Hey, what is up? My name is Rubidium. Today we are looking at Filmmakers EDC everyday carry what I bring to set When I'm shooting when I'm scouting But mainly the kind of stuff that I've learnt through absolute Near failure and disaster to have with me when I'm shooting a film So I'm gonna stay away from that overtly obvious things Like a laptop and a camera and all the things that you would always think to bring to set the iPhone is a really great filmmaking tool Not because you're gonna be texting people and checking your YouTube stats between takes because it has a light it has a Sunfinder there's a whole bunch of apps But like Artemis like a director's viewfinder. It is a really good tool on set to have what most people don't think about is that if you're using your phone all day And you're away from power you're gonna need a backup Battery that can be in the case or a communique external power source that you can plug your phone in during lunch So that you have enough to get back to the car or back to the studio at the end of the day Next item is a watch You do not want to be pulling your phone out of your pocket every time you want to see how much time is left How much time has gone by how much time you have? It's much easy to glance down you watch see where you are in your day Doesn't need to be fancy doesn't need to have a Time or anything on it as long as you're happy to wear it you remember it and it gets you through the day Have one on your wrist and save yourself a lot of problems hat and sunglasses I would only say this because I've forgotten them before if you were shooting outside You're gonna get burnt to a crisp if you spend eight hours ten hours 12 hours standing in the sun This is not my film hat my film hat is a big nerdy floppy thing that covers the back of my neck You are not gonna sleep very well and you are not gonna be happy on day two if you get really bad sunburn on day one Something else I bring on every shoot whether I'm inside or outside as a neckgator This one was a present has a zombie pattern printed on it But I have ones in wool I have ones in cotton Purposes it's a scarf that isn't gonna get tangled in things and won't come off and keep you warm on a cold morning You can wet it in water and put it on when it's hot and the evaporation will keep you really cool Protects your neck from the sun and generally just gives you a chance to Be dressed appropriately if you're shooting somewhere dusty or smoky You can use it to filter the air that you're breathing Very cool thing that I discovered and now I always take with me to set next up is a Leatherman you can get one with the nylon or leather pouch put it through your belt loop have it on set Make sure that it has a flat as well as a Phillips head screwdriver has a knife for opening things or cutting cables or rope the leather mends have Plires needle nose pliers which are really great for getting things to the stock especially if you're the director You're not really getting your hands that dirty you're focused on the actors in the story Someone somewhere at some point will need these things and it's really great for you to have them after all It's your film that's gonna be delayed for 20 minutes if someone has to run back to the card to get the screwdriver because you want to swap the tripod Play but the one stuck on the camera The you shouldn't leave home without these these are great. I have a couple of these This is sort of a you know generic one from a few years ago. I'm always forgetting to put them in my Checked luggage and get them confiscated at the airport. I like the Skelling tool from Leatherman because it's light and it has a reversible driver. So it's very accessible But pretty much anything that has applied Both types of screwdrivers and a knife will get you through the day This is a cool little thing. There was actually a gift About 15 years ago from the first EP I ever worked with and I kind of bring it with me to set as a leaky charm it is a Tiffin color contrast viewer and it's a little eyepiece With a very dark ND filter that lets you look up at the sky and see How the clouds are moving without hurting your eyes from the sun or generally just looking at things that are really bright To get a read on them before you shoot and give you a sense of how much time you have before the cloud moves in front of the sun or moves away from the sun But really fun and they look Like I said, this is this has been my lucky charm if you are shooting nights and you are gonna have a tough time staying awake I've tried lots of different things. I've tried coffee. I've tried energy drinks. I've tried dunking my head in cold water All of them work to some extent, but the best thing I've found for working nights is caffeine gum There's a military strength one on Amazon. That's great If you don't have coffee for a couple of days before You have to work at night like during the day and build sort of your tolerance falls and then you can chew this stuff all night And you know the sun will come up and you'll barely even notice. It's amazing stuff I've also used it when I'm driving all night and you know knock on wood no accident so far get a really good pair of gloves If you're gonna be moving things and working outside again, not always the directors thing but If you're an independent film you're gonna be lifting things touching hot lights It's awesome to have gloves you can get these at the home depot or on Amazon for $15 or $20 something that I realized which is great for gloves is Rapping cables or moving stands around that have been on the floor if you're working in a warehouse or you're working outside Light cables on the ground get really filthy and after you've wrapped up cable Your hands can be like black and then you have to sit down and try and eat lunch or like wash them with a water bottle and no soap Anytime you have to touch something or live something super Super helpful to have a good pair of gloves to protect your hands. Oh Have a sharpy on set or a pen. I use this ridiculously overbuilt thing called the tactical stylus Which I guess you can stab someone with if they try and steal your camera But generally you need you you'll need to sign things right on things mark things mark your water bottle And it's really great to have a pen or something to write with an arms reach. This is something I learned in my Early filmmaking days is the mini script you go into your PDF printing thing you can put two pages on one page or even four pages on one page and Have like a little pocket version of the script pages for that day with you So that if someone asks for a line or you need to work out you need to look at the script It's not as bad as carrying around a big version of it You can use your tactical stylus or your pen to like Cross things off as you Shoot them and generally it really I really like having one with me I've heard some directors go ahead and laminate a little mini script so they just take the pages they need or have a have a A little binder clip in the top corner If they're working outside and things might get wet which I think is really cool And you end up having a collection of little laminated mini scripts at the end of your Film but generally it really helps for the director to be on the same pages everyone else Literally my last thing is headphones get a good pair of headphones The audio guy will probably hand you some or I've seen people trying to use earbuds I've played around with using the Bose noise cancelling headphones on set Um, they come in a nice little packet Uh, the advantage of these is that and I only use them indoors now the advantage of them is that they block out all the Extra sound and let you focus on just what the actors are saying as good as the Bose are they're not Industrial quality they're not meant for you know hard work environments They meant for kicking back on a plane and listening to audiobooks And the other danger of noise cancelling headphones is Sets can be dangerous places people can be walking around with heart or sharp or heavy things And it's not great to isolate yourself too much from the environment around you so Get some um, not earbuds, but over the ear cheap headphones $10 or $20 uh, that you almost always see around the neck of directors in behind the scenes This will let you listen to what the actors are saying without cutting you off too much from your environment Last but not least I should say thank you to Armando from Mondo by to inspire this segment Has amazing videos, please check them out Yeah, this is part one. I am gonna do this is my General purpose filmmaking EDC. This is what I take to set pretty much 90% of the time I work I'm gonna do a adventure filmmaking outdoors kit for being away from power and water and those kind of things For long periods of time. So Part one stay tuned part two. Thank you very much for watching. Uh, I will see you next time You