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Andrew Riggs

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About Andrew Riggs

  • Birthday July 7

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    Savannah, Georgia

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  1. Thanks Adrian. Exactly what I was looking for. -Andrew
  2. Do you know what the sensitivity of your camera is? If not, what camera are you shooting on? -Andrew
  3. Hey everybody, A couple weeks back I was talking with one of the electricians on Miley Cyrus's "Last Song" and he said they were using Ultra-Lights Maxi Brutes and he preferred them over the Mole Nine Lights. Does anyone know any contact information for the manufacturer of these lights (website, email, phone) because google did not give me any promising leads and the rental house I contacted did not know much about them either. Thanks, Andrew Riggs
  4. Hey Everybody, I'm looking at purchasing some stands for personal use and was wondering what others thought about these three companies and their products. I've used all three and feel they function very similarly so I was curious to see if anyone had opinions as to how they hold up to the rigors of continual use (ie. Does any company use stronger or thicker steel in their products, knuckles are easier to use, knobs less likely to bend, etc). I'm looking to get a decent variety from 40" C's to some Hi-HI Rollers and Mombo Combo's but not going as big as cranks. Any input from anybody who's a little less green than I am would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Riggs
  5. Warwick, The school is an art and design college in Savannah. Officials in charge of the equipment say that each summer the 10 is returned to Fisher for servicing and back for the fall quarter but I find it improbable. I followed DW's advice on checking the nitrogen levels and I definitely know something can't be right with it. It took 90 seconds to reach 1000 PSI from 0. Definitely wonky. DW, I'll be giving Fisher a call a little later in the week and see if I can figure out the service history of our model. Unfortunately the closest rental facilities that supply Fisher dollies are 4 hours away in Atlanta or Charlotte so getting it serviced by my own pulling of strings maybe a little difficult. But despite the low nitrogen level, it has been amazing using the Fisher 10 along with the 21 Jib. It has been awesome not having to fight our equipment. It just works and works great. Thank you all for your comments and suggestions, Riggs
  6. Daniel, Thanks for the awesome response. As far as the issue with booming up with the weight, I made sure it was fully charged with the dial to 2000 PSI every time I tried yesterday. Sometimes it would move the arm very slowly (nowhere near full speed when the boom knob was fully turned) or it wouldn't move at all. Today, I still made sure it was fully charged and we had a little more weight on it (switched to a remote head setup from the 7+7). With more weight on it, it worked flawlessly with several lifts per charge. I'm not sure at all what was going on, but I definitely think checking the nitrogen levels is the best place to start. I'll be checking the nitrogen level on set tommorow as it is my school's dolly and it has not been in to be serviced for at least the last three years. Just for clarification on the cue dials, I think what you are saying is that they control the point at which the boom knob starts actuating the boom. Not the actual speed or ramp of the boom, just the point at which it becomes engaged; almost like a tight steering system on a car starts to steer as soon as you barely move the wheel, where as on a truck you can move it a quarter of a turn in either direction and you would not start turning right or left. Thanks so much for the heads up about the cue dials; glad I didn't experiment too much on set today but I don't like how much the knob has to be turned before the boom starts to respond as it is. Regardless, after two 13+ hour days 100% on the Fisher, we have some amazing shots as of yet. Thanks again, Riggs
  7. Hey Guys, I've been working with the Fisher 10 for today and yesterday and I was wondering what the Cue up and down dials are and how they function. They are located just to the left of the boom control knob. Also, we had 400 pounds on the boom arm and it was having a hard time booming up; most of the time it wouldn't budge. Any one have any suggestions? Thanks alot and love reading everyone's posts, Riggs
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