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You have to remember this phrase when working with grip equipment: “Righty Tighty; Lefty Loosy”. When you are rigging equipment to hold things, there’s a right way and a very wrong way to do this. If your camera has a rotating screen, then you can swing that screen out so that you can easily see what you are doing. Brown, Blain (2002). Cinematography: imagemaking for cinematographers, directors and videographers. Focal Press. p.252. ISBN 0-240-80500-3. I really can’t find any information about where the name came from. I was told by an instructor of mine in school that it was a brand name, Century. But I can’t find any info on that either. There are several brands that make C Stands. I have a wild assortment of these that I’ve collected over 30 years made by all kinds of different companies.
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First you have the center column part. This center column usually has two risers in it to take the stand up as high as 10 feet.
a b c d Box, Harry C. (2010). Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, Fourth Edition. Focal Press. pp.75–82. ISBN 978-0-240-81075-1.They come in two sizes, a 40 inch stand or a 20 inch stand, also called a Shorty. The Parts Of A C Stand 1. TheColumn A C-stand with a removable base is called a C+ stand. The removable base is referred to as a turtle base. The opening at the top of the turtle base is a junior receiver. Turtle bases are great for setting up a light very low to the ground. [5]
In 1974, Matthews Studio Equipment introduced the industry's first folding base C-Stand. Matthews produces a wide range of C-Stands and related accessories to assist the motion picture, television and photographic professional in lighting and lighting modification support. [6] Use [ edit ] If your camera does not have a rotating screen, it will be difficult for you to see that, so you’ll need an eye piece adapter like this one called a Right Angle Finder made for your camera.It is a simple yet versatile addition to your studio’s equipment arsenal. The clamping knobs are designed to securely fix the light modifiers in place with added safety, ensuring your setup won’t be compromised. There are 100’s of items that are made that can attach to a C Stand arm. There aren’t a lot of ways to attach a camera, because of what I mentioned above.