Ep 33: C-Stands 

Dude, this video is still hitting. I just got my c-stand and this is awesome. Subscribed. I hope your still making videos because you are literally helping me achieve my dreams.

Another good tip is to bag the stand with the handles down, that way the handle is up when you kick the bag off. Also, it's less of a tripping hazard when people step over the stand.

That double gobo trick is fantastic.

Good Stuff. 38 years in the industry. This kind of practical knowledge is invaluable. On set, G/E is the one for which proper employment of equipment is usually bound to safety for everyone, failure to deploy equipment correctly can result in injury. Thank you for sharing.

I love this kind of detail. I've been a full time recording engineer since 1983. I teach at the university level in my old alma mater one day a week. Discussing microphone stands and cable winding often starts out with eye-rolling from some of the students. And then they realize the practical necessity of getting this kind of thing right. It's one thing to put up a single vocal mic, and it's a radically different thing to do a film score and have to mic a large orchestra with 40 channels of audio coming in. If every microphone cable is wound haphazardly, then every one you pull off the hook is like a Boy Scout project dramatically wasting your time. The same thing goes for the use of stands. And microphone stands get beat on and frequently fail. You have to know right away if something is going to drift and deal with it before it's an issue. And again, the same goes for C-Stands and other equipment like it. Practical usage, speed, and safety. Looks like Adam has it all handled! Hey all you starting out - LISTEN CLOSELY !!!!

Really appreciate the work that has gone into this! Thanks!

Sir, can you do a tutorial on a few common ways of car rigging and the tools needed for it? Thank you so much for these vidz! Love them!

Fantastic lecture and tips

I watched four c-stand video today and this is the most informative and accurate video about c-stands, thank you

As an instructor, thank you for covering all of the different terminology and styles. A lot of people don't cover them enough.

I just got my first c-stand and this video was very informative and timely. Thanks for posting.. I did suscribe for other Grip Tips.

Good stuff! Appreciate the little details and Pro tips.

Great info Matt! Happily shared for your contest.

This is one of the best videos I've seen a long time. Thank you for all the tips!

Great episode

Love your videos Dave. Learn something new every time.

I like the inner-knee method. Keeps you alert.

This was great man! Learnt a couple things... SOLID TUT

Thanks so much for making these videos, Dave. Really informative and you guys covered just about all aspects related to C-stands. I hope you guys can do a future episode on different equipment carts to safely & efficiently transport G&E gear. Light Bulb & Grip in Brooklyn rocks and thanks for allowing these videos to be made! ps From a guy who has smacked his dong far too many times closing C-stands, I'm comforted knowing there are others out there that feel my pain.

Some great tips here, thanks man!

The effort you put into this amazing, much appreciated thank you

great video, Dave!

That tip about using the same c-stand for the light and the bounce was brilliant 👏

Ive been on sets for about 10 years (including film school) Ive worked in every department on set, but mainly camera and G&E. I have never seen the 1 C-Stand light bounce. Mind Blown!!!!!

Solid AF, keep it up

This video is awesome. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!

This is a well done tutorial. Thanks.

AWESOME episode. Love your vids.

I love/hate working with C-Stands. They're so useful but so annoying ergonomically. Great video, tonnes of solid advice and I love the inky + bounce idea, definitely gotta use that one some time!

Uuuuum WHAT?!?!?! How am I just finding your channel now? This is absolutely amazing!

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

Fantastic. "Everything You Wanted To Know About C-Stands (But Were Afraid to Ask)". Thank you so much, man.

awesome tips!! I really appreciate it.

awesome video just what I needed to learn thanks

Love it! Nice job!

really well done mate thanks. info packed

This is so awesome!

Awsome bro. Good work

Great video!

Great video

I really liked the look of that screen cu-cu-loris. I've seen videos about cookies before but they were always solid ones. Another good idea for the ol' Christmas list.

Came from theatre school to the film set because of your videos, thanks for the knots, tips, and jokes.

Great job. Thanks!

Amazing video. I am new to cinematography and I’ve learned so much from your videos. THANKS A MILLION

My mind is blown. You are wise.

SUPER!!!! GREAT JOB!!!

Excellent!! Thanks so much!! Greetings from Bay Area, California!

Boosh! Dude, you rock!

I appreciate the extra tips!!

Thank you, great video!

Liked for showing how to stack sticks pointed towards the set. I try to drill that into my guys. On another note, we call the rule the Right Hand Rule where I'm from.

subscribed even five years after you posted this video on c-stands!

My office is pretty cramped and my boss has smacked his face more than once on the end of my C-Stands because our offices have a combined doorway that I often need to stick my stands partially into just like you showed hah. We mostly avoid it now by either doing what you showed moving it up or just flagging it with some red safety headphones and a yellow microfiber cloth, same concept as the tennis ball but tennis ball is prob a little easier. Love it. Great stuff on this channel especially for people who are working on smaller sets and may need to fill many roles.

Thanks - this is so helpful 👏👏👏👏 subbed.

Haha! First time I’ve seen a video of yours. Man, it was funny and entertaining! Subscribed straight! BOOSH!

I've never seen a putty knife stuck into the gobo as you showed, but I was shown that space was for the ears on speedrail silks, etc. I think I also saw someone stick a small foamboard bounce in there out of necessity once (it was indoors, so wind wasn't an issue)...

Thanks for sharing very helpful

This is awesome

Thank you great video!

This is pretty entertaining... and I did learn something... :)

Love that Alt-j in the background at the end :p

never seen that way to extend an arm. that's definitely going to help on this next shoot

Thanks so much for the tutorial...will definitely have me a little less green on my second day. 😎

knew a lot of this already, but that arri light setup with the bounce and flag blew me away. coming from an ex travel shooter, that is a lot of punch for just one stand

your best episode!

Great video! Made me laugh and lots of good info.

Checking in from '22, still hits.

This is great, I learn better than at the class. Awesome!

Thanks man ❣️🙏👏

Thanks

This video autoplayed after another I watched on light stands. I don't even shoot film and I just watched this whole video. Well done. lol

this is great

Thanks man

brilliant

Yeah... for some reason I didn't see this. Thank you I apologise, great video man

Nice video! I am debating on getting a C stands for outdoor portraits. I do have a stainless steel tripod with the normal legs but I’ve been thinking about picking up a c stand to mount my heavy flashpoint ad600 . I paid a lot of money for this flash so I think I should upgrade the light stand to secure it better.

Thank you for the helpful video! I have a quick question. So it appears the grip head that goes onto the C-stand itself (holding the gobo arm) and the grip that's attached to the gobo arm itself are slightly different. I see one has extra swivel while the other does not. Why is there such difference? can these be used interchangeably? or in other words, can I switch the grip heads and still be able to use the C-stand just fine? Thank you very much.

"BOOSH!"

Cinematogrphy database brought me here. very nice vid. thx - liked -

God I love C-Stands!

WTF. Such an underrated channel. Holy shiz. Who needs film school? haha

Thank you for not taking bad what I wrote, I really didn't want to be rude or mean but I got so frustrated that it was so difficult to follow you, that I decided to comment. I'm glad you understand, it's a learning process for sure for you and for me too. Stay safe.

Hello Dave! I hope somehow you will make a give away game not just for the people who live in the US but for who live in Europe. Your episodes are awesome and thanks so much for your videos. I really appreciate it!

I love your content! I noticed you have both black and chrome C stands. I'm looking to buy my first C stand and was debating on whether to get black or chrome. What is your recommendation? Also do you recommend the low profile legs (MSE brand) over standard legs or is it just a gimmick? Cheers!

I got that same Music poster! (3:44)

The story I heard is that they are named after Century Studios in Century City

Really nice introduction! Have a question, how do I mount a light (e.g.: aputure 120d) on a C-Stand? Do I just directly mount it on the end of the C-stand arm or I need some other adapter? How to mount a camera?

4 week film school class in 10 minutes - nice!

Wonderful episode man but we want your gifts also in Italy! You have grip fans here! lol

Has anyone tried to put casters on Cstands...I know you gotta double or triple bag it :-) But, I have limited space and 3 feet is a lot to give up on 2 stands with wheels, vs Cstands much smaller footprint.

When you said that the reason you put the big leg in front is because the bogo will be weighing down the back so it works against the big leg is huge to me. I haven’t seen anyone give a reason to putting a sandbag under whatever you’re lifting so knowing that it’s because the heaviest part is opposite of the leg makes sense. Now let’s say you operate on a smaller set where you have a c-stand with a cross bar completely extended out and doesn’t have a counterweight working against the big leg, would it make sense to place that big leg opposite to the cross bar (which will carry the weight) so that is working against it? Will you always place the big leg against which ever side carries the most weight? Or do you always have the c-stand setup the same and make sure the heaviest part works against the big leg? (Sorry if this was confusing)

Nice

righty tighty, lefty loosy

Incredible video! Wonder can I do the giveaway part one year after the video was posted:)

Liked. Subscribed. Boosh!

oh wow that light bounce trick

Okay. I fucking LEARNED SOMETHING. Thanks, Mr. Tips!

"Right hand rule" Here in Vancouver BC.

hey there great channel! glad i found you haha here is a qxn that kept bugging me: when you insert a gobo arm/flag into a gobo head, does it come from the top? or from the bottom? its really hard to explain this but i hope you understood my question. a lot of senior grips that i work with have mixed opinions and i always get scolded because i didnt follow the "correct" method. Apparently one is safer then the other . Hope you will be able to clarify this! thanks! :)

What is the weight limit on a gobo arm that is extended horizontally?