LIVE Proper C-Stand Set Up
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Host Seth Miranda
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C-Stands seem like a common sense set up but we off see unsafe and inefficient use of them. After this same topic did so well on my IGTV I figured a refresh would be a good idea. Below are some of my links for the gear if you're interested.
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I've been doing this for over 25 years and this is the best video I've seen explaining the basics of C-Stands. Fantastic job, sir!
This weekend I was flying a light over my model's head. She asked if she should worry about it falling on her. I told her to not worry, I learned how to do it safely. I know this is an old video, and I watched it when it first came out and several times after, but this gave me a valuable education to be able to set up my stand safely. I purchased my first C-stand shortly after watching this. Clearest, best C-stand information I've seen on RUclips. A belated thank you for these videos, Seth.
Awesome really glad it helped !
This is the best C stand overview /tutorial I've seen. Thank you.
Thanks so much! Glad you found it useful
Agreed
Damn right..
Seth, bro its scary how many videos are out there with improper c-stand use. I really wish this video gets millions of views to counteract all the ignorance out there. Stay safe out there everyone and practice proper c-stand use.
Thank you so much please feel free to share it around
Absolutely awesome.... This is why my learning center is Seth, Daniel, Gavin and Adorama. Proven knowledge and wisdom. Thanks you Seth.
Thank you for watching!
Brilliant. Just ordered my first c-stand. So glad I watched this before I use it.
Glad it was useful. Poke around my channel I got more. And more coming
I'm a newbie to lights and this is by far the best and most helpful video that I have seen. Thank you!
Thank you! Glad it helped!
One of the most informative 'lighting' videos I've seen on RUclips. Thank you, Seth.
Glad it helped there’s more on my channel please take a poke around
Hi Seth. The Godox AD600PRO has a perfect socket for 5/8 baby pins, no rocking. The question might have been when a flash head socket is mounted parallel to the ground on the pin with the flash head at a 90 and the head then rotates due to gravity. The proper way to mount a head on a boom is to use a baby pin vertically and mount the flash head on it using the tilt adjustment on the flash head to tip the light down, gravity can not twist it on the baby pin then. You showed an example of that on the grip arm at 32:06.
This is awesome. I paid tons of cash to learn this in film school 20yrs ago, nice to get a free refresher course with someone knowledgeable.
I really appreciate that thank you! I have 2 degrees...and ive learned more on set and assisting than at any school lol
This is a must watch. Thanks man. Appreciate how concise this was and on point by showing us the details.
I think this might be the most I've ever learned in a single YT video. Just great stuff. Thanks Seth!
I really appreciate that thank you glad it was helpful please check out some of my other videos I got a lot more coming soon
Thanks Seth. I bought a C-stand earlier this year, but haven't used it yet. When I do, your video will be invaluable.
Have a good Christmas - and stay safe.
Glad you found it useful have a great a new year!
I can’t believe I actually watched a 38 minute video. So much information here and I had to watch it through. I learned a lot. Dope personality. Thanks for this video.
Thanks for sticking through it!
I owned an overkill boom that I used in a small apt! I loved shooting under it with no post in the way. I had to let it go and no one wanted it so I put this $700 dollar piece of gear on the street! A few years later I have a studio and I still dont own a c stand! And now I have to replace my Canon Pro 1000 printer which I really need....does anyone else spend a few thousand to make a few hundred? Am I hopelessly addicted? I watched this video a few times prepping myself for that stand...great presentation Seth...thank you again a year later.
Earthy presentation! Loved learning this before buying a c stand. Thank you!
Thanks for checking it out! There’s more vids like this on my channel about all sorts of grip
This was THE BEST instructional video for C Stands. THANK YOU!
Thanks so much for watching!
Excellent tutorial, real teaching . Thank you
Thank you!
Great help Seith. Am just starting off - have no experiences what so ever - extremely valuable information. Thanks a million. Greetings from Germany.
All the best on your journey enjoy it!
Seth is like the kinda person that comes around once in your lifetime if your lucky!
Prolly for the best ;). Thank you
Thank you so much!! I've struggled with my stand and couldn't use it for what I bought it for...but as of tomorrow, I can! You're the best.
so glad it helped! feel free to share it around and let me know any other topics to cover
Very, very informitive, and well explained. The latter, explained makes it easy to know why and remember.
Excellent teaching. I would get the black stands over the silver ones. I had to put (laying horizontally) my Matthews C-stands and rollers in a storage shed for a few years. All the silver stands are badly rusted at the side that was horizontally facing up. I have a black C-stand, no rust problem. I also have some avengers that did better (less rusted) than the Matthews. Not very humid where I live, probably they would have rusted a lot more in NYC.
Hello from England. I’ve just watched this after purchasing my first C-stand and wanted to thank you for going through it. Big fan of Adorama, yourself, Daniel and Gavin. Learning tons.
Thank you so much. We appreciate the support. We Can’t do any of this with out an engaged audience glad the video helped
Great refresher Seth. My back absolutely hates hauling c-stands on locations, but I NEVER leave home without them! Cannot afford to loose the Profotos.
who ever comes up with a legit "travel" c stand one day wins lol.. till then we have this decades old proven standard when used right... thanks for watching!
Great video, thanks a lot, very helpful.
Side note: Wikipedia thinks the name comes from a lighting company named "Century lighting". Could not spot a 100 inch reflector in many pictures of vintage Hollywood movie sets ("...The C-Stand, or century stand, was named for the company that first produced bespoke lighting gear for live theater and filmmaking: Century Lighting in NYC, which later became Century Strand and eventually Strand Lighting. In later years, studios, grips and gaffers began to manufacture the earliest versions of what we now call C-Stands. The original C-Stands had welded bases that did not fold up or adjust but the fact that they easily nested together made them invaluable on the stage.")
Fantastic instant fun training on some critical basics. Thanks!
Thank you so much glad you liked it!
At last, someone who knows how to properly use a c-stand. Really helpful stuff Seth.
We are all ALWAYS learning more ways to use them legit
Most Impresive, Awesome Tutorial video how to proper set up a C-stand . Thanks for sharing. The best i would say!
Thank you!
Thank you Seth, my first use of a C stand and you saved me time and proper way of use. You've gained another follower. Great passion! And that was just on a C stand.
Very informative, there's always a reason for doing things in a certain way, this video is pure gold!
after using cheap stands for three years, I ordered a c stand from Adorama, a flashpoint C stand. I am so impressed with the quality and fit and finish. It comes with a bar, baby pin and two clamps and a nice foam hand grip. Thanks Seth for putting this tutorial together. Ted
glad this was helpful just be aware those stands save cost by using Die cast parts which over time can crack so just be sure you look it over every now and then on the collars any metal that feels texture is diecast usually
Great work and explanations brother. Saved me. Dealing with new C Stands and brand new lights. Ugh!!! Thank you and continue keeping separation between you and the rest. 👍🏽👍🏽
Awesome thanks glad the video helped ya out
Very helpful and informative.
Thank you
Been using C-Stands for years (Kupo stuff, here) and it's never occured to me to use the "bite point" that you've used here LOL Thanks for another excellent video.
Often over looking. The flat section for boards the socket section to make room for springs with collapsable reflectors Etc. Thanks for watching
Seth, should call your instructional videos the “no bullshit zone.” Right to the point and useful while completely avoiding the nonsense. This one helped clean up my c-stand bad habits. Thanks.
Thanks so much ! Glad it helped!
The "pumpkin" is a Kupo counter weight for grip stands on Adorama. I use the Flashpoint C stands and so far they have been really good but I'm not using them constantly like you. Flashpoint also makes a long baby pin that has divots machined in for lights or modifiers to stop them from twisting as you were describing. I'm sure the Matthews are better for heavy use situations though. Great informative video Seth!
Yea there’s a million diff pins actually Grip is endless but there’s some standards you’ll run into out there in rental houses and studios and knowing them can get you through a lot on the fly
Best C Stand video out there. Thanks dude!
Thank you so much I really appreciate that. I actually filmed a more proper edited higher quality version for Avenger so be on the looks when they post it on their channel whenever that is 🤷♂️
This is a really useful video for a C stand newbie, thanks a lot!
That’s awesome there’s a bunch more grip videos on my channel feel free to poke around
@@LastXwitness I'll be doing two person interview next, me & other. Do you have suggestions as how to light it? I've been googling around and found that maybe a cross lighting style like this ruclips.net/video/SekTNiXCiEw/видео.html could work. We'd be sitting at the end of a table facing each other, three cameras, two for closeups and one as the master both in frame. I'm thinking about two led panels with softboxes as keys and one large lantern'ed COB in the center as fill. I wonder how that would play out.
Also, I released my first video in English, check it out if you like. Bear with me, doing it in English turned out to be more difficult than I initially thought.
Thanks Seth. This was super helpful! Just discovered your channel and I subscribed because of this video! Nice to see everyday mundane stuff addressed.
Oh awesome! Thanks for subscribing welcome! You might want to check out my twitch page for a lot of candid on the spot Q&A for more topics like this! Goes to show we can’t read minds and I did this video out of boredom didn’t know it was a gap in a lot of people’s game we focus so much on the main things like lighting we forget about the support. Twitch.tv/LastXwitness
Thank you! My stand is coming tomorrow and I would have missed sooo much.
You’re very welcome! Glad this was a help
Great video Seth. Thanks. I have learned how to safely rig my C-stands and the correct terminology. I should have had this video two weeks ago. I set up (wrongly) a C-stand and was stood beneath it and loosened the grip arm knuckle. The arm and pin rotated and hit my forehead. Lots of blood! So thanks for the safety video. Really appreciate it.
Whoa!! Well hopefully we can stop that from ever happening again
So incredibly helpful. Really appreciate how you spelled this out. Huge thanks!!!
Glad it was a help. Thanks for watching! Lots lots grip vids on my channel take a look around 🙏
Thanks Seth, very helpful as usual. I use C-Stands, yet picked up helpful tips today!
Thanks! I feel like we are all always learning more uses of them from people around us
Thank you for showing how you set it up.
Here, have my like.
Thank you for the like!
Just received my first C-Stand today, easy to set up correctly after watching this video. Thanks Seth...
Awesome glad it helped!
Seth! I can tell you know your shit by the way you handle the product. You have a ton of experience with this equipment and it's second nature to you. Excellent video! I just started to realize how great c-stands are and I'm still learning. I love the reflector trick. Thanks for taking the time to teach the proper way to use c-stands.
Thank you so much !
I knew about the butt plug term. I was doing a setup last year and someone asked me if I had one to bring. I just said no and stopped talking to the person after the job. Now it makes sense 😂. And no I do not have a butt plug, just baby pins.
I got the stand, rewatched with lots of stops, put it together and voila! It works....Thank You!
thats awesome! theres endless ways to rig on a c stand just always make sure its safe!
Can't believe I watched the whole video! Excellent deep dive! Many thanks!
Appreciate the commitment!
Very helpful and informative video. Just starting to use C stands myself and you have enlightened me. I knew about the righty-tighty and lefty-loosey but the way the knobs and legs should be aligned I definitely did not know. Many Thanks!!!!!!!
Awesome. Always keep it safe and solid
You brought the knowledge, now I'll just have to get a C-stand at some point. Thanks, Seth. Valuable info and much appreciated!
Seth, thank you for this. I've finally plunged into my first C stand. Went with a Mathews after a long time of debating. I am looking forward to the functionality this piece of gear will provide.
C stands are the best. They’ve been a long standing Apparatus in this game for a reason
Great information!!! Learned a lot from your video!!! You are that Man!
Glad it helped out! Thanks for watching
Thank you so much for this video - this was a great tutorial by someone that is very experienced with these stands... I'm years ahead because of your video.
Ah thank you so much glad it was useful!
This is an excellent video on C-Stands. I really appreciate how frank and informative you are. Good stuff!
Thank you so much !
Thanks, Seth! Explanations like this are great references.
Thanks for checking it out Mike
Thank you so much Seth. I have always wanted to know the names of the different parts of the gear and how they should be set up. Your stream has been extremely useful, a lot of very sensible information!
Thank you so much I really appreciate that!
Thank you! I wish you would do another one just on gizmos all sorts.
Mr. Seth, thank you for clearing up many of my questions and letting me know the proper use of a C Stand.
Seth one thing I did years ago to keep lights from twisting or rotating was I ground a flat spot with an angle grinder on my pins so when you tighten the head it won't rotate, worked well for years for me. You'd think after 40 yrs in a studio I'd learn something lol, I like your stuff.
Very educational. Thank you!
Thank so much! Glad you got something out of it
So much good info in a short video, presented in language anyone can understand.
Thank you!!
wow Seth great video never thought to use the stands in the way you showed. Thanks
It’s one of the most versatile tools on set which is why it’s been around forever
bit late to the party but on the spinning note I haven't had major issues with most things, but heavy monoblocks and heavy modifiers like large old metal BD's can try and turn so on several of my grip pins I've dremmeled a flat facet with diamond burrs (using cutting head extension and a waterbath to do underwater to keep cool as not sure if they get heat treated). Nothing drastic just a few mm to stop any turn possible but still have the knurled round surface if I want it on approx 320degrees or so around the rest of pins head. Nearly all my baby pins are that model kupo pin with a couple of collared doughty baby with the through drilled collar for cable/wire and since you don't need to remove much metal they are still plenty robust enough even after years of being clamped down on the flat face they're fine. As for the stands good to see a guide with proper weighting, all the more important to me because I use sliding leg over turtle base because I set up on stairs a lot and no other stand can do that. Heavy lights and stand toppling down stairs killing talent isn't covered by my insurance I suspect.
Thanks for the C-Stand set-up video, very helpful for me as I have 3 of these on my wish list to purchase! Cheers...
Awesome have fun woth em!
Learned a lot of stuff here, and you clarified so much in simple English. 👌
Glad it helped thanks for watching!
Thanks for being clear!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you ! That was really helpfull ! I just bought my first c-stand today and was looking for some advices on how to use it. You gave me far more answer that I expected and really good explanations!
That’s awesome thanks so much for watching stick around on my channel they’ll be some more coming
Same here.Bought my first c stand and re- watching this video to get the right way to set up.There are so many " educational videos " out there with improper techniques. At least I know this channel is reliable source of info !
Thankyou Seth
Thank you! It was very helpful! 👍
Glad it helped!
This is outstanding. Thanks!
Glad you liked it thank you!
Amazing video, deserves way more views
Thank you so much feel free to share it around!
Thanks Seth
You are the man!
Thanks so much
Fantastic video, thanks for dropping the knowledge. You have a great attitude and way of presenting what you're trying to teach.
Thank you so much really appreciate that
Thank you, Seth! I've been using grip gear for over a decade and I learned a couple of tips here. I'm also an audio engineer, let me know if you need anything. Keep up the great work!
We all have more tricks to learn right? Glad it was worth while for you. Audio is my weakest link I’m still learning more myself
Seth... you’re the best!
You just taught an old dog new trick 😃
You know all this stuff !
Best C Stand vid on RUclips. Thanks mate.
I really appreciate that thanks so much glad it was useful
Your Adorama meetings starts too early, 5 pm! So I found you here!
Best way to improve your photography is to master lighting. Not as sexy as cameras or lenses to most peeps though.
Super useful info very well explained thanks Seth.
Awesome video. Thank you man!
Appreciate you checking it out. Thank you
Great to stumble on your channel. Thanks for the lesson. Sorry to be that guy but still miss Rewind. Stay Safe
Might start a live version on it here on thus channel or maybe even bring it back over there we’ll see
You are so great at this I rate you 10/10 brother thanks
Thank you so much !
Excellent video.
Thank you 🙏
Thanks a lot for taking the time to do this! Extremely helpful! :D
Glad it helped thank you for watching!
Hey Seth! Thanks so much for this video I really learned a lot, all your videos are much appreciated and your straightforward manner is fantastic.
Thank you so much! I’m not for everyone lol
Awesome video. Thanks, man.
Thank you !
Just bought a c stand great info
Glad it helped!
Just the information I needed today, thanks Seth!
Just the comment I always need 🙌👍🙏
Amazing information. Details matter. 👌👏👍
Hey Seth - just found your channel. Thanks for making this video. Great info and very useful for my students
Thank you so much I really appreciate that
Awesome thank you so much
Seth, Great vid, you taught an old dog some new tricks, Kudos!
Awesome thank you!! Glad something was worthwhile
awesome explanation video. thanks !
Thanks for watching !
Love this. Thank you!!!
You’re so welcome thank you
Man i thank u for this as i just bought my first c stand
which one did ya get? glad this was a help
Makes sense, thanks Seth!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching
Hey Seth. I was searching RUclips for advice on the correct set up for C Stands, then I luckily came across your name on this vid. Job done, I don’t need to look any further. 👍
Feel your pain in the anxiety and a great video many thanks and happy new year
thanks for watching happy new year!
Wow so much detail! Thank you 😀
Thank you so much for checking it out
Great video!
Thank you!