Shitty Rigs

If you have worked on a film set, you know. What we do is all about doing everything you have to with all the gear you don't have. Here's to all the horrible things we have done with our gear to get the shot we need. This is our profession, our job, our life. We do our best to work in a safe manner, but sometimes it's beyond our control. Feel free to share your stories. If you would like to remain anonymous please let us know. Note: To the best of our knowledge, no rig on this site has ever caused any harm.

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“Nail on plate, plank of wood, and some ratchet straps kept this PTZ camera rigged to this tree for the whole weekend.”

Submitted by Edward

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“Don’t…touch…anything”

Submitted by Keon Abbott

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”Finally a use for the receipt clip in the sprinter”

Submitteds by good-work

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“When you only have 1 c stand but are using it for your top light”

Submitted by Darkstar Films

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“Diy snorricam”

Submitted by Santiago pestana

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“We wanted a hand crank Arri IIC to run and ramp at high speeds, DP suggested we use a power drill. Used a follow focus whip for the flexible driver. It ramped at around 60-100 fps.”

Submitted by Virgile dean

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“Needed a quick and easy top down shot while on a travel shoot.”

Submitted by Cam

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“Formerly featured on Shitty rigs with a dolly magliner, still living the scrappy shitty dream, pushing the weight capacity, $80k on a $50 stand, when the tripod is buried in a car that’s looking for parking.”

Submitted by Chris Ungco

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Submitted by Adam

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“when a bed sheet solves all of your problems part 2″

Submitted by Vico.eme

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“When the matte box is too heavy for the ronin. Made a matte box with ND holders using form boards and tape!”

Submitted by shamin

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Submitted by Riverdale Studios

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“Just chilling”

Submitted by Pepi k

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“When you run out of C-stands, Gobo heads and the lowboy combo lacks a babypin…Great job GIRP team!”

Submitted by Taylor Kokas

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“Needed to flag off the spill on the back wall and I didn’t have any flags so I used the Dracast LED case. Worked perfectly!”

Submitted by @gabriel.esling

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“We’re recreating the 180 degree pivot from the season 2 trailer of Atlanta. Bungee cords, wood, and duct tape is all you need in life.”

Submitted by Stephen

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“Had to slow the shutter down on a GoPro Hero 6, and all I had were 82mm ND filters.”

Submitted by Mathew