Gaffer & Gear 47 - Carrying Heavy Stands 

Glad to see I am not the only person who has seen how doorways are magnetic to people who have nothing better to do than be in the way..

4:42 I love the dry humor. I've been binge watching most of your episodes since discovering your channel yesterday. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Love the detail! Never really thought about it, but have somehow intuitively taken on all your steps as habit... the beauty is relaying the logic behind the practice for those coming up. Thank you.

Very basic, but terribly useful tips. Thanks for that.

Very interesting! I didn't know you could damage the locking mechanism like that

The trouble with the stand on the shoulder is that if you turn you can swipe someone. Its not wrong just requires a high level of alert or get a runner to follow you. If the clamps are not done up the stand can slide - super bad but we are going to have our stand tight :)

I always recommend carrying it upright with 2 hands. Holding it like a shopping bag can trap your fingers between the legs and pole when lifted back up vertically on even slightly loose legs.

Please never stop making videos!!!

Thank you so much for this lesson, it saved me from a hit a while ago.

Love to refresh some basic skills practice

"49 standing in the doorway" 😂 so true. If you want all 50 you have to go to video village.

I was carrying a combo last week and the first thing that came to mind is, "what would Andrew do?" Thanks for these videos!

Andrew is GAFFER GOD!!

Nice practical tips thanks.

Brilliant. Thanks for this!

Very useful tips!

The hardest part is getting heavy stuff up to your shoulders. Stands aren't such a big deal but a lot of film gear is uneven in shape and weight distribution so it isn't like practicing with a barbell at all

A very useful video. Thanks for this!

Super informative please keep on making these

Can you do one about carrying a stand with a light on it? Love how in-depth you get with this.

thanks

already applied this technique before realizing how dangerous for a simple task

Ah yes, classic doorway situation. The crazy thing is that even after alerting them that you are passing by multiple times, they just return to the same doorway...

Thanks. Again. :D

Very nice time👌😊

Very informative and helpful video. Wondering how you held that heavier stand in one hand for few secs. Your are strong. God bless

god, your humor is spot on! haha

"Light stand embedded in your face" 😂😂😂😂😂

I've already praised the wisdom but you are also hilarious. "the reason I do that is NOT to protect them" hahaha

My problem is keeping the stands locked when transporting in my car or truck (pickup). Every time I pull them out, one of the locks breaks loose.

How to carry a Long John Silver

4:57 lol