Renting film equipment can seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. John Baumgartner, the rental manager at Expressway Cinema Rentals in Philadelphia, came on the podcast to walk filmmakers through the rental process.

… at the end of the day I’m not going to let you walk out of my rental house not being able to make your picture.” -John Baumgartner

Some of the things we discuss in this episode include

• How much time to plan for testing equipment
• What options filmmakers have in dealing with insurance
• Essential but sometimes overlooked accessories needed for a shoot
• Popular cameras and lenses and what makes them appealing
• New equipment that could make a difference on set

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John goes on an adventure in Alaska!

 

• Expressway Cinema Rentals
  • blog, Facebook, Instagram
• video recap of Expressway’s 2019 Summer Gear Expo
• video recap of Expressway’s recent Grip & Electric Bootcamp

• shotonwhat.com – resource for exploring equipment using on a film
• Insurance options mentioned
  • Temporary Insurance Rec. for Expressway provided by JonPaul Evans from the Truman Van Dyke Company
  • buymyinsurancenow.com
  • through agreements with kit-sharing sites like KitSplit and ShareGrid
• Cameras mentioned
  • ARRI ALEXA Mini
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • Sony FS7
  • Sony Venice
• Lenses mentioned
  • ARRI Ultra Primes
  • Canon FDs
  • Canon K35s
  • Cooke Speed Panchros – rehoused
  • Leica Rs
  • Leica Summicrons
  • Rokinon
  • Zeiss CP.2s
• Filters mentioned
  • streak filters
  • Tiffen Pro-Mist filter
• Lighting equipment mentioned
  • Astera Titan Tube
  • eggcrate grid – for narrowing the spread of a light
  • LiteGear LiteTile
• Power accessories mentioned
  • Anton Bauer V-Mount battery
  • Core SWX battery
• Other accessories mentioned
  • Dana Dolly
  • DJI Ronin
  • Easyrig
  • Focusbug – Ultrasonic rangerfinder system
  • Freefly Systems Movi

• Shortcut for the podcast: nicksav.show

Additional music for the show provided by Rob Costlow.