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Tips for managing and storing gels?
I have a growing inventory of gels. Currently, I keep them “organized” in a sandwich of cardboard, gaffer’s tape, and spring binding clips. It works, but there has to be something better. What are some of the methods you guys use? I should add that this is for field production and not fixed/studio purposes. One thought I had was some sort of multi-pocket binder, where I could organize by CTO, CTB, diffusion, etc. Any tips/suggestions are welcomed!
Thanks,
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We use our own homemade versions of the store-bought Gelly Rolls like these…
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Gelly-Rolls/ci/1749/N/4294550983
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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
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I use Gelly Rolls as well. It’s really just PVC Pipe with caps on the ends. The hollow core is a nice place to store C-47s or small binder clips. The rest is just a vinyl pocket that wraps around the core.
Make your own or buy one to see how they’re made. I don’t have time to separate gels much, so I just always carry a bunch of CTO, CTB, Plus and Minus green, diffusion and some ND in mine, all mixed up.
Only major flaw in the commercial ones is that after a while, the elastic loops that hold it together get stretched out.
Such is life.
The big bonus is that it fits nicely on the shelf over the stands pocket in a standard Arri kit.
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For scraps, I use a milk crate with cardboard dividers separating CTO, CTB, Diffusion, +- Green, etc. Each scrap rolled individually with a c47 clipped onto the end. For 4′ sheets I use and old beat up Tripod bag as a “gelly” roll.
Hunter Mossman
Director of Photography
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Thanks for the responses, guys! I’m going to look into the Gelly Rolls – that looks like it’d work well for me.
Tim
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