Gaffer & Gear 142 - Large Van Tour

Gaffer & Gear 142 - Large Van Tour

Walk through of what I keep in my large lighting van kit.

[jordanfish]

Amazing tour. I love that you didn’t get married to one brand of lights, and instead found exactly the right tools for every job.

[NielEhimen]

i patiently await your Nanlux Evoke 1200 review before I pull the trigger on buy

[jjSuper]

Millennial Anti-Theft Device had me in stiches.

[alextab]

You know i watch a lot of people talking about lighting and what not on youtube, but you're clearly the king of them all.

[Taduoliskuku]

This is rad! Never saw anyone in any industry have every inch of the van planned this much and this way, let alone my own colleagu Gaffer! Great job! But it seems that it is quite difficult to get everything back after the shoot, though..

[RChildVision]

" Millennial anti theft device" 😂🤣😂 lmmfao

[PancakeLighting]

Great walk through. I’m on the verge of buying my first lighting van so my favorite part was the bit at the end with your old vans.

I need to remind myself it’s ok to buy what I can afford now and grow as business scales.

[TedHolmwood]

Wow, I'm amazed at the amount of gear you can fit into that van. It makes sense to not have carts if you're mainly shooting in houses and on stage. As a Chicago based gaffer, I don't think I could ever work with a system that isn't cart based. I do too many shoots in skyscrapers or at a fast pace to not have everything live on carts and be super mobile.

Also, are you usually the only gaffer that works out of this van? The rental house I'm close with does all their van/truck grip packages with lighting fixtures a-la-carte. I guess as an owner op, your way help prevent the need to flip the truck after each job.

[carlwarrenphoto]

Thanks for my morning walkthrough, time to get the day going

[Nicedesk]

Aerosol muscle pain spray (Satohap brand is what got free on a marathon shoot) has come in useful on set for friends dealing with minor muscle strains. Under vehicle lighting by rear and side doors is nice at night when loading up because it does not cause eyestrain and may save an errant Cardellini from getting left behind in tall grass.

[AwesomeShotStudios]

Lovely tour. You've got a well-organized, well-outfitted van, and hopefully the heaviest gear will soon be replaced with more powerful LED's. That should clear up at least 1 shelf.

[memostothefuture]

Safe to say your gear is worth more than the truck ... and the truck ain't cheap.

[deepsinghfilms]

Hey there, this is a great setup you have in your van. thanks for the tour!

[NickNCC]

The same amount of details into the truck as put into each episode. Thanks for the breakdown!

[myvideoguy]

Hot-damn I was hoping this one would drop soon too!

Thanks Andrew!!

[richardhamman]

"Even though wedges is not my job...I keep wedges" - This is why the Australian industry is booming.

[leoquesto]

That was so fun to see. I'm going to watch it again. Awesome van and tour. Thanks!

[Ed-davies]

Absolutely amazing! Such an amazing use of space, thanks for the tour! Oh man toilet paper rental depending on how desperate people are, pure gold!

[Loftikaz]

Thanks for sharing, I think one day Ill rent a rig van just to see what it feels like

[gonzalogayoso]

That's a lot of effort in investment. Congratulations sir.