Osvaldo Silvera SOC

A few years ago, Flip over accident on I-95 ( not roll over, Flip over, back over front, landing on roof, sliding, then slamming into containment wall then ending up right side up again), Strapped to a board at Hospital for 21 hours straight. Does that count? What happened? Are you alright?

Terry rocks!!

Blue 9" and the Black 7" are still available. Paypal prefered. I can even ship today, once paid!!

link doesn't work for me, takes me to the sign in page

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The Silver 9" and the Blue 7" have been sold and paid for.

Hi folks, the 9" Plates are $155 shipped 2 day priority and the 7" ones are $130 shipped. Choose which ones you'd like. Shipping is only included in the continental US! They are used. Silver 9", Blue 9", Black 7" and Blue 7" Send me a message on the forum, thanks

Look for Janice Arthur on here, she is the Vest guru!

How's the Mod holding up?

Hi folks, Looking for a Dual BFD receiver bracket. I know what it costs new, just trying to save some cash. Shipping to Miami, FL 33014 Please email me at ozzie@silverafilm.com

Trip to a Machine shop and a Welder....Whala done. Indestructible if made correctly.

Nick was that my old plate? If it is, I used that thing for years with no issues. I upgraded to the XCS plates when I sold those.

Where is it? I'll throw in the Handsfree system, a Boxx HD transmitter for "video village" and bring my own meal and Blank VHS for the copy of the finished product, you know.....to be professional.

DONE, See you Friday

Hans, The Vest and the Arm you have chosen will serve you well in anything you do, whether live or not, But the sled you can get used and a 1.5" has worked well for Live TV shows for over 25 years, a 1.5" post and a 2" post and those in between are a matter of preferance, some say the 2" post is more rigid, and at the same time many many many very well respected operators use the 1.5", so it's a personal preferance, DEFINITELY take a course, where you can play with several different sleds. For live work you mentioned a gimbal mounted focus system for $1000..... I think you may have forgotten the $2000+ motor and the $2000+ focus control system in that addition. Only a FEW broadcast lenses have the internal focus motor that you can just plug into underneath. I've only come across them a few times. Most of the time you won't have that option, which means you'll need a gimbal mounted focus control which plugs into the receiver box, and the motor plugs into that. Lot's more than $1,000. Also for the assistant, Hey if you pull your own focus like most of us in Live work do, No one is going to force you to have someone else focus for you. But if someone is providing a focus puller for me on a live show, PERFECT!, let them do it, if they mess up during reheasal, then you can take back control. Good luck, and read read, and ask ask questions. Have fun...

What a Ham! Very well done.! And you had yourself some Jon Fauer in there too. Excellent!

Make absolutely sure the bolts holding the hi hat to the board are good, next is make sure the board itself is good. The amount of torque on that board will be high. If you think it's possible, I would do it with the vest on, sitting on the back, But I can imagine driving on sand or worse yet around and maybe over sand dunes may bounce the back of the suburban close to the ground, so your legs/feet would be in danger. So back to the hardmount idea. Place the hi Hat towards the end of the floor in the back of the car, make sure if it's the style of suburban with 2 doors opening to each side, that those doors are tied open, you don't want one of those doors swinging closed and smashing you or the rig. Better yet, if possible, have them removed from the car. Next I would find REAL shot bags, those smaller ones that look like 10lb sand bags but weigh 30lbs!, and pack those on the inner side of the board, then sit straddling the hi hat, on top of the bags so you can lean out and control the rig. I would say make the rig long and an infinite drop time, but your not shooting on the street and your possibly driving on the sand where you may get close to the ground, so make the rig shorter and balance appropriately. If you can get a bunch of speedrail, and knuckles, you can make a speedrail frame inside the suburban that jets out of the car a foot or so to attach the hardmount, then weigh down the part of the frame that's deepest inside the suburban....Don't they have a Quad you can use for this..? be careful and wear a helmet, if you fall out, you want to be able to tell the story. Have fun. Ozzie PS, Make sure their certificate of insurance is real, call and verify, I did once and it was fake!

There are definite differences between Episodic and Live TV, In Live TV,....Years ago I was allowed an assistant who pulled focus!, He would sit in the audience with the Bartech and roll focus, He was there with me all the rehearsal days and knew all the moves, a seperate stage hand was my cable wrangler and safety, As years passed by, they barked about the seperate focus puller and I started pulling focus on my own, That has now been the norm for many many years....so just a safety now. On non TV/Live jobs I will always walk the shot first and if I see the need, ask for the AC or Main grip to watch my back and surroundings during the take. On shots involving non professional extras, such as concerts or Live TV audience, it's especially crutial, no one wants to crash into someone who steps into your path as your sprinting with the rig.....It's happened to me, Not fun. Sometimes it's needed and sometimes not, But ALWAYS good to have. I'm sure alot of busier LIVE guys come with their assistants all the time.

Remember when we complained about a loaded BL4s on the rig?

No longer for sale. Thanks for looking.

I'll take it, Let's talk shipping, Where are you?

Alot of what Mark said is perfect, and the Brochure is an EXCELLENT idea.!! I'll add a few things. I've traveled quite a bit out of the US with the rig and you never know when you'll get a pesky TSA official who's never seen one and wants to wipe the entire rig down and do the explosives test with the wipe. Having cases that have nicely cut out foam for each piece, will help assure the parts go back in their proper space. Unfortunately that means more cases. Sure you can comfortably pack a few extra things safely in the cases to further PAD the stuff, but the TSA agent will not re pack it with the care you did. So the only extra packing I add to the case is clothing. In each Pelican case I distribute Underwear, socks, and T Shirts to further pack the stuff. Normally if you use zip ties and they need to cut them off, they will replace them, so at a quick glance you may not be able to tell if they cut yours off and replaced them with the same color, so I use the ugliest color ties and double up. I'll run a yellow and pink, or green thru each hole. so at a quick glance when I arrive at the baggage claim, I know whether the case(s) was/were open. I don't use super tough Zip ties, cause if they want to open them, they will, and replace it with the small skinny ones. As for TSA locks, it's all the Luck of the draw there. I've had them opened and replaced, and I've had them literally torn off the case to open them, rendering the locking system unusable, so I sent the case back to pelican and got a new one. Even though they were TSA locks, If the person doing the inspection doesn't have the key for whatever reason, they'll cut the lock and you have no re course. When travelling out of town, be SURE the company on the receiving end/city is there to meet you at the airport, and TELL them you are bringing equipment and the REAL value of it, If they ( the company or producer) tell you to say or declare anything less than the actual value of the equipment, REFUSE. you'll be stuck if you say something lower than the actual cost 1. for lying about a value that sets the customs import bond or duty, which would be a crime in the country and 2. if something goes wrong and they decide to pay you for it, well, they'll offer to pay what you said it was worth. I've landed in the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and both of those countries took me and the gear to a seperate room, away from everyone ( Armed National Guards from each country) opened everything up, asked me for the bond, started telling me I had to pay a bond to bring the gear in, and continued interrogating me about what I was doing there and whether I was selling the gear... Until the "Handler" arrived with the proper paperwork from the company. In Trinidad I actually saw the handler pass cash to the lead guard. In the Philippines, they asked what I was doing, I said a Movie, they smiled, said very cool, and I moved on. So you NEVER know. Even here in the US sometimes they don't open the cases at all, and sometimes everything has been gone over. As for carnet's, Just like you'd have a complete list of every piece of gear for your insurance carrier, have an extra copy with you. if in the US and leaving, Get to the airport super early, or sometimes the previous day and take the paperwork to customs, and be prepared to bring all the gear with you, they'll stamp a copy, and when you come back in to the US, show them the stamped list and you'll be good. Also, remember your transporting gear under the plane, with that in mind. when you get off the plane, head straight to the baggage claim, do not stop and grab something to eat, head straight there. being there before the bags come out, will help you see/grab your bag the moment it comes out. Lessening the chance of it being whisked away by a baggage thief. In the last 10 years I have never been asked to see my bag claim tickets when walking away from the claim belt with all the gear. If I was eating or delayed in any way and a potential thief see's everyone grab their bags and your cases are still rolling around, they'll know your not around... so plan accordingly. Some buy actual luggage that can fit the cases in them, so they don't look like cases, that's a personal option too. So finally... Have your gear insured always!, Have great cases for everything, Make sure the receiving end has someone there, in the event of it being a different country, to get all the import paperwork done. And for fun, Spread all your Dirty Underwear and socks and Dirty shirts after a job around your battery case and arm case, they'll hate going thru that case! Ozzie

DONE

Back to the Top. Price is $2200. Shipped anywhere in the lower 48. Paypal accepted.

Ok, DB2 is in Miami now, back on the rig. but will include shipping anywhere in the Lower 48 US states. And throw in the Dogleg which is set up to hold the Bartech. Ozzie