fbpx

DIY Photography

Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time

Search

 

Submit A Story

Watch This 1995 Film That Shows That A Grip Does

by 4 Comments

If you are just starting your way on movie sets, you probably hear grip this and grip that. But what is a grip anyways and what do they do?

Well, they do pretty much anything that’s involved with movie magic. (special effects and CGI aside), they are guys who set up dollies, move tracks, place microphones and lighting gear. And basically anything that you’d say, but how the heck can I put THIS over THERE, they know how to put it THERE for you.

It is a hard job which is not often credited, so it was nice to see this oldie from 1995 made at Paramount Studios Grip Dept showing what the Local 80 brothers grip team are doing on their day to day routine. Imagine how would this movie look if they had GoPros, Drones and stabilized gimbals.

Get A Grip movie was made by Laura Jacobson (former Grip), and produced by husband and wife  Richard and Marcie Lestz Jastrow.

[GET A GRIP via reddit]

Related posts:

The GaffGun Straighten, Tapes and Secures Cables In Seconds 5 Clever Microphone Mounts For Shooting Video

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is the Founder and Editor in Chief of DIYPhotography, he is also a photographer, a relentless entrepreneur, a prolific inventor and a dad, not necessarily in that order

  • David Olsson

    Don’t forget this: https://vimeo.com/82248530

  • Marcus Wolschon

    Can’t be watched in Germany because it has music by UMG.

  • I guess they didn’t realize that using copyrighted music was unethical not to say illegal back in those days…lol…

  • I actually worked as a grip for about 3 years back in the 90’s. It was definitely fun at times, getting to build stuff. Of course, most of the time you were just hauling all the equipment wherever you were directed to move it. Loading, unloading trucks at the beginning/end of the day, etc.

Recent Posts