Bill Brummond

DM-1 motors

Preston Package for sale. This was my backup unit. Includes 3 motors, Hand Unit 2, MDR2, cables, brackets. It does not include any Zoom controllers i.e. microforce. Includes a Pelican case. It has worked well on many productions. If interested, please email for a complete list and pics Serious buyers only please. Cheers Bill Brummond rigflyer@hotmail.com

I had my antlers stolen about 2 weeks ago at the Burbank airport. It was in a pelican 1700 case. So I need to replace my antlers. I need 3 weights and 3 risers and mounting plate. I need it ASAP. Thanks Bill

Need Preston MDR-2 only. No cables, no hand unit, no brackets, no motors Bill Brummond rigflyer@hotmail.com 310-780-7911 text

Anyone have a machinist they can recommend near LAX? Bill

check it out Garrett Brown. . .always thinking!

I have seen a brand new Modulus 3000. . .OK, I saw several of them. I know where you can get one for $2200. Email me for info. Bill

So I've worked on 4 different productions since leaving Las Vegas. Everyone of them faxed me a certificate of insurance 5 minutes after booking me, no questions asked. Las Vegas is full of S**t. Steve Sassen is the Producer. I think another operator is grieving them on a recent pilot. Bill Brummond rigflyer@hotmail.com

At Cinegear, I talked to a guy from a rental house in Toronto, John DeBoer. He showed me a chinese battery from SWIT. It gets around the Li-ion transport problem by spliting the battery into two pieces for shipping. The two pieces quickly snap together combining the 2 80wh batteries into a 160wh battery. That's good, right? Anton Bauer attachment, very light. I forget what he paid for them buy it was very cheap. His rental house has been using them for 2 years with no problems. Here is the website. It is model S-8170A http://swit-battery.com/swit2006/english/productdetail.asp Maybe I'm the last to know. Bill Brummond rigflyer@hotmail.com

Jim are you going into the battery business. I'll take some in an Anton Bauer configuration please. Maybe a few chargers as well. Bill Brummond

Since I involved all of you in this dispute, I thought you might like to know that today I received payment in full for all past due amounts from NBC/Las Vegas. Was that really so hard for them? Couldn't they have done that long ago? Still no cert. Bill Brummond rigflyer@hotmail.com

Here is the sample contract. It is adjusted from the camera rental house's agreement. NBC signed it for them. Some really good reading for/in the head. BILL BRUMMOND STEADICAM EQUIPMENT RENTAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Customer (or ?You" or "Your") acknowledge(s) that You have examined and tested the items of equipment listed herein and that the same are in good working condition and You accept the same as is, and without any rental reductions or claim therefore. You acknowledge that this equipment is leased without warranty or guarantee of any kind express or implied and that Bill Brummond (or "BB") assumes no responsibility, implied in fact or law, for the performance or nonperformance of said equipment. You shall return to BB, at Your expense, for exchange for other equipment, any item of equipment listed herein which subsequent to delivery becomes inoperable. This provision shall not relieve You of responsibility in the event of damage, destruction or non-return. 2. Use. This equipment, or any part thereof, shall not be subleased or assigned without BB's prior written and signed consent. The equipment leased hereunder shall be used only by Your duly qualified employees and/or agents in strict accordance with the laws of its location and with the use contemplated in this Agreement. You shall keep the equipment leased hereby in Your sole custody and shall not permit the leased equipment to be used in violation of any federal, state, municipal or provincial statutes, rules or regulations. You agree to indemnify and hold CCl harmless from any and all fines, forfeitures, penalties and for the violation of any statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation of any duly constituted public authority. 3. Return, Repair, Maintenance. If any items of equipment are returned in a damaged, destroyed or non-working condition, or if any such items are not returned for any reason (including, but not limited to, destruction, confiscation, theft or act of God), You shall pay to BB the full replacement cost to replace the same items, or closest comparably equipped equivalent, without deduction for depreciation. If any item is returned in a damaged repairable condition, You shall pay BB the cost of such repairs as determined by BB. In determining whether equipment shall be replaced or repaired, BB's judgment shall be conclusive upon You. If requested, You shall immediately advance the money to BB to pay for the repair or replacement of missing or damaged equipment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and regardless of when You pay BB the full replacement cost without deduction for depreciation of the leased equipment, or the cost to repair the leased equipment, in the event of loss or damage to the leased equipment, You shall be liable to pay rent at the rate provided in this Agreement until all of the equipment has actually been repaired and/or replaced, returned to BB's rental inventory, and BB's invoice to You fix loss and damages has been paid in fu11. You acknowledge that there may be delays in repair or replacement attributable to causes beyond BB's control. The acceptance of the return of the leased equipment is not a waiver by BB of any claims that it may have against You, nor a waiver of any claims for latent or patent damage to the equipment. 4. Rates and Late Charges. The first rental day shall be the day of delivery to You. The last rental day shall be the day of return, if such return is after 10:00 a.m. When on a daily rental schedule, the daily rate will be charged for Sundays and Holidays if any part of equipment is used. All orders shipped out of the State where this Agreement is entered into are subject to BB's minimum rental charges. Rent is due and payable upon receipt of invoice. All invoices not paid within ten calendar (10) days from invoice date shall bear late charges at the rate of one and one half percent (1 12%) per month (18% annually). If BB places the account in the hands of an attorney for collection, You agree to pay reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs, which may accrue. Rental rates paid will not be applied to the purchase price of any equipment listed herein. 5. Title and Ownership. You specifically acknowledge BB's superior title and ownership of the equipment and shall keep the equipment free of all liens, levies and encumbrances. You acknowledge that You shall be responsible for all taxes, transportation charges, duties, broker's fees, bonds, and all costs imposed upon the leasing or use of said equipment. You agree not to remove or cover any tag or nameplate on equipment showing ownership by BB. 6. Right of Entry. BB sha11 have the right to inspect the equipment at any time anywhere during the rental term. Upon termination of the lease period or upon the breach of any provision hereof, or in the event of any bankruptcy proceeding which involves You, or the levying of any legal process upon any item of equipment herein described, or upon any use of equipment in derogation or violation of BB's superior title and ownership, BB and its agents shall be at liberty at any time thereafter to remove all of said equipment without any liability for damage caused by any such entry for such purposes and without prejudice to BB's right to receive rent due or accrued to and including the date of removal of said equipment plus any and all additional costs, fees, damages and loss of rents which BB incurs in the process of repossession of equipment. 7. Indemnity and Liability. You agree to defend and indemnify BB and to hold BB harmless from any and all claims, actions, suits, proceedings, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities, including attorneys' fees, arising out of, connected with, or resulting from the equipment and/or the personnel provided hereunder, including, without limitation, any and all lost and/or postponed production time, Your possession, Use, operation, conduct, and the manufacture, selection, delivery, and/or return of said equipment. BB shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by neg1igence, or otherwise resulting from any delay, detention, late-delivery, non-delivery, defect or deficiency in leased equipment or other materials supplied, handled, stored, repaired, transported, received or processed, or the services of any technicians, drivers, or any other personnel or service provided by BB 8. Insurance. You shall, at Your expense, at all times from the time of delivery of equipment to You, maintain property damage insurance and liability insurance in amounts and with insurance companies BB approves. You shall protect BB as an additional insured on Your liability insurance and as loss payee on Your property damage insurance and provide for ten (10) days written notice to BB before any policy shall be modified or cancelled. Upon request, You shall deliver evidence of Your insurance coverage satisfactory to BB. The property insurance shall include coverage for property of others and shall provide coverage on a replacement cost basis which shall replace the same items, or closest comparably equipped equivalent without deduction for depreciation and for loss of use (lost rents) of the equipment. Your Coverage shall be "'All Risk" and be in force worldwide. Your insurance shall remain primary to BB's insurance on a non-contributory basis. Should You fail to procure or pay the cost of maintaining in force the insurance specified above, or to provide BB with satisfactory evidence of the insurance upon request, BB may, but shall not be obligated to, procure the insurance, and You shall reimburse BB within five (5) business days after demand for its cost. Suffering lapse or cancellation of the required insurance shall be an immediate and automatic default by You under this Agreement. You are responsible for all Insurance Policy deductibles. You shall pay all deductibles within five (5) days of any claims. Insurance Certificates: We require a certificate of insurance from your insurer proving the following: a) General Liability coverage - for no less than one million dollars with Bill Brummond named as "additionally insured". B) Miscellaneous Equipment "all risks" coverage - for no less than the replacement value without deduction for depreciation of the equipment you plan to rent with Bill Brummond named as "loss payee". Proof of insurance MUST be received by BB no later than one business day before the equipment departure time and will be kept on file until their expiration date. 9. Foreign Use. All cased equipment that is due to leave the United States must be registered with the appropriate Customs authority prior to departure. Upon your request, BB will furnish You with a statement including serial number, country of origin, and value of equipment. Adequate bonds, foreign liability insurance and customs fees are to be provided and paid by You. Any delay due to Your failure to properly register leased equipment shall be charged as (a) normal rental day(s) until all equipment is returned to BB. 10. Shipping Costs. All air or surface shipments of leased equipment made by BB on Your behalf and all leased equipment returned to BB by You shall be shipped prepaid by You. You are responsible for all rental charges, costs, fees and taxes incurred once the Equipment is delivered to You, Your agent or a Carrier. 11. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable so that the invalidity, unenforceability or waver of any of the provisions shall not affect the remaining provisions. 12. This Agreement shall be deemed to be entered into and governed by the laws of the State of California. Jurisdiction and venue for all purposes are proper only in state or federal courts in Los Angeles County, California. Should any legal proceedings arise out of this Agreement, the prevailing party, in addition to any other recovery, shall be entitled to recover all reasonable expenses including attorneys' fees. 13. This Agreement expresses the entire agreement between the parties and any change hereto must be in a writing signed by the parties. 14. If You are a corporation or other legal entity, the person signing this Agreement on behalf of such entity hereby warrants that s/he has full authority of such entity to sign this Agreement and obligate the entity. You and the entity shall be jointly and severally liable for all rentals and all other sums that may be due and owing to BB at any time under the terms of this Agreement. I5. You hereby certify that You have read and fully understand all the provisions herein prior to executing this Agreement.

Thank you Eric! I have had other operators call me today and they too have turned down the job. Latest update, the show is also losing more camera crew members to better shows. The Producer is steaming mad and wants to fire them all before they quit. And they still owe me for 5 1/2 weeks of rental! Please protect yourselves now and in the future by turning down this show if you get called. Bill Brummond rigflyer@hotmail.com

Crossing out 'boiler plate' language has always been my policy as well. That's when it got ugly on Las Vegas. I couldn't agree more on the Liability part of Jerry's comments. How many times have you had "an encounter" with another person. OUCH! I have written up a sample contract, but not sure how to post it in a WORD Format on the forum. Any help please. Would love to get comments before I move forward. Thanks Bill