Tagged with flags - Personal View Talks

Grip head / gobo head /clamp - cheap alternative?

Psyco — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:29:47 +0000

Hi,

I need some grip heads like the Manfrotte Avenger D200 ( http://www.ebay.de/itm/Manfrotto-Avenger-D200-2-1-2-034-Grip-Head-Alu-Gobohead-Drehkopf-Griphead-Head-Gobo-/271533728709 ) to mount my flags/cutters to my c-stands, but this thing costs about 30 EUR.

Does anybody know about some other grip heads that cost less (here in Europe/Germany) or a lot less (to import from Asia/US)?

I don't need stepless angle adjustments, so a simpler construction would also do. Any ideas?

GH2 Accessories – Cage, Matte Box, Rails, Monitor

kingmixer — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:41:30 +0000

Well, I've held off on this as long as I can. Non-paying clients have forced my hand – so I have to part with some beloved gear that I put a lot of time, research and money into acquiring together. This is a nice "full package" of GH2 shooting accessories. It includes:

• Anodized Cage with handles, rails, allen wrenches, and threaded holes, even has lips to secure camera and allows battery change without removing camera.

• Matte Box (vertically adjustable) with flags and different sized rings,

• Rails (vertically adjustable on tripod mount), both top and bottom rails

• Monitor with three batteries, hood, charger, short HDMI cable, and AC plug. Not a high-end monitor, but works well, reliable, and is great for focusing.

• Follow-focus, including two different mount heights, I can forewarn that this does have some play, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's an easy fix.

• Threaded arms and shoes mounts – work for mounting any items on cage or camera.

All is in good cosmetic and working condition (and in a nice Pelican Case), except the minor play on the follow focus which was mentioned. If possible, I'd like to sell the kit or as much together as I can. Check out pictures and make me reasonable offer if interested please.

*note this does not include the camera bodies themselves.

BTS shot from Wolverine showing steadicam dolly movement

ahbleza — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:16:10 +0000

This is an instructive image from a movie shoot showing how a steadicam has been mounted onto a dolly. Also interesting is the use of flags to block daylight.

http://i.imgur.com/ng1HbAB.jpg

Flags (for lighting)

qwerty123 — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:33:28 +0000

I don't think we have a topic on flags. So I thought I'd start it up. Anyone have recommendations for a nice quality, inexpensive flags for lighting? What is your preferred flag setup, etc.

Cinematography Tutorial: Using Flags to Control Shadow and Light

Vitaliy_Kiselev — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:19:48 +0000

A cinematographer once said that “Great cinematography is not about knowing how to turn a light on, it’s about knowing how to shape and mould that light”. The intention of his video tutorial is to help you understand that shadow is light’s creative equivalent.

Via: http://www.lightsfilmschool.com/blog/cinematography-using-flags/1679/