Sunday YouTube Videos

During the week, I was sent some pretty interesting and humors YouTube videos.  As it is Sunday, I thought I would share them with you guys.  Thanks to all that sent them in, pretty cool stuff! Have some humorous and amazing YouTube videos to share? Send them to me at info@isquint.net.

Matthews Studio Introduces New Grip Equipment – NAB2010

I stopped the Matthews Studio Equipment booth at NAB.  Matthews always has some new and neat grip equipment to solve any gaffers problems.  This year was no disappointment.  My favorite sales rep Pam Hoffman showed me around the booth and all the cool new stuff. The first one being the Hot Flags. Matthews has a patent on a new type of fabric that with stand the extremely hot temperatures of HMI lights on the fabric even at close range. Matthews put together a great little video comparing the new Hot Flag to a standard Metal Flag.

Next up was something that was hard to miss in Matthews booth, the CT overheads.  Matthews has a new set of overheads that not only diffuse light coming through, but also adjust the color temperature of the light based on which overhead you are using.  You have a choice between a 3200k and a 5600k with a grid cloth or standard diffusion. You also have a number of options is sizing as well.

If you have ever worked with a matthellini, you always wish there was a long version then 3″.  In steps the Extendallini.  Matthews has made something that is so simple, it boggles the mind that no one has thought about this before.  Rather then making longer and longer Matthellini’s, Matthews has created an 112″ extension rode for their center jaw matthellini’s.  You can add as many Extendallini’s you want together to get that center jaw where ever you want.  Matthews put together another great video showing the 101 ways to use an Extendallini. If you watch any video’s today, make sure this is one of them, I can not stop laughing!

Last, but certainly not least, is Matthews MicropGrip equipment.  Matthews has their Oversized grip equipment at 4.5″, the standard sized grip equipment at 2.5″ and there MiniGrip Equipment.  It looks like Matthews is not making grip equipment for Smurf’s!  Make sense since their is a Smurf’s movie on the way.  Just Kidding Matthews! They designed an even small grip equipment, the MicroGrip for smaller cameras for mounting in tight places and on car’s.  My favorite part of the MicroGrip series is the new MicroSand bag and the standard Matthews Roach Clip. Matthews put together yet another great video explaining the MicroGrip Equipment.

I love Matthews and their grip equipment.  They are always thinking out side of the box and looking for simpler ways to do things.  To learn more about what Matthews has to offer, visit their web site at www.msegrip.com. Thanks for the demo’s Pam!

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Walking Tour of USITT 2010 Stage Expo Floor

So you didn’t get a chance to go to USITT in Kansas City this year you say?  You still want to see what it was like on the floor?  I did take over 500 photos that I have put up here on iSquint for you to get a feel of what it was like.  But how about a video walking tour?  It took over 20 minutes to walk through the entire Expo floor at a pretty quick walk.  I speed up the video a little to help go through the tour a little quicker in under 9 minutes.  This is just another one of the MANY videos that I shot while on the floor. Look for more interviews and product demos to come!

Monday Morning YouTube Awesomeness

Happy Monday everyone!  To help get over the hour of sleep that we lost this weekend, I have found some awesome and hilarious YouTube videos to help brighten the beginning of your work week. Just think, after today, there are only four more days left in the week! Just like Monty Python says, Look on the Bright Side of Life!

Have a funny YouTube video that I may have missed?  Add a comment to this article with the link, I would love to see it!

Thanks YouTube!

Dr. DMX YouTube Channel

Jfleenor, a user on the ControlBooth.com just recently put up a post about Dr. DMX, better known as Doug Fleenor from Dour Fleenor Design.  Jfleenor is actually Janell Fleenor, Doug’s Daughter and Master DMX Blender from LDI 2009.

Janell posted over at the ControlBooth about DFD, (Doug Fleenor Design) latest adventures, the Dr. DMX YouTube Channel.  Dr. DMX himself has started an informational video series about the properties and functionality of DMX.  The series kicks off with two videos with Dr. DMX talking about the importance of using the proper DMX cable and how DMX works over cables.

When you get a chance, head over to the Dr. DMX YouTube Channel to see the animated Dr. at work. He really is a mad scientist some times! ;)  Thanks David for point this out to me!

Up Close and Personal with the grandMA2 with Series 2 Software

We had a chance to get a close up view of the grandMA2 full size running series 2 software the other day.  The grandMA2 consoles have already begun to ship.  But series 2 software is still in the works.  While it is very close to being released, the new software is hoping to be released later this year or early next year.

We had a chance to sit down and take a look at the new desk with a version of the new software. There are some pretty sexy new things on the grandMA2 such as the multi-touch display for mixing and shaping a fixture, the ability to run series 1 or series 2 software and of course, the 30 motorized faders. Our favorite change on the console is the enter button.  While the button still operates as normal, the label has changed from Enter to Please, so the syntax is even closer to English or what what you might hear over the headset, “Give me Channel 1 at 50 Please”. That is German engineering for you!

Here are just a couple of photos and a quick video that we put together on the grandMA2 Full Size with Series 2 software.

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