Bob Marts Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Sometimes when filming in public places, the lockup capabilities can be stretched pretty thin. PA's will hang up posters apologizing for the inconvenience and ask for bystanders to please keep quiet etc., etc. The signs and posters are still easily overlooked and people will ignore them. On a particular shoot when this was a problem, we were near a hardware store that was selling clip-on bicycle tail lights for 1.99 incl. batteries. I bought a few and clipped them to the posters and the flashing red LED's caught people's attention and they would go to read the posters and then actually keep their voices down. The lights can sometimes be pretty effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hey Bob, It is a great idea that I also have been using for many years now. I use it for sit down interviews which I do a lot of. The producers and cameramen are usually very impressed. In fact they often remember my blinking red light the next time I work with them more than the remember me. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Excellent idea. I love it! Now my "I always need to improve things" obsession kicks in... A wireless remote feed from the cart that turns them on just when we roll. Especially valuable on sets where the 1st AD seems to want to keep the necessary announcement a secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 " A wireless remote feed " not for $2 each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Marts Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I think it's really great when people independently come up with the same idea for a solution to a problem or need. I could swear I was the first person to use Transpore for lav mounting ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pverrando Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 About 10 years ago I purchased 500 of these flashing red buttons, had my name, number, and a big "quiet please" printed in bold on the front. http://www.ameripromo.com/flashing-safety-strobes-p-6792.html I've given them all away on shoots. Several years later, I'm still asked if I have any more. Worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Daddyo Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hey Bob, I also use Transpore for lav rigging. We must live in parallel universes. Just don't tell me you use mole skin too. : ) Joking aside I have absentmindedly left behind a red light with a "Quite Please" sign blinking away on a number of shoots. Once I had a disagreement with a cameraman who insisted the chaser mode on the bike light was more effective than the blinking mode. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McL Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 You guys are having too much fun over here in DIY... Dragging a stool over to the bar. -- Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pverrando Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Just found this from many years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Just found this from many years ago Genius. Pic of the day. phil p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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