The Best Grip Gear for Run and Gun Filmmakers

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@sergiobravo2591 Жыл бұрын

You are a legend. Thank you. I’ve been trying to bring documentation in the world of marching arts and your videos are gold.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sergio, appreciate that!

@aaronsambeyfilm Жыл бұрын

Some of the best content on KZfaq. Real world scenarios. Practical stuff. When I'm on a doc my car is always full to the brim -- but those reverse stands could change a lot for me.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, the struggle is real! Love those stands though, they’re great. Happy packing!

@sunnynaguri Жыл бұрын

That last tip!!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

👊🏻

@DaBadNewz Ай бұрын

Thanks for the insight! Just fyi, links are a little messed up: Mini Grip kit and Folding Stands don't work, and Large and Small clamps and Water bags are all the Water bag link

@christophergallagher6736 Жыл бұрын

Great video - exactly what I was looking for.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@behindthelenstv139 8 ай бұрын

Really Great suggestions, especially the water bags. I have a travel shoot this week and those are ideal to transport without a ton of extras being lugged around. Thank you for adding value🫡

@12yfilms Жыл бұрын

THOSE WATER BAGS ARE LIFE-ALTERING! I had no idea those existed. Thank you for posting!!!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're great! Happy to help

@Maros_Mari Жыл бұрын

I am getting great value in this channel - great work, awesome tips - useful and helpful and to the point. Keep it up man and thanks for sharing and inspiring others.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome Maros!

@Ryan-Payne Жыл бұрын

Fantastic content! Would love to see what kind of lights your travel with to go with all the grip equipment!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan - lights video coming soon!

@CinematoPhoto Жыл бұрын

Absolutely want this video

@benjaminaguilera8097 Жыл бұрын

Same. I'd guess a couple of Amarants? 60x?

@TreverSantora Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@ismablanco96 Жыл бұрын

Super nice video as always. Got one of those foldable seats myself for set and simply love it!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Right?! So nerdy, but fantastic

@nolesdennhardt8986 Жыл бұрын

Awesome. I was looking for light weight stands and grip heads for flags.. the two suggestions you made seem great!!

@nolesdennhardt8986 Жыл бұрын

Im thinking of sourcing out my own water bladders to put in the cheap bags I already own. We'll see!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Let me know how they go!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

They work great for me...good luck!

@JohnCooganPlus Жыл бұрын

you read my mind with this video! thank you!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Haha, nice one John - happy travels!

@theanxious_photographer Жыл бұрын

A DP I worked with gave me one of the collapsible stool as gift a couple of years ago. Absolute bliss and it goes everywhere with me

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Awesome! It becomes less blissful after 2 hours of sitting on it, but it's still one of my favourite things ever!

@meirchaimo6960 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! Thanks!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@chandlerryd6750 Жыл бұрын

These are seriously good suggestions! I don't do a ton of travel shoots but I do 3-4 every spring, and I've been trying to slim down my grip kit so the bags are more manageable. This is very helpful!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Great, glad to hear it!

@alvinburrell Жыл бұрын

Brilliant - and the last item is geius.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

It’s one of my favourite things ever.

@rickpostdp Жыл бұрын

Today I found your channel and I really don't understand why I haven't found it before. At this moment I am the pre production of my film school graduation documentary and your video's are really helpful! So thank you for that, I definitely subscribed to your channel :)

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick, great to have you!

@marcusavanti902 10 ай бұрын

I have, use everything in this video, except the stool. I don't carry douvetine though, too heavy. I use thin black plastic table cloths. I also don't bring shower curtains too bulky but have much thinner white fabic I can double up etc if needed. I have carbon fiber poles that screw together to hang them from.

@kazlepek6552 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic, the most helpful video of the month!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Well that’s nice to hear!

@ethanormeo Жыл бұрын

Loved this video! New subscriber! 🙏🏽

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Glad to have you!

@akmediasofficielle Жыл бұрын

Thank you Luc for all these very useful tips and tricks!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

No problem!

@AshrafEzzat Жыл бұрын

Great video. Big shout from a documentary filmmaker in Egypt 🤩

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks! I love KZfaq for helping to build an international community, great to have you here! 🇪🇬🇨🇦👊🏻

@chrisscarffe7416 Жыл бұрын

Great tips as always. Love the chair!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

I love that thing so much....

@johnclay7644 Жыл бұрын

informative video.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

thanks John!

@Plaughrey Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! These are really fantastic recommendations! My company focuses on small crews for doc work, so this is gold for my travel projects!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad it helped!

@midwestdocumentarycenterin1680 Жыл бұрын

Excellent content. Thanks for sharing this.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

@mauricioli3901 Жыл бұрын

Very very helpful video. Thank you AMIGO. 👍🏻📸🏝☕🌋🌴☀️

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

De nada! 👊🏻

@DLundgren22 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, thank you. Heads up: the links to the clamps in the description are incorrect -- they link to the waterbags.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

whoops...thanks for catching that!

@Brian-Hansen Жыл бұрын

I can attest to the awesomeness of the Matthews mini grip heads. They are amazing.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Shockingly good right?!

@Brian-Hansen Жыл бұрын

@@LucForsyth yes, a cheap and light way to turn any light stand into a mini C-stand.

@BihnDan Жыл бұрын

Luc, great stuff as always -- super useful and insightful. (BTW, the Large and Small Clamp links in the description both go to the Westcott water bag. )

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan, good catch!

@_GhostGarden_ Жыл бұрын

Extremally helpful, thank you!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it helped.

@ancilm Жыл бұрын

So helpful. Thank you!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Nice, glad to hear it!

@JarvisGrant Жыл бұрын

FYI: Many of the links go to tha Westcott HurleyPro H2Pro Water Weight Bag.

@TreeTop_Studios Жыл бұрын

Great ideas, as a grip I approve all the gear you suggested, water bags are a waste of water though, I would use Boa bags.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

What's a boa bag? Super curious!

@TreeTop_Studios Жыл бұрын

@@LucForsyth compact sandbag, work with lightweight equipment.

@ToughnutsProductions Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you very much. Just a quick note regarding your links in the video description. The clamps and waterbags all seem to have the same link posted. Just sending a heads up. Keep up the great work!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@TreverSantora Жыл бұрын

Just bought the Matthews RoadRags II on this recommendation. Having a hard time finding the "how" when using these for sit down interviews. Hope to see content on your channel that cover this. Thanks again, Luc!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Nice one…I use the silks as diffusers for lights or to bounce fill light. The flag I use for negative fill on the opposite side of the key, or in front of light sources I want to block. The scrims i use less, but still useful. Hope you like them!

@TreverSantora Жыл бұрын

@@LucForsyth Thanks, Luc!

@sergiypudich Жыл бұрын

I also use this chair 😂 great episode, thanks !

@videoguy3110 Жыл бұрын

Great content - Just bought the stool :)

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

You’ll love it!

@oospagheti 10 ай бұрын

Man, I miss the Dave dugdale youtube channel so much!

@MX1CAN Жыл бұрын

Man I'm so glad I found your channel. You've got some awesome content and I can't believe you don't have a larger audience yet! Just a quick question but how many bags/cases do you fly with for a typical shoot? If this has been explained in a past video I just haven't gotten to it yet haha

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate that! I think every shoot is a bit different, but it really depends on if I"m by myself or not. A large international shoot if I'm alone would probably top out at 7-8 bags/cases plus a folding cart that gets checked as well. That's about all I can fit onto the cart, so it's all I'm physically capable of moving without help. IF there's a team travelling with me, things change - I've been on a shoot with 72 pelican cases that all got put on a plane, so it can really scale up!

@MX1CAN Жыл бұрын

@@LucForsyth Thank you for the answer! Here I thought that traveling with 3-4 bags/cases was personally too much 🤣

@guccidaniels Жыл бұрын

I’m currently in Doha, Qatar filming for music festivals running alongside the World Cup. Upon arrival in Qatar I discovered what a carnet is although not early enough to stop my gear getting detained by customs! Super frustrating. I ended up getting my gear back and have been able to fulfil the job but only after getting help from a local P.R.O. Lesson learnt. Carry a body separately and make sure I have the correct paperwork. Btw love the videos dude. Keep em coming!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Ugh, that’s the nightmare scenario…lesson learned I guess!

@Ghatbkk 9 ай бұрын

I carry 4 empty sandbags (each has two zippers on each pocket) and fill them with full bottles of liquid (two bottles per pocket). Works like your waterbags, but can also be used with sand or stones or whatever.

@zwheels654 Жыл бұрын

I think you'd like the Lastolight Halo modifiers. Those are my go-to but I'm tempted to pick up a mini grip kit and road rags too.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Interesting - never heard of them, but will definitely check them out. Thanks!

@zwheels654 Жыл бұрын

@@LucForsyth No problem! Super portable and great modifiers for all sorts of situations. What I love is that they pack small enough to fit in a backpack but get big enough to diffuse the sun for exterior interviews. They're basically Manfrotto's super-portable take on the cheap 5-in-1 reflectors we all started with.

@Danimally Жыл бұрын

I also pack a folding parasol, just for the sun hahaha

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Yes! Great tip, helps in the rain too!

@JunyNoLimit Жыл бұрын

Very helpful video!

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@nickinthecutt Жыл бұрын

whats up luc sorry if you see this twice but how do you travel with your v mount batteries? Are you able to check them?

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

I used IDX 98s, which are the max allowed on planes

@anomalousstudiosllc4609 Жыл бұрын

I've never seen a good way to store clamps though

@NicolasVildosola Жыл бұрын

Another wednesday, another video. Your constancy motivates me! I would like to know how you carry all this equipment around the world :)

@NicolasVildosola Жыл бұрын

btw the Large and Small clamps link goes to Water bags

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Thanks, that’s great to hear! The solution is a good folding cart and hopefully a camera assistant!

@Superjeanmarc Жыл бұрын

Luc, I can't believe these water bags aren't more popular... Are they lighter than sandbags (onces filled I mean..) because really, I really dont see the point anymore in carrying sandbags around if these water filled ones can do the job... I was trying to find some here in Barcelona and can't find them.. no even on the Spanish Amazon.. crazy

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

I know! They're not quite as heavy, but they do have zippers to attach more than one together at a time. I think with 2 of them you have about 8kg of weight, so close to a normal sandbag, but you'd have to double check that

@chrisw443 6 ай бұрын

Is that a betacam behind you?

@LucForsyth 6 ай бұрын

I wish!

@chrisw443 6 ай бұрын

@@LucForsyth theres always a few hiding in storage in most towns.

@sardanapalos Жыл бұрын

really strange that in canada you use pounds and not kg....so confussing :P

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Very! We use kilometres for distance but feet for height, litres for liquid but pounds for weight…makes no sense!

@sardanapalos Жыл бұрын

@@LucForsyth well even though i enjoyed the video i stoped all the time to make a conversion to my phone :D, love those videos mate :)

@stefanpuxon 11 ай бұрын

Video starts at 2:35

@leoquesto9183 Жыл бұрын

Liked your packing video. Let’s see this baby.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who loves packing videos!

@leoquesto9183 Жыл бұрын

@@LucForsyth LOL. I like packing videos and I really like packing gear. I have a two pass checking system. I pack at least 2-3 days ahead. Typically, if anything is missed, it’s glaring by that second pass.

@LucForsyth Жыл бұрын

I love stuff like that! 🤓