r/Filmmakers • u/selassiegwailo camera dept • Feb 04 '25

Request I've started a custom 3D printing venture, mostly camera department things- looking for feedback!

https://www.kraplastic.com/
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u/goatcopter producer Feb 04 '25

I got to see these products first hand working on a run-and-gun project in Louisiana heat, and they held up to everything the operators could throw at them. Solid products from a solid dude, I highly recommend them.

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u/selassiegwailo camera dept Feb 04 '25

Bossman! How's it been?? Thanks for the kind words- it was a lot of fun working with y'all as well!

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u/goatcopter producer Feb 04 '25

Good man, been gaffing some shorts from our local festival hopefuls, and teaching a lot of classes. Waiting on grants for a couple docs, and then trying to get a couple features to lock their dates in town - both small, but it's work for our local crew, so I'm pushing. Glad to see you making this a business, you had some dope stuff on set. Ben picked up a job on the new Duck, so he's off and running, hopefully not getting beat up too bad.

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u/selassiegwailo camera dept Feb 04 '25

Hell yeah! Glad to hear things are moving down there. It's been pretty quiet up this way, another quarter crossing my fingers things start turning around

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u/selassiegwailo camera dept Feb 04 '25

Hey!  I’m a 1st and sometimes operator working mostly in the doc world.  For the past few years I’ve been messing around with 3D printing to make some custom solutions for my rigs and started getting asked by friends to print them some of the things I’ve made.  So I decided to put up a website and try to make a bit of a side-hustle out of it.  I’ve been open for about 6 months now and it’s had a bit of success but I’m trying to grow the business and also make better stuff.  

So please take a look at my site if you have some time, I’d love to hear what the community on here thinks!

Thanks, 

Kelsey

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u/dizzi800 Feb 04 '25

As someone that used to work in the film industry (Moved to short-form/advertising, specifically social)

These looks awesome!

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u/selassiegwailo camera dept Feb 04 '25

Thank you! ☺️

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u/anomalou5 Feb 04 '25

Dude, you remastered the hipshot! Amazing. Going to order one.

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u/selassiegwailo camera dept Feb 04 '25

If you have any questions about it let me know! I'm really happy with how it turned out, I think it's a good approximation of the original.

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u/DeadEyesSmiling Feb 05 '25

These look fantastic; thanks for sharing!!

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u/selassiegwailo camera dept Feb 05 '25

Thanks!!!