The Harder They Fall Sandbag
Sandbags. Not very sexy, are they? Yet, if you were going to make only one rig in this book, I’d want it to be this one. I’ve seen a lot of injuries and equipment damage on sets because someone didn’t bother to throw a couple of sandbags on a light stand, tripod, or C-stand. Sandbags are also handy supporting a camera where a tripod won’t do. The bag in the next chapter is even easier to make. Want to keep that PVC dolly track in place? Throw a sandbag on each end. Sandbags—a thousand uses and counting. Make a bunch of these and use them.
I said a bunch!
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