10 Simple Tools That Will Make Your Life Easier On A Video Shoot

The guys from stillmotion in Canada composed this 10 tools for simpler video production video. Since we are all for helping you shoot your next video – let’s check it out.

So there are many, many little pieces that go into any production you shoot and many things that you can (or should) bring with you “just in case”. The guys from stillmotion decided to pick 10 objects that they feel can be used in many different scenarios and they bring to every production and they are almost always needed.

So here are the different “objects” they picked by time in the video:

0:34 Black foil
1:04 Grip heads
1:43 Light dimmer
2:06 Cinevate Simplis
3:54 Gerber Utility Knife
4:25 Gaff tape
4:49 Apple Box
5:16 Sensor cleaning kit
6:15 Lee 12×12 Assorted Gel Pack
6:50 Cartolini Clamp

We have published a number of stillmotion videos in the past on LensVid. You can watch more HDSLR and video techniques on our dedicated HDSLR channel here on LensVid.

Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.