Hi Everyone, My name is Mas and I’m a new AC based in Singapore looking to start building up my bag with some tools etc for me to start 2nd AC-ing, looking for advice on what’s a must to have in your AC bag!
Hi Mas!
its been a while, my last 2nd AC job was 13years ago. But i can tell you what i like in my 2nd's bag nowadays.
- KenAir
- Allenkeys / T-bar
- lens cloth
- cleaningwipes, big alcohol based ones
- spare parts (cables/bnc connectors/dtap splitters) you put in during a prep. Dont buy this!
- gum and water
- powerbank
Hey Mas and happy New Year!
There is a lot of gear that you can get to start 2nd AC’ing, but most likely your 1st AC has a lot of it already. But there is some stuff that I like my 2nd to have:
- tesa tape in different colors
- hot swap cable, so you don’t need to power down the camera when Changing batteries(shoot me a DM, and I can send you a link if you mostly shoot arri cameras)
- a slate
- whiteboard markers in different colors
- filter tags
- different sets of tools
- good sense of humor
- hard working mentality
Hey Mas!
Happy New Year!
Here is a thread about 10 essential tools in a tool bag. Some ideas from different 1st ACs:
https://www.focuspulleratwork.com/forum/10-things-about/archive-10-things-nobody-should-miss-in-his-toolbag
Hope that`s a start. Wish you god look for 2021!
Thanks @Clemens Hoenig, appreciate this! I wish you all the best too in 2021💪🏼💪🏼
Hi Mas! its been a while, my last 2nd AC job was 13years ago. But i can tell you what i like in my 2nd's bag nowadays. - KenAir - Allenkeys / T-bar - lens cloth - cleaningwipes, big alcohol based ones - spare parts (cables/bnc connectors/dtap splitters) you put in during a prep. Dont buy this! - gum and water - powerbank
- markers, like a sharpie
- hard markers to mark actors
- coloured tape
Thank you for this @Rozemarijn Stokkel !! I am making a list and slowly piecing the parts and tools together 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Hey Mas and happy New Year! There is a lot of gear that you can get to start 2nd AC’ing, but most likely your 1st AC has a lot of it already. But there is some stuff that I like my 2nd to have: - tesa tape in different colors - hot swap cable, so you don’t need to power down the camera when Changing batteries(shoot me a DM, and I can send you a link if you mostly shoot arri cameras) - a slate - whiteboard markers in different colors - filter tags - different sets of tools - good sense of humor - hard working mentality
Hey Martin! Thanks for replying me, will definitely look into some of this and will see how it goes! hoping all goes well