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100 Brand New Motorola CP2000 Radios.

It’s a beautiful thing.

When talking about electricity, and electrical power (like when you’re ordering a generator), it’s important to listen to what your electrician (or gaffer or caterer or whomever) says. Duh, right?

Personally, this is one of those subjects that I had a very hard time wrapping my head around. So, for another installment of basic information (and an excuse for me to educate myself) I’m writing a primer on electricity.
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Fire Safety On Set: What You Need To Know To Stay Safe & Compliant

Considering our climate, varied work environments, and long hours, it’s no surprise that fire safety is often at the forefront of our minds when considering the safety of production crews. Not too long ago, I was asked by a friend to explain the difference between the various fire extinguishers that we rent. In doing so, I discovered that there is sometimes a lack of knowledge as to how to stay compliant on set. Through a small amount of research, reading text that could be considered the worlds best non-pharmaceutical alternative to Ambien (check the link below, and you’ll be asleep within seconds), I filtered the information down to a few key points that (hopefully) won’t have you nodding off.
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Last night, I forgot to set my Blackberry to “Phone Only”. For those who own one, you know exactly what happened. I was awakened in the wee hours of the morning by an incoming email.

Thinking, “might as well see who it is”, I checked the message. It was from one of our clients, who happened to be working on a night shoot, and needed to pick up more supplies that morning. I wrote a quick reply, and as I rolled over to go back to sleep, I thought of all the late night emails I’ve received since I started working here.

It got me thinking today, that our clients must be the hardest working, think-on-their-feet, best problem solvers in the world. From a sideline perspective, I take pride in working with every last one of them.

No new products or services for this post. Nothing philosophical, or preachy today. No instructional info. Just much respect to all of you, and a big thank you for choosing to send your late night emails to us.

Thank you.

We are asked (very often) by our clients about protecting junxion boxes from unauthorized use. In other words, how to keep everyone on set from checking Facebook while you’re trying use your email.

As usual, I will not get too technical (nor do I have the ability to). Just a simple overview for “the rest of us”. So without further ado, here are the four most common security mechanisms employed by our wireless internet routers:
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