Gaffer & Gear 155 - Net Kits

Gaffer & Gear 155 - Net Kits

This episode is a mix of gear review and back to basics.

In the review we look at a Kupo nets kit, and then cover wht the different nets do as well as application and tips

00:00 Into
00:32 Cost
01:03 What is in the kits
01:47 Net build quality
03:06 What nets do
03:41 Green (Single Black Net)
04:22 Red (Double Net)
04:44 Blue (2 Stops)
05:01 Using a net for matching exposures
05:43 Using nets for backgrounds
06:00 Using nets for table tops (soft lights)
07:28 Hard light tip
08:26 White nets
10:01 White net to tune shadow contrast
10:26 ¼ silk
10:52 Silk

[MrJayColes]

“I’m learning too much weird shit that I don’t need to know because of this guy” - my girlfriend

Keep up the great work Andrew.

[melankolikfilms]

The best introduction to nets I've ever seen! Brilliant.

[patrickmoran]

Andrew, I've lurked for a while, and as a result of watching your videos, last week I bit the bullet and bought a Kupo 546 Boom stand. For many years I have asked gaffers what nets did, but not until this point with this video, do I feel I truly understand their utility. This was brilliant teaching, and you are a brilliant teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, you are a pillar of goodness in an otherwise torrent of garbage. I'm in Sydney, so if you ever come this way there's a free couple of beers on offer for you 👍🏻

[olivermitchell]

Honestly more value in these videos for free than in 3 years of film school! Thank you dude!

[FKfilmphotography]

The amount one learns from this channel is insane.

[Soonerblake]

Don’t know if it’s the same down under, but here in the US we call a full set of nets/silks a “sandwich” since the frame color of the nets/silks are like the items in a sandwich (yellow for the cheese, green for the lettuce, red for the ketchup, etc). So if the gaffer on set says “get me a sandwich” they probably mean a full set of nets and silks like this. Great video Andrew, keep up the good work!

[carrollman]

that white net segment was mind blowing. never even seen one in a truck lol, now i want one handy. I have to test that out with interview setups. that could be a game changer

[TankSlaping]

That is years and years of on set knowledge distilled into 12 minutes, thank you Andrew!

[zvlmukh]

This show is like This Old House for film& gaff.

[henrytheturnip]

Oh great, something else I didn't know I needed to buy that I now need to buy.

[larramenpa]

Wow, I’ve never been introduced to these white full nets… they are absolutely AMAZING

[DavidJonesImages]

Searched the internet a while back for this information and found nothing. Thanks Andrew, this will help a lot of folks.

[YeahWhiplash]

This was an INSANELY informative video on nets, I learned a lot and feel like I added a few extra tricks in my bag to further control lighting, thank you so much!

[sceneineugene]

Thanks for filling us in on why nets are still valuable with dimmable led lights.

[polksaladalan]

Andrew, this is the best explanation of nets I have seen online. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[DaCarnival]

Brilliant, concise and illustrative demonstration of the precise qualities and differences between the nets. You really have a knack for explaining.

[asa_martinez]

This was great, I can't believe how much I didn't know about nets. Excellent Video thank you tons for this!

[cobymarcum]

Superb video. White net information and demonstration showing contrast adjustment with white net especially helpful. Thank you sir. 👍

[mitchmedmedia]

This is such good information. As someone without a formal film education, the depth that you went to here is it going to be very useful for me. Thank you so much!

[hoodaffairstv]

The info I needed to incorporate into my workflow 😁👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾