Matthews Studio Equipment (2022-07-26). "BABY STANDS". Matthews Studio Equipment . Retrieved 2022-07-26. However, I keep seeing tons of bloggers telling people this is THE way to do an overhead shot and many of them are not using the C-stand properly for their camera. So this post is to show you how to do it properly if you really want to use this method. a b Matthews Studio Equipment (2022-07-26). "40" C+Stand Spring Loaded Turtle Base". matthewsgrip . Retrieved 2019-11-06. This C-Stand comes supplied with a detachable 20” Boom arm with 2x 2.5” Grip heads for added versatility. The boom arm can be used to mount light fixtures enabling them to be positioned above or below your subject. It can also be used to hold accessories, such as reflectors, scrims, flags, etc.

In film production, a C-stand (or Century stand) [1] [2] is primarily used to position light modifiers, such as silks, nets, or flags, in front of light sources. [3] The stand is constructed of metal and consists of a collapsible base, two riser columns, and a baby pin on top. In addition, a C-stand typically includes a gobo head and a gobo arm, also known as a grip head and grip arm, [4] which provide the ability to articulate a light modifier without moving the stand itself. The legs of C stands are designed to be nested, so many stands can be placed around a light source. The 161cm Studio C-Stand Stainless with 20” Boom is made from stainless steel, with a shiny chrome finish, which makes it extremely strong, and capable of taking loads of up to 10kg in weight. This makes them ideal for heavy light fixtures used in TV and Film productions, as well as in professional photographic studios. 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 ] 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.Our new price match policy guarantees you the same price as other retailers so you’re alway getting the best deal possible... This 161cm Studio C-Stand Stainless has three nested legs with varying leg heights, which enables you to position multiple c-stands really close together in a way that is not possible with regular light stands. The legs also fold flat for storage and transportation.

Also notice the tallest leg is in the direction of the arm. This will help to ensure that the stand won’t fall over. It only has three legs after all. So you are putting the weight over the largest leg. It is constructed of heavy-duty Stainless-steel construction allowing this grip head to easily hold heavier accessories. You need to set this up so that any weight pulling down on any parts will be tightening the grip, not loosening it! 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.The PIXAPRO 2.5-inch C-Stand Grip Head enables you to mount various accessories such as boom arms, scrim frames, reflectors, flags etc. to your C-Stand or regular light stand. With its heavy-duty Stainless-steel construction, this grip head can effortlessly hold heavier accessories. It also features a standard 5/8-inch Baby-Pin connection, that enables it to be mounted onto virtually any C-Stand or light stand on the market. 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] You can use this arm for your overhead shooting with smaller cameras. Again, you have to counterweigh it when doing so. I highly urge you NOT to rig any of the bigger pro DSLR’s this way. They are just too heavy. 4. The Legs 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. 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.