Sad to say, there are some slick, professional gear thieves out there. It’s a serious epidemic, with theft from vehicles and sets at a frightening and expensive level.
According to ESTA’s Production Equipment Rental Group [PERG], the anti-theft organization that operates online missing equipment database and alert system Rental Guard, nearly $9 million worth of professional motion picture camera equipment was reported stolen in 2016. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Theft hurts everyone
Gear theft is about much more than the equip …