Grip and Stands

Do you need to get lights overhead of talent, but don’t need the huge size of a Menace Arm?  This Impact boom arm will do the job up to 7′ without putting a dent in your budget.  Great for medium or small fresnels or LEDs and super portable as well.  Just remember, you’ll also need a stand and a sandbag with this one (save your crew, go for a heavy stand!)

Rent C-Stands because you’ll need them for something on set!  One of the most versatile tools for holding lights and reflectors to placing cameras in odd positions, to getting in some arm curls between takes.  Why hasn’t anyone been able to make these lighter in the last hundred years???

Mafer clamps, also known as Super Clamps, will let you mount nearly anything to whatever you can clamp it on to.  Or, mount it to the top of a light stand via the female 5/8″ baby socket and use to to clamp down anything from cross bars to boom poles.

Sandbags are the cheapest insurance you can get against someone knocking over expensive lights.  Beyond there they have many other uses from camera rests to counter weights, but if you’re taking some heavier lights you should take some sandbags as well.