Stop Noise and Get Out of Sticky Situations - Professional Filmmaking Advice - Grip Truck Extras #1

In the first episode of Grip Truck Extras Cinematographer Jim Ross suggests you keep a can of WD-40 in your production kit and gives you a few examples of WHY.
Grip Truck Extras is a a series of short tips about items you should consider keeping in your film/video production kit that you might not normally consider. You may have a list of gear and equipment to keep on your truck or in your car, but these items are the off-subject but very often in-demand products or items that will make your work on set or location that much more effective or pleasant.

Transcript:
Hi Jim Ross, cinematographer with Cinematix here with an episode of “Grip Truck Extras” - a series of quick tips about items you should have in your production kit whether you have 5 ton grip trucks like me or you are working out of your car.  Today – WD 40

I keep several cans of this magic lubricant on my truck. It has so many uses. Hey, a set is filled with moving parts. Moving parts get stuck, rub, squeak, lock up, etc. WD40 remedies these things. I've used it to free stuck bolts, free up stands that don't want to operate correctly, stopped the squeak in a camera crane, silenced squeaky doors on set, it's even good at removing rust and corrosion. So keep a can (or two) in your kit. You can even get little cans that won't take up space and fit in your camera bag or tool kit.

Remember – the better prepared you are on location to solve problems the more valuable you are. When you get the reputation of always having solutions and necessary gear people remember you and hire you again. That's it for this episode of Grip Truck Extras, see you on set!

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