Wesley Garrison

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Well sadly, I work on a fair amount of very small productions that don't have the budget that can cover it. But it would be nice to show up to set with some of my own...

I am looking at expanding my grip package with various lengths of SpeedRail and SpeedRail fittings but I can't find a good place to buy the actual PIPE other than ordering it from a larger warehouse which comes with large shipping fee's. My question is where would be a good place to go to look for Aluminum pipe other than Home Depot, Lowe's, or ACE Hardware? -Thanks in advance, Wesley

Thanks so much more all the information guys. This gives me a lot to consider before production and I definately think I can make a little more informed decision. I really appreciate all the input. Thanks, Wesley

Sanjay, is there a round track that you have used and liked such as American or Norms? We have some interior skateboard dolly shots that I think would be simpler using the lighter track. Also thanks for the point towards GFM, I'll definately check them out. Best regards, Wesley

I finished on a shoot last week and we used some Matthews Tube track and it was pretty nice. As I was working throughout the week I started wondering what other track is out there. For round track I know of American, Matthews, and Norms but are there any others? What are peoples experiences with these tracks, does one have obscene amounts of flex? Does one company have better connecting joints? How do they hold up against nicks? Also, the dolly grip told me about three other types: GI track, Filmair, and Cadillac. He called them I-beam tracks and said they were easier to level than the track we were using. Are there more companies that make these types of track? What do people like using? I have a couple projects coming up in the future with a good amount of dolly work (both skateboard and hydrauliuc boom with a jib) and I figured I'd start asking questions now. -Thanks in advance, Wesley

I am shooting this weekend on an SRII and being a film school the cameras are not in the best of shape and are often quite dirty. Other than cleaning the lens and Gate, what can I do to make sure the camera is in tip top shape and ready to shoot? The prof's always seem to skip over this important part of checking out the cameras here. Thanks for your Help! Wesley