David Mawson Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 10:01 AM, Phil Connolly said: They are so common on the Sussex coast, they wash up on the beach. We call them "Sea-Stands" Female orphans often make a living collecting and selling them. Hence the famous job description "She sells sea-stands on the seashore." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mawson Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 (edited) On 3/4/2019 at 7:57 PM, Phil Connolly said: Wooden Stands? Really? - Oh dear oh dear. That must be a "London" thing. Ooop north we hold our lights, with our bare hands. Of course it takes a 10 year apprenticeship with the lamp holders guild before a young pledge is allowed anything larger then a 2K. Gives time for the callouses to develop (gloves of course are frowned on). This is something Japanese crews really did - https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Film-Art-Industry-Expanded/dp/0691007926 Page 337 - https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=C2z3otM-y5kC&q=lights#v=snippet&q=lighting&f=false ...And instead of a boom, a grip was often dangled from the grid by a rope with a mic in his hands. Edited June 27, 2019 by David Mawson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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