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($15) and hats ($15) with
logo are available for
purchase to help spread the message.
T-shirts

the 120n/120ff

The Web site also offers some tongue-

in-cheek tips for usage: e.g.,

don't wear
during your first day on a
production, and feel free to use the T-

the gear
shirt

double diffusion for

as

a

5K in

a

pinch. The T-shirts can be purchased
with the 120n/120ff logo only or with
the "+3 Rules"

on

the back. The rules are:

than 12 hours of work; 2) No
less than 12 hours of turnaround; 3) No
more than six hours between meals. (The
stomach will appreciate number three.)
Only the logo appears on the hats, for
1) No

more

obvious

reasons.

replace the plastic cap. The track comes

their request,

in scissored 8-foot sections for easy

will follow up

storage, and the aluminum rails are
anodized black to minimize reflections.

ery

Two-foot and 4-foot sections also are

available.
Cross-member ties

are

fastened

vertically and horizontally to rails for
added strength and rigidity. Ties can be
custom made

for different track widths

dolly
tracking wheel configurations.
The design of the two-axis-mounted
cross-member tie allows wedges to be
cribbed only from the inside, making a
clear path on the outside rails of the
track. Screw holes are positioned along
the track for securing to lumber. Latches
to accommodate various camera

and

are

The 120n/120ff T-shirts and hats
are available through their Web site at
www.12on12off.com, e-mail: 12on12off

@cox.net. They are also available from
the ASC store at www.theasc.com or

(800) 448-0145, as well as from Birns &
Sawyer, Mole-Richardson Studio Depot,
Isaia & Company, Coffey Sound and
Filmtools.
Smooth

Tracking System

Gillard Industries' Gl Track dolly

on

the outside of the Gl

Track's rails rather than
ties to prevent

on

tripping

cross-member

or

cable hang¬

Gillard Industries Inc., (604) 328-

2052, e-mail: info@gillardindustries
.com, Web site: www.gitrack.com.

covered in 2-, 4-, 8-

or

states "We have

decided to roll out the

Web-shop in stages as LCA has a portfo¬
lio of over 5,000 products, so it is a
mammoth task collating not just the
products, but also ensuring that our
customers

receive the maximum amount

of information

on

each item. The Web¬

shop will also assist in building our busi¬
ness in areas where we are affected by
LCA Lights Camera Action Ltd,
(0)20 8575 8220, (fax) +44 (0)20 8575
8219, e-mail: sales@lcauk.com, Web

+44

site: www.lcauk.com.

E-Buyers
Lights, Camera, Action Ltd has
launched the LCA Web-shop and prod¬
uct guide, starting with the full range of
FilmGear

Lighting. New and existing
make their requests

riding surfaces. The patented extruded
are

Over the coming months, the
Web-shop will include the full range of
products represented by LCA, including
Manfrotto, Avenger, Rosco, MoleRichardson, Power To Light ballasts,
textiles, replacement bulbs, consum¬
ables, spare parts, accessories and
secondhand lighting and cameras.
Nick Shapley, Managing Director

For

LCA Web site at www.lcauk.com. By

lengths of PVC plastic that
provide protection and a smooth surface
with seamless joints. When a cap
becomes nicked and damaged, simply

times.

time differences."

ups.

customers can now

16-foot

May 2004

mounted

track system offers smooth, removable
and replaceable PVC plastic-capped

aluminum rails

114

crane

the dedicated sales team
with availability and deliv¬

for

lighting equipment online via the

clicking
can

on

the products tab, customers

select the FilmGear TV screen to not

only buy online, but also to find detailed
information on each of the lights in the
range. Once customers have submitted

Economies of

Light
Lowel-Light unveiled its economi¬
cal e-studio line of nondimmable studio
fluorescent fixtures.

for those who need

They

an

are

designed

efficient soft light

source in tungsten of daylight color
temperatures with long lamp life but

There are three
models to choose from with two, four or

without the heat buildup.

six T-55-watt tubes. Each has a collec¬

light-control accessories and a
unique stand or lighting-grid mounting

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