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Essential Knots for Filmmaking: Sheepshank

How to tie the sheepshank, one of my favorite knots for filmmaking because it’s a knot that you can easily tie, and it is so powerful.

June 22, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Film Theory, Lighting, Production

Essential Knots for Filmmaking: Bowline

I am going to take you through the four most essential knots in filmmaking and we start with the number one used knot in the movie business: the bowline.

March 2, 2015/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

Film Theory, Lighting, Production

Essential Knots for Filmmaking: Clove Hitch

A useful knot to know for filmmaking is the clove hitch knot. The clove hitch can grip anything, from round objects, to square objects, to rectangles, it can wrap around pretty much any shape.

July 15, 2013/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC

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