Spencer Johnston

Just taught a lighting workshop; got to use the Matthews Quick Corner system. Was not overly impressed. The joining corner thing is kind of cute with the lil spring loaded pins, but the inline joining of the 4' pieces to make the 8' sides did not impress me. The fit is way too snug, and I can see even a minor drop or bump bending the pin or receiver to make it a pain in the ass or even impossible to separate or put together. Plus, the frame twists way too much, would not buy. Rather just get some 2" pipe and elbows The problem is that its too "quick". There's no actual screw tension in any of the connection points which is what causes the frame to twist so easily.

The cities refer to the orientation of the box, not the size(usually used with full apples though). In Canada we call them 1's, 2's and 3's (lay the box flat, put it on its side, or stand it on end) The corresponding cities are LA, Las Vegas and New York. So if a DP asks for a full apple New York, you know to stand it up tallways. Also heard Chicago being used intead of Las Vegas

Sandbags are designed to suck. Thats literally their entire job, to be a bitch to move around. I prefer densely packed sand over gravel or shot, as it contours better and is less likely to rip the bag(no sharp edges).