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Hi this is Jay P. Morgan. Today on The Slanted Lens we're gonna show you 50 ways to use your
gaff tape. Ew that one's got a hair on it. That's kinda gross. Anyway. Rosco's version
of gaff tape is called GaffTac. So when you hear gaff tape, think GaffTac. What is gaff
tape anyway? Gaff tape is just a strong tape that allows you to tape things on set that
does not leave a residue. That's the most important thing. Does not leave a residue.
So it's really made to be able to put on things, hold 'em in place and take it back off. So
here we go. 50 ways to use your gaff tape. Or Tac, or tape... Anyway we're wasting time.
Let's get started and see what we can do.
Number one. Attaching gels to lights. This is one of the most common ways to use gaff
tape. It's great for strobes because they are not hot lights. It's not so great on hot
lights because it melts. But then everyone's using LED's anyway and so it's great on not
so hot hot lights. Anyway. Number two strike a tripod. No it's not a football dance in
the end zone for a fat photographer or videographer but it's where people place little bits of
piece on the ground at each end of leg of the tripod so you can get the tripod back
in the same place every time. Number three: marks for an actor. Actors need to know where
to go when they're not out waiting tables. So gaff tape give them a little direction.
Here's where you stand for the still shot. Here's where you move for a video shot. Number
four: taping a seamless or a backdrop to a wall or floor. Gaff tape is great for taping
to walls or paint. It will not pull most paints off the walls. Or the floor. Let me emphasize
most paints. Proceed with caution. Number five: Tape down cables on the floor or in
a walkway. Every time you lay a cable down you've got to tape it down so Grandma doesn't
trip on the cord and break her hip. Number six: prevent microphones from accidentally
getting muted. I can't stand it when the lav gets muted accidentally. On the other hand
when you go to the bathroom, please turn the mute button on. Biscumber Biscumber. Gaff
tape will not fix the embarrassment that that will cause when recorded and played back at
the company party. Number seven: attaching a small light to a
handprop. Lighting from behind a bottle looks great. Little bit of gaff tape to hold a small
LED in place is great. Number eight: Secure your cable to a stand. No one likes a cable
that's hanging into the shot from overhead so tape it up to the stand or the boom when
you're using a cable overhead. Or to the stand on the side of the shot so it doesn't start
to fall into the shot. Number nine: attach filters to a lens. When I don't have the correct
step down ring or a filter is too large I just roll some gaff tape, wrap it around the
lens, and stick on my filter and off we go. Number ten: secure two cables together at
a plug. Roll the end of the tape so it's easy to pull off. Number eleven: hang up a schedule
or a sign. Yes, that's correct. Gaff tape will hang up paper. It'll also hang up duvateen
or cloth. So use it to hang up a piece of duvateen to cover a window. Number thirteen:
when you're on set and gaff tape is the closest thing at hand, use it as a sticky note. Number
fourteen: giving cleavage an extra lift. We have no b-roll on this one for obvious reason.
I will say, though, Julene has helped some very famous actors which will remain nameless,
Halle Barry, with her personal situation. Number fifteen: Patch a spot on white or black
cyc that is the wrong color. Just give a little piece of tape on there, white's on white.
Black on black. Works perfect. Number sixteen. Edges of a bead foam reflector. Keep the two
pieces together. If you can't fix it with gaff tape, it probably does not deserve to
be fixed. Number seventeen: attach plastic to a light or camera to keep it dry. When
water's on set I will attach a little piece of plastic over the light to keep it dry.
Yeah right, it's gonna stay dry. Number eighteen: attach an umbrella to a light stand to keep
a light dry. When all else fails just tape it. Number nineteen: keep a laser pointer
turned on. Number twenty: Keep the power plugged into your laptop. Twenty-one: keep cables
plugged into the wall. For those of you who have those old outlets and the plugs keep
falling out, little piece of gaff tape will hold your plug in. Twenty-two: Mark safe walking
path on the floor. Arrows for groups to move this way and that way. I don't know who ever
looks at those any. But they look good on the floor. Twenty-three: label cases or boxes
for storage. Nothing is worse than not knowing what is inside a box. A bit of gaff tape solves
that problem. Twenty-four. Label dimmers and circuits on power outlets and plugs. Great
way to make are you know what light goes where and on what dimmer. Twenty five: label walkie-talkies
or personal items on set. Nothing says stay away from my walkie-talkie like a bit of gaff
tape. Twenty-six. Label camera cards. This is a great way to label your cards and keep
them organized for digital tech or for downloading later. Twenty-seven: seal light leaks on black
wrap. If it leaks use tape. If it needs to be secured to the head, use tape. Twenty-eight:
Use it as a bandage or on top of a bandage to keep it from coming off. Use a bit of toilet
paper before the tape. The toughness of the tape protects the wound. Twenty-nine: attach
nesting poles for backdrops so they stay put. I use different sizes of conduit on set all
the time because it just sleeves together and it's cheap. Gaff tape is a great way to
keep them from coming apart or going back together. Number thirty: Label the filters
in your map box as a quick reference. A small bit of tape will help you to remember what
filter you have in. Thirty-one: secure two apple boxes or SKB cases together to make
one platform for a talent to stand on. You can turn two boxes into one apple box with
a bit of gaff tape. Tom Cruise quickly becomes LeBron James. Thirty-two: Close and seal boxes.
It's handy and I use it all the time. Thirty-three: label strobe heads to identify and mark the
power settings. If I'm changing the strobe headings from shot to shot I will label the
settings on a piece of gaff tape, attach it to the cable, and then I know exactly what
the power should be when I plug it back in. Thirty-four: spike prop locations. You can
do this for props on a table and label what goes where so when you clean off the table
and put 'em back they'll go in the same place every time. Thirty-five: keep a door from
latching. No key? Put a piece of gaff tape over the latch, works every time. Thirty-six:
attach a baby plate to anything if you want to suspend it with a c-stand. Thirty-seven:
tape up a backdrop. Thirty-eight: tape up a piece of plastic tarp or a drop cloth. Thirty-nine:
wardrobe fixes when there's no time to sew. Most talent have a-clamps and gaff tape all
over their backs to make the wardrobe fit and look good. You can also hem pants which
is forty! Forty-one: a lint roller. Lint, lint, lint, lint. Get rid of the lint. Forty
two: Stop a hummingbird from visiting the wrong spot on a bird feeder. That's enough.
Forty three: hold a lens together if a horse kicks it and breaks the housing. This was
sent in by Charles Mann. His camera was kicked by a horse and he used gaff tape to tape the
lens back together and went on shooting. Fix it the gaffer way. Forty-four: make artwork.
This grip makes great artwork using different colors of gaff tape. Forty-five: seal leaks
in a kiddy pool. Of course, what else? Forty-six: mark prop food so people don't eat the props.
Don't eat the props! Forty-seven: fix props when there is a time-crunch. Nothing is a
fast as a piece of gaff tape. Forty-eight: label sand bags for gimmicks. This says two
hundred-fifty pounds. If it says it it must be. Forty-nine: Make a fine vest, bow-tie
and hat. They fit like a glove. Fifty: Tape Jay P.'s mouth so he'll stop talking. Wait
a minute. I am not done talking here. So there you have it. Fifty ways to use your gaff tape.
Those are my ways to use gaff tape, let's see yours. Join our Facebook group and post
your images showing us how you use gaff tape. There are a million things you can do with
gaff tape. Like right now. I could tape.. I could tape my hat to my head. I could tape
my hat right here to my head. To my head just like this. I could tape it right here to my
head. And there you go. Keep those cameras rollin', keep on clickin'.
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Fifty-one: tape it on your grandma's mustache. Fifty-two: tape it on your dog. Fifty-three:
tape it on your cat. Fifty-four: tape a cucumber to your cat. Fifty-five: tape your cat to
the wall. Fifty-six: tape your grandma to the wall. Fifty-seven: tape your grandma's
cane to the wall. Watch her look for it. Fifty-eight: Tape your g--