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U.S. markets, and members can register for
early access in their city.
ShareGrid was co-founded by Brent
Barbano, a Los Angeles-based director of
photography and member of Local 600;
Arash Shiva, a photographer and ecommerce veteran; and Marius Ciocirlan, a
product designer and Emmy Awardwinning animator. The trio sought to create
a community where fellow creatives could
make supplemental income on their equipment investments and find affordable rental
options for their own projects.
ShareGrid
renters can browse
or search for specific
gear, sort by popularity or price, and
gauge distance with
a map view, while
gear owners can list
for free. ShareGrid
has price-suggesting
tools that help
owners price their
gear competitively,
and scheduling tools
that help them set
the availability of their gear.
To ensure security, every member
provides a valid ID and goes through a twostep verification process. Additionally,
ShareGrid's security team uses bank-level
software for background verifications on
every member before he or she rents.
Members also have the ability to review one
another in order to keep the community
transparent and safe.
ShareGrid has formed an exclusive
partnership with Athos Insurance
(www.athosinsurance.com) to build an
instant online insurance system for creative
productions. Within minutes, ShareGrid
members can purchase a short-term or
annual policy for their rental. ShareGrid's
Insurance and Damage Waiver system
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covers every rental up to $750,000; ShareGrid also verifies and accepts third-party
insurance policies.
Members can choose where they
want to exchange gear, with provided
check-sheets to ease the prep and checkout
process; a delivery option is available in
NYC. ShareGrid also allows members to
build their own profiles/bios, link socialmedia profiles, upload a demo reel, follow
other members and message one another.
Members of the ShareGrid community
range from students to seasoned filmmakers, including cinematographers, camera
operators, camera assistants, gaffers,
producers, directors and editors.
For additional information, visit
www.sharegrid.com.
Rotolight's Anova
Pro Streamlines Effects
U.K.-based LED lighting manufacturer Rotolight has unveiled the Anova Pro
LED fixture. Up to 43-percent brighter than
the company's previous-generation Anova,
the Anova Pro also boasts revised electronics, 10-percent weight reduction, a revised
yoke design, and a new Flash Sync Trigger
input for shutter-release synchronization at
up to 150 percent of the maximum continuous light output.
Anova Pro's Bi-Color LED system with
AccuColor LED-phosphor technology delivers exceptional color rendering (CRI of 96+)
and a powerful output (up to 6,545 Lux at
3') while using 94 percent less energy than
a standard tungsten bulb. The fixture
features dual controls for fast, tunable color
and brightness adjustment, along with an
accurate color-temperature display (CCT),
DMX control and V-Lock battery operation.
Wi-Fi control will also be available on Anova
Pro Air models, which are slated to be avail-
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