst of a long-overdue gear reorganization at the moment, and I will certainly be implementing some of your ideas, particularly the color code/inventory list for each kit. Thanks for sharing!

Great video! I'll be using some of these tips forsure! 🤘🏻

Amazing video, not enough ppl talk through on set organization

clear, efficient, and useful

Great vid man! We need more content like this!!!

Such a solid list! The moo stickers are a great idea...I've been getting asset tags done, and while they're really beefy, I think your solution is a lot more suitable (and way cheaper). I love the kit color idea, too.

Information like this is so rare! Thanks for putting out this video, amazing as usual.

Good stuff. Love the colour coded kit idea. 👍

Great tips man!

amazing video bro! very usefull!

Very helpful

I've learned a lot of organizing tricks at school, but the color label of the case and everthing in it seems very useful! There are times when I take out several same lighting kits and when packing, I can't tell which cable goes to which case.

Great video! Sooo many gear reviews out there, but so few videos for working pros. I picked up several useful nuggets! Thanks so much Griffin!

We follow most of these tips! We have a main kit with all our camera gear, and put it all back in the exact same spot. Its our "bug out bag" for camera gear. Super handy and keeps the flow going on set. Same goes for lighting kits or specialty kits.

There are the videos that are SUPER helpful and should have way more views.

Great video. I love to stay organized. I label all of my kit with a brother P touch label maker. My wife mocks me but it sure is nice knowing which lens cap goes with which lens. Before a big shoot I like to take everything out of the bags and vacuum out the inside of the bags and the inside of the truck. It gives me a chance to think things through, charge all batteries, and get any stuff out of the bags that do not belong in them. I would love to have an Innovative cart but it's a bit pricey for me so I work with a Rock 'N' Roller. Added a shop built shelf to the top of it. Heavy stuff goes on the bottom. Lighter kit goes on the top. I like Pelican for my lighting kit, Think Tank for camera gear. Everything is on wheels as nothing gets lighter at the end of the day. Always do a final walk through to make sure I did not leave anything behind. One other piece of kit that saves me is a headlamp such that when it is dark I can rig up my kit, or break it down and find it all.

Would love to see a video dedicated to how you pack your cases! Great video!

Very helpful video. I like the locked case or open case that is very smart

Very helpful.

Great tips. I"m at that point where my small rolling carts are too small but a full blown production cart is too much hassle so I'm looking for anything I can do to stay organized on location. One thing I've done is create videos of my cases and how they're packed that i can send to PAs that I hire. They seem to appreciate it and if I put some whack comment toward the end I can usually tell if they've watched the video or not... good help is hard to fine in my town! Keep up the great work - Rave on!

This is helpful for when ppl ask to help me. I always decline cause I don’t want someone putting something in the wrong bag

Hello my friend hope you are well and having a great day so far. Just found you today and really pleased we have your videos are awesome bro. Thanks so much for sharing your hints, tips and knowledge with us. We are new to this game and really appreciate your help and inspiration. Love it, keep up the great work bro. Stay safe and take care, catch up soon God bless you 🙏👍❤️

Solid tips fam!

Really like the labeling tip!

Good stuff!

thanks

This is one of the most useful and practical RU-vid video I've seen. Keep it up!! Sub'd.

Moo are great! Got business cards through them. Might be to get some stickers too!

I had my first really big shooting about month ago and even though I have just a fraction of your gear, the car trunk was still full of it. I had my gear split into several types - lights and light modifiers (stands, bounce boards, filters, ...), audio (mikes, headphones, various cables, etc.) video-related stuff and others (slider, tripods, steadicam, ...), all color-coded (blue=audio, red=video). It helped me a lot to have things properly organized as there was a relatively small time window to shoot everything. Of course this wouldn't have worked if I hadn't prepared the list of takes. Why am I telling this? I thought I was organized and well-prepared - but you and your video have shown me that I am at the very start of what good organization actually means. Labelling all the gear is one of the things that is pretty awesome! Definitely will do. Griffin, I love your behind the scenes and insightful videos! Thanks for that!

Great video Griffin! Funny stuff I have the exact same tape on the outside of my Peli Air's too :) -- On flights though the tape would start getting scrapped off with handling, So I reapplied the tape but in the grooves around the edge of the peli, so its impossible for the tape to wear off over time ( and it looks cleaner too) -- Keep up the great content!

Would love to see what is in your light kit and how you pack it for flying!

One tip, that saves me tons of time on set is: Place white paper tape over the terminals of all charged batteries. This helps anyone identify which batteries are fresh, and which ones are not. Thanks for this video, I learned a lot!

Woah, I love your videos!!! Just subscribed! What easy rig are you using??

Damn so many great ideas I never thought of! Going to order stickers today, can you tell me what bag you using for your C500?

Nice! Love the tip on taking a photo of your setup. My setup changes depending on the type of shoot so I think before each shoot im just gona take a photo and send it to my assistant. Oh I’ve also been looking for a sachtler bag that fits my c300mkiii with TOP handle and monitor on, can I know which model are you using?

Some great ideas... I have experience of not locking the case - never again. Another suggestion is to buy a fairly cheap garden trolley; they can hold 4 or 5 pelican cases and are very robust for moving equipment around :-)

Hi Griffin! I have been really inspired by your organization here. I have my own video business and wanted to get those same pelican crates. What number / sizes do u have? Really appreciate the help!

Wonderful video, my only comment is to use flame proof bags for your batteries and store them at home/studio in ammo boxes. Lithium batteries can expand, amazingly catch fire. You can't put it out with water.

Thanks for your great content! How do you like the Sachtler cinema camera bag? I just rigged up a C200 and I'm indecisive of which case or bag to buy. I'm looking at Pelican 1510 and this Sachtler bag. It seems it could be a lot easier to put the whole rigged camera into the bag instead of the case.

I've learned a bunch of new things again, Griffin! The best one was labeling with electric tape! I do wanna get that Inovativ Voyager NXT, but I think that's overkill for weddings. Haha! Great video man!

Is the Peli Air 1745 long case something you would recommend for tripods and light stands in same box? Or does it become too heavy and cumbersome as one unit?

Charging case would make a cool video.

One thing I have started to do is to format all the cards I need in the cameras before I go to the job. Nothing more annoying than being ready to record and either not having cards, or saying “wait, I need to format cards”

Which Sachtler Dr Bag are you using? Sachtler SC003 or SC004?

Hey Griffin, what’s the v mount plate on your c500ii? I’m looking for a plate like that, that doesn’t need rails for my c300mkiii

Useful tips however the colour coded stuff would be a nightmare for me as I often interchange gear into different kits.

I've been working live sound gigs for over 20 years now, and EACH and EVERY cord cable or piece of kit I own has a small piece of blue electrical tape attached... I one returned to a venue a year later only to notice my 100 foot power cord just chillin' in the middle of the venue.. I was like... "Hey, I know you!"

Yo what was that c stand bag? How many can you fit in there?

Good stuff! Which mount you're using to mount Ninja on to Ronin S?

3:22 I usually put a extra battery in a pocket on me.

For Batteries I use a red and a green zip lock back. The rest I clear I guess

Great tips! I still get people trying to have their coffee klatch on my cart too often :(

C004 should be on yellow or green tape. Red is reserved for A Cam.

That cart looks awesome! Need to look at where I can get one.

That was a really useful video, thanks Griffin. I have found a really useful item - a foldable garden trolly. I can hold 4 or 5 cases in one place, it holds a good amount of weight, has wheels and can be folded down to a fairly small package for storage. This is a UK version but I'm sure you can get his on Amazon US. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M1MOY15/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Which model Pelican cases are these at 4:38? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0XPw-ucH5UE.html