Matthews Studio Equipment

Matthews Studio Equipment is a Burbank, California grip manufacturer that has been making professional grip equipment in the USA since 1968. The company introduced the folding-leg C-stand in 1974 and helped formalize the ANSI-recognized 5/8" "Baby" pin and 1-1/8" "Junior" standards. It has earned three Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Its product range includes C-stands, apple boxes, Matthellini clamps, booms and arms, and steel shot BoaBags, and it sells through dealers and rental houses as well as directly.

Matthews Studio Equipment is a Burbank, California grip manufacturer that has been making grip equipment in the USA since 1968. According to the company, it began in a small Burbank garage, where two young men addressed problems no one else had tackled, and it went on to shape the modern film set. In an era when grip hardware varied from studio to studio, Matthews established consistency and helped formalize the ANSI-recognized 5/8" "Baby" pin and 1-1/8" "Junior" standards. The company introduced the folding-leg C-stand in 1974, which it describes as the most widely used support tool in production history, and it also developed and standardized the modern Combo Stand. Through collaboration with working filmmakers, Matthews introduced tools including the MAX Menace Arm, Matthellini Clamp, Tulip Crane, Cam Remote systems, and Infinity Arm. The company states it has earned three Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Professional grip equipment that won't fail when the shot matters; inventor of the folding-leg C-stand, made in USA, trusted worldwide.

• Folding-leg C-Stand

  Introduced in 1974; described as the most widely used support tool in production history.

• Combo Stand

  Developed and standardized by Matthews as a workhorse of professional lighting support.

• BoaBags

  Steel shot bags that wrap around stands, columns, braces, T-handles, arms, or booms; available in 2.5lbs, 5lbs, 10lbs, and 15lbs sizes.

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