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Checklists and guides written on set.
What I actually check before a truck leaves, how I size a distro, where rigging goes wrong. Every checklist ticks off from your phone, remembers where you got to, and prints cleanly.
Gear2
Specific fixtures: what they actually replace, and when they are no use.
Have battery fixtures caught up with mains?
The QuikBeam and Evoke 5C put the question back on the table. At full output, a battery fixture gives you between 50 minutes and two hours, whatever its class.
5,000 W LEDs: what actually changes on set
The Storm XT52 and Evoke 5000B open a class that did not exist. But the stated equivalence with a 9 kW HMI is about a point, not about output.
Checklists4
Tick them off from your phone on set. Progress stays on the device, and they print.
Rigging and suspension checklist
What gets checked before hanging a fixture above people. The position where a mistake does not forgive.
Load-out checklist
Checking the load, from counting the flight cases to the last look before the doors close.
Lighting prep checklist, before the shoot
What a gaffer checks between reading the script and the truck leaving. Tick it off position by position.
Return-to-rental checklist
Where damage charges get decided. Sorting, joint count, reporting shortages, and signed paperwork.
Technical guides1
The calculations and rules of thumb you use during prep.
One month to prepare a real list, fix it and export it. No card required.
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