Looking at 2 different types of Avenger / Manfrotto wind up stands I own, and giving some safety advice for new operators. INDEX 00:00 Intro g and g wind up 00:48 Super Wind Up 06:52 Safety tip 08:41 Wind Up 10:18 Safety tip
Mr. Lock... You have, without a doubt the best Grip, Lighting and Electrical tutorial vlogs on the web! No BS, just good, solid well produced tutorials that teach and share tricks, tips and do honest product reviews! Love em! Big thumbs up!
Hi I'm from 2024. Thank you for your years of experience logged into youtube. Theres no other channel that provides as much info and detail as yours in this field.
As a young Cinematography/apsiring gaffer, this channel is just pure gold, so much value each minute, especially information stopping me from having a light breaking my neck!
Awesome video from a seasoned gaffer. As small operators who don’t get to play with larger gear all that often, we thank you for your insights. Learning a heap from your channel! Thank you! Hope you and yours are fairing okay down there in Melbourne with the lockdown.
I've learned to put the handle (which you can fold once you undo the safety-screw for the handle) between two legs. That way, whatever happens to the locks, it cant collaps because the handle sticks between the legs...Works pretty well, actually.
This was great. ...short and handsome😂 I have not used these, so cool to see them working. It’s good to see the safety mechanisms in the larger stand. I’d love to have some American Grip roadrunner stands, but just don’t have the room. Always learn something from your vids!
we call the super wind ups „hds“ (for heavy duty wind up) up here and ive never even seen them without air tires. makes them perfect for butterfly use, at least up to a 12x12. super easy to roll around, raise, lower, if you have to change the angle just climb the stand, they are already pretty heavy, so with a couple of shotbags they hold up in fairly heavy wind. with air tires you also dont have any problems with the ground clearance. ive pushed these around for weeks in the woods last year on a low budget feature, just thinking i would have had to use combos or high walkers makes my back hurt!
Great advice, I've just bought a second hand Manfrotto wind up, that's a bit rusty but seems perfectly functional and these tips are a potential life saver. Subscribed.
One little trick with the standard wind up is, If they are in very bad shape is to put the handle in the transport position. Even if the lock off's are in bad shape, it won't kill anyone. I know we should not use old equipment but sometimes there's no choice. They turn up on set and the job has to be done. Thanks for all the tricks and tips.
@@gaffergear thanks again for all the tips, I work on the British film industry and even if there's a lot of knowledge is this area, I'm still learning. Your information is invaluable. From a low boy to a long John silver, I use them all, but never got time to understand a super won't come down even if we push the handle and let it go. I won't do it anyway, but now, I'm more confident when I use them.
@@gaffergear sounds a great idea. By the way, any thoughts about doing one about autopoles/polecats? Something in the class: "please don't try this at home." :) Have a good day and thanks again.
I've never had to played with those, and I'm glad I watch your video before I ever do ! But I though the rule for sandbag is they have to not touch the ground, or else the weight is not really on the stand until it tilt over. These bar at the bottom are really low ! I would probably more than double the sandbag over what you did ;)
Thanks so much. All these basics in detail are the best part of your vlog. It could be interesting to watch any tips to fix the angle of the beam and so on without getting light down? or it is the wrongest idea you ever heard? What about correct cable management and all extra safety small details - short wire safety parts and so on
More good stuff from this channel. Mine (Kupo, looks like same design as second stand) have a folding handle designed to jar in the legs if the mechanism fails.
Thanks for this. Would you also do an episode on menace arms? The menace arm set up that you had was in episode: NOVA P300C FOLLOW UP @7:30 mark with the yellow (ratchet & safety?) straps looked cool and not like something that we do in the UK. Unless I haven't come across it.
Could you do a video on ways to tie own and secure wind ups and diffusion outside ? Such as when filming in a field and having to three point secure your stands and frames ? Thanks !
Brilliant! Thank you so much for making these videos. I came across your channel looking for a boom stand that is large enough so i can do an overhead lighting for dance photos. Looking for something that can keep a softbox 2,5-3 meter height about a meter away from its center column. can you recommend anything?
Nice. I want to be a gaffer in the union here in the states. Have you done tutorials on leveling stands in a rocky situation with apple boxes like you mentioned in the video?
haha "if God made you short but handsome." your such a fun guy, if u ever get out to australia, ill push hiring you just to hangout and knowing ill have a safe set
Great channel! I don’t work in such high end work but I am looking for a cheap (~$350 USD) wind up stand on wheels, any recommendations? I am also curious about a swivel arm that can attach to it, holding a fair amount of weight for a light or boom mic?
Hey Andrew, knowing what you know and having seen what you’ve seen...what do you reckon should be added to the second windup stand for safer operation? Seems crazy to me that design wise, so many things can go horribly wrong on a bad day or lesser experienced operator. My gut feeling watching this was, “gosh there’s got to be a better way”. I can’t imagine someone falling back with the stand then being smashed on and pinned down by the stand and lights. More so when we might deploy the stand in an area with other things around because of its smaller footprint
To be quite honest they are safer than a push up combo stand. I have seen more people injured (and a lot of close calls) with combo stands. People forgetting to hold the column when they unlock, and their fingers get jammed in-between the sections. A push up combo stand comes down way faster than a wind-up, so I've seen a few people get impressive head smacks. About 9 months ago when I was exhausted after a long night shoot. I lowered a combo almost all the way down and then dropped it the last inch onto my thumb (You may have noticed my black thump nail about a 6 months back). It was a nice little reminder to pay attention to what I am doing. Some of the wind-up stands come with a spring loaded latch that jams the stand from coming down unless you unlock it. I have one on one of my stands, but its already been damaged on rentals because people think is some sort of auto locking device and they don't need to bother locking the stand anymore.
Andrew: as far as you know, is the Matthews Minivator II similar to the last stand you demonstrated: it doesn't have a brake system and requires the handles to be locked? and the user must have a hand on the handle when unlocked?
I would be reluctant on the small one, I feel the footprint would be too small. But I'm a bit of a chicken and don't carry anything bigger than a 12x12 so I'm not the best for any advise on a 20x20.
11:08 this is not happening with mine, why? (i think its the same model: Manfrotto 087NW Wind Up) I even try to pull the head with some of my body weight (with 4 kg light on it) and it wont go down (you can only lower the stand by handle) They improved construction?
