Because I like to /move into/ my edit suite because I spend more time there than my home. And organisation makes me happy.

Stationary

• Tote Bag to put everything in
  • a few smaller bags that fold up, useful if doing a drive run or a snack run.
• Pen Pot
  • Sharpies (Black mainly, then a few colours)
  • Pencils
  • Highlighters
  • Ballpoints
• Stapler (& spare staples), hole punch, tape & scissors
• Post its
  • Bulk buy them, you’ll go through many
• Notebook
  • Also those little to do list pads can useful
• Drive labels are also useful (I stole some from a post house)
• Label maker (excessive but fun to have on hand)
• Whiteboard markers in variety of colours (most edit suites have a whiteboard, I have these ones)
• Assorted clips + random things
  • bulldog clips
    • a few sizes, I’ve used all of them in various ways
    • if you have a whiteboard magnetic ones are also useful!
  • pins for the pin board
  • paper clips
  • rubber bands
• Specific - but little screwdriver for hard drives (I literally got mine in a Christmas Cracker)
• Also Specific - tape measure, useful during edit suite setups!

Tech

• Mouse or pen tablet (personal preference)
  • I’m about to buy this one
• Phone charger
• Empty hard drive (give it a name, labeled with your name & email address / phone number)
• Working hard drive (labeled as such with with your name & email address / phone number)
  • Sound FX library
    • bonus points if already made into Avid media and bins… I have yet to achieve this
  • Temp score folder
    • collect these as you are asked, just useful to have some downloaded as jobs will often ask for similar styles
• USB adapters / cables
  • USB - USB c adapters, a few different cables on hand