Ep 25: Wall Spreader 

I used tension shower curtain holders as a youngster. Not something I'd recommend you fly an HMI on, but it worked for small things back then! Keep the tips coming, Dave!

Dave, thank you so much! You make useful knowledge!

Solid, nice video. Luckily we are hanging litemats these days

These videos are amazing, thank you! Your channel is a great resource for film students

Great video. We usually use a pre-cut 16" or so 2x4 with the end pieces already screwed to it. Some rubber matting trimmed to size and stapled to protect the wall.

Great videos Dave, so much help :)

Omfg I've been looking for this channel for a minute. Thank you for doing these .

It's a pretty nice stuff! I didn't know it exist before watching your video. Thanks! :)

literally high level work~!

i think you've hit your stride. keep this up. good info, concise... good editing and no fluff :) well done my friend :)

One thing to note, if you decide to screw the 2x4 into the wall spreader, make sure it's pushed all the way in or the tension will be on the 3 tiny screws. If the screws snap, the 2x4 could shift inward and release the tension on the wall.

I always wondered how they got the measurements right for these. Thanks!

You see this is why we need to move to a metric system.

Good job!

I love this!!!

Nice, keep it up! Very useful

2022 still a great tip. thanks

Great video, always been terrified of stuff like this, I like my actors un-squashed.

This is so dope

Awesome video!

Thank you so much! Very good video/class! Question: If I use plywood instead of the pancake, would it be a problem? Best,

What would be the use of this over a PoleCat?

When using this kind of rig, does anyone have a chart of weight to distance from the rigging point before failure? I’m curious if anyone ever has issues with this kind of rig twisting. Thanks!

Found this after Shane Hurlbut mentioned always having a tape measure in his kit while scouting/confirming locations prior to filming so he’d know if a “wall spreader” would be feasible in a room they liked.

hey dave, what do you think about autopole/matthpoles?

It seems as if speedrail is the most universal as you don't have to go the store and buy wood just for a shoot. If you have speedrail sorted you can just keep your gear and used it accordingly for shots. Wood is fun and all cutting it but speedrail is my vote. If anyone can give me a reason otherwise I would love to hear it. Great channel. Thanks

I see on your wall spreader had a safety on the light fixture , but what about the grip gear it self , sash safety would work great in this application and also putting paper tape (sure tape ) around the pancake to the wall can help stop the wall spreader from sliding down and possibly falling with the whole rig ,just pionting out a couple of tips

Varipole vs wall spreader?

Waaaaaaiit à minute.... you (US cinema industry) buy 2x4 to the dimensions, you cut, and do calculations, EVERYTIME??? That’s, I’m sorry, idiotic... we’ve had for at least 25 years, what we call Bouladou bars, they are telescopic bars with articulated plates... much much handier Granted you building codes are like cardboard so you have to look for solid wall beams, whereas almost all our walls are solids