About

Hippo Film Solutions is a company that was created to cater the film industry professionals. The main drive of our company is to create products that solve the everyday problems that may appear on a film set. We try to make things easier. 

Product description and sizes

HIPPO - SKIN

Hippo Skin is a pressure sensitive adhesive tape. The main characteristic of this product is that is super sticky and leaves no residue when removed. Hippo Skin has been mainly used in film and television sets around the world.

HIPPO - SKIN MIni Roll

3 Meter Roll

HIPPO - SKIN Regular Roll

5 Meter Roll

HIPPO-SKiN ON FILM SETS

Art Department

Sound Department

Sound Department

Art Department will use Hippo-Skin to secure art pieces or stick things on walls when you can not use screws or nails. 


When you film on location, you have to leave the location the same as when you found it, sometimes its a bussiness or someones home so you have to be sure to not leave any mark or residue. 


Set Dressers also use Hippo-Skin for securing things when there is a lot of wind and you don't want things to blow away. They will also use Hippo Skin to hang things temporarily while waiting for directors approval. 

Sound Department

Sound Department

Sound Department

Sound Department will use Hippo-Skin to mount lavalier mics and to reduce clothing noise from the mic capsule. 


The sound recordists and sound assistants will also use Hippo-Skin to secure noisy props so they can record clean dialogue. 


A clear example of this would be tea mugs or plates on trays on a restaurant scene. 

G&E Department

Sound Department

Special FX Department

Grip and Electric department will use Hippo-Skin to secure colored Gels on lights or ND filters on windows. 


When you filming on location, you have to leave the location the same as when you found it. 


They will also use Hippo Skin to hang ND, black wrap or Soft filters temporarily while waiting for DOP approval. 

Special FX Department

Special FX Department

Special FX Department

Special FX department will use Hippo-Skin to attach explosives under props or smoke machine pipes in weird locations where they can't use tape or other glues. 


Hippo Skin is easy to apply and easy to remove and makes things easier when time is important. 

Props Department

Special FX Department

Props Department

Props Department on set will use Hippo-Skin to secure props together or to hide things behind props.


Sometimes certain props need to be assembled and disassembled for each scene reset, in these situations Hippo Skin facilitates to secure the prop together while the scene is taking place. When they call "Cut" the prop master can reassemble the prop without damaging their creation. 

Other Uses

Special FX Department

Props Department

There are lots of other non-film related uses for Hippo-Skin that can be applied to any  day to day situations. 


Some examples would be: Hang Memos on walls, Hang Children's paintings the walls, hang posters on walls where regular tape does stick, use it to secure carpets and rugs from slipping, use it for securing floor cardboards while you are working on a paint job...

Where to Buy in Europe?

Sound On Set Europe

Sound On Set Europe

Sound On Set Europe

Calle Cardenal Cisneros 75,

Local 1. Madrid, 28010

Spain

Tel: +34.910.852.404


DISTRIBUITOR


info@soundonseteurope.com

www.soundonseteurope.com

Noyz Boyz Audio

Sound On Set Europe

Sound On Set Europe

Duivendrechtsekade 67
1096AH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Tel: +31.204.632.992


www.noyzboyz.nl

Nagrit SRL

Sound On Set Europe

SoundFish SRL

Via Ildebrando Vivanti 89
00144 Roma

Italy

Tel: +39.06.4543.5090 


www.nagrit.com

SoundFish SRL

SoundFish SRL

SoundFish SRL

A1 via Orvieto 12/14 

20141 Milano

Italy 

Tel: +39.023.653.6115 


www.soundfish.it

Raycom Ltd

SoundFish SRL

CineTools SL

Raycom Ltd, Unit 8, 

Abbey Lane Court,

Evesham, WR11 4BY

UK

Tel: (+44) 0.178.977.7 040


www.raycom.co.uk

CineTools SL

SoundFish SRL

CineTools SL

Áncora, 23

Madrid 28045

+34 913 408 333

Spain


Passeig Picasso, 20

Barcelona 08003

+34 933 097 255

Spain


Santiago Beyro, 5

Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38007

+34 822 613 637

Spain


www.cinetools.es

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Where to buy In the US?

Gotham Sound

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35-10 36th Ave. 

 Second Floor  

Long Island City, NY 11106


www.gothamsound.com

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