Matt Hingstman

Sounds like you aren't working with drop ceilings, correct? Because if you are, you could rig to a scissor clamp and grip head, or (carefully) bite to something above the panels. But if you've got a regular ceiling, I can think of two options: Most Kino units have little gold eyelets for screwing into ceilings. If the place you're shooting at will let you put holes in their walls, this is a solid option. Be sure to screw into as many set of beams as you can and use dry-wall anchors where you can't. Test the weight before you put actors underneath. The other way is to remove the guts from the backing and tape it. Take out all the bulbs and header cable and use paper tape (perhaps on each individual bulb) to keep them up. To control spill, take some duvateen and tape it in a rectangular shape around the bulbs, creating a skirt. And if neither of those works, use china balls! Let us know how it goes! EDIT - And somehow I missed that there are already a million replies to this thread. My work here is done.

Kees van Oostrum, ASC has directed a small number of things. "Dial 9 for Love" was a great film and, though he didn't shoot it, it looked great, too.

Cardboard. Cut it, use it, trash it. Repeat process.

Thanks for taking the time to post, Mr. Maibaum. This is great stuff! Good luck with the rest of the season.

What's the best way to label gels and diffusion? Trying to quickly grab that small roll of quarter O in a dark grip truck is getting increasingly frustrating and I'm interested to see what everyone else does. For diffusion, I actually like the way we do it at one place I work. Full gets a "O", half "Ø", and quarter "(X)". It makes it easy to spot quick and from far away. But I haven't seen this tried anywhere else and I'm afraid of confusing people if I suddenly start doing it. Gel is a bit different. When dealing with lesser-used colors, it's easy just to label it's Numeric listing (like "R65" for Rosco 65). But with CTB and CTO, writing out fractions like "1/4 CTB" can be difficult to read and writing the whole thing out, "Quarter CTB", seems excessive. And if you're using, say, straw, do you write out "Straw" or just "cts"? I like to use the "O" "Ø" and "(X)" for gels too, but again I'm afraid I'll confuse others. I've seen it done differently on big and small budget projects. Is there a generally accepted way of doing this? Does anyone have a favorite way? Thanks!

I love the spacelight bouncing into the bead board.

Hi. I've been working as a grip the last couple of months and when I saw my resume was two pages long I realized it needed a makeover. I tried to do it in a typical format, but I don't think working on films applies very well. I just decided to wing it and make a new one. I'm not sure how it should look so I'm looking for some advice. Not so much on the content, but on the presentation. I'll take anything I can get. Format, wording, structure. Whatever needs changing, addition, or outright removal, I'd love it hear it. And if the whole thing is just completely wrong, well, that's fine too. I'm attaching it as a file. My personal info was changed for obvious reasons. But I'll gladly give it out if someone wants to hire me! ^_^ Thanks. -Matt resume.doc

Well, I don't have a super-16 camera or any grip equipment (aside from gels and expendibles), but I can certainly grip for whichever DP you may choose. I live very close to Princeton, about 15 minutes away. If it comes down to it, I could certainly DP for you as well. Good luck w/ the project! Hope to hear from you.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe it is simply the result of shooting anamorphic. Not sure about the halation, though.