Author: Gavin Marsh

Healthcare Patient Story Video Case Study Four Essential Uses

Healthcare Patient Story Video Case Study: Four Essential Uses

A healthcare patient story video case study can do far more than promote a hospital, physician, or treatment. When created responsibly, it can teach clinical empathy, identify patient-safety risks, demonstrate treatment outcomes, explain new care models, and help prospective patients understand what receiving care may feel like. I see the strongest patient videos as evidence-based […]
Elevated Camera Platform Safety Rules for US Film Crews

Elevated Camera Platform Safety Rules for US Film Crews

I never treat an elevated camera position as a routine equipment setup. Once an operator, camera, tripod, monitor, or remote head rises above ground level, the production introduces fall, tipping, electrical, collision, and dropped-object risks. The safest approach is to plan the platform as carefully as the shot itself. These elevated camera platform safety rules […]
Outdoor Film Shoot Camera Rigging Case Study Guide

Outdoor Film Shoot Camera Rigging Case Study Guide

Taking a cinema camera outdoors at speed exposes every weakness in the mounting system. In this outdoor film shoot camera rigging case study, I examine how our crew stabilized a camera on a sports car traveling at 90 km/h and then transferred another camera from a robotic arm to a handheld operator during one uninterrupted […]
Fall Protection for Film Production Crews A Set Safety Guide

Fall Protection for Film Production Crews: A Set Safety Guide

A film set may look controlled on camera while hiding serious hazards behind the frame. Camera operators, grips, gaffers, construction teams, and rigging technicians regularly work on ladders, scaffolds, rooftops, lighting grids, aerial lifts, and temporary platforms. I treat fall protection for film production crews as part of production planning, not as equipment added after […]
Small Business Brand Video Production Case Study From Story to Sales

Small Business Brand Video Production Case Study: From Story to Sales

Small businesses often struggle to explain why customers should choose them over larger, cheaper competitors. Features, certifications, and service lists may communicate what a company does, but they rarely create an emotional reason to trust it. In this small business brand video production case study, I break down how a local eco-friendly cleaning company could […]
How to Power a Cinema Camera Rig with V-Mount Batteries

How to Power a Cinema Camera Rig with V-Mount Batteries

The first thing I upgraded on my cinema rig wasn’t the camera—it was the power system. Learning how to power a cinema camera rig with V-mount batteries completely changed how I worked on set. Instead of juggling several small batteries, I could run my camera, monitor, wireless transmitter, and follow-focus from one reliable source while […]
Daily Film Rigging Inspection Checklist for Safer Film Sets

Daily Film Rigging Inspection Checklist for Safer Film Sets

A complicated camera move can look effortless on screen, but the equipment behind it may include trusses, motors, wire ropes, clamps, remote heads, vehicle mounts, safety lines, and hundreds of pounds of production gear. I never consider a rig ready simply because it worked yesterday.  Every shooting day introduces new loads, crew activity, weather conditions, […]
Clamp-on vs Rod-mounted Matte Box Comparison Guide

Clamp-on vs Rod-mounted Matte Box Comparison Guide

A matte box can make a compact camera feel agile or turn it into a front-heavy headache. My clamp-on vs rod-mounted matte box comparison focuses on what matters during real shoots: lens strain, balance, filter use, lens changes, and operating speed. The simple distinction is attachment. A clamp-on model grips the front of the lens. […]
Behind the Shot Camera Rigging Safety Guidelines on Film Sets

Behind the Shot: Camera Rigging Safety Guidelines on Film Sets

I have learned that ambitious camera movement only works when every connection, load, pathway, and crew responsibility has been checked. A loose dovetail, overloaded clamp, unsecured cable, or poorly balanced crane can turn a creative setup into a serious emergency.  Following reliable camera rigging safety guidelines on film sets protects the crew, performers, equipment, and […]

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