The Grip Book: The Studio Grip's Essential Guide

This book provides essential skills and insider tips for aspiring and professional grips to succeed in the film and television industry. It covers operating rigging and lighting equipment, performing camera mounts on various vehicles, and navigating the set. It includes updated content on the latest technology, set etiquette, and working as a technical crew member. The book also offers technical expertise, a self-test section, a glossary, and guidelines on physical requirements for grips.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 452 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Gain the essential skills of a professional grip to become the jack and master of all trades on any movie or television show set. This new edition has been fully updated and revised and will enable aspiring and professional grips to discover vital insider tips ranging from how to operate cutting-edge rigging and lighting equipment to performing difficult camera mounts on aircraft,boats,trains,and cars.

Seasoned Hollywood grip Michael G. Uva teaches you to install, set up, maintain, and ensure the safety of all equipment on a set, such as C-stands, cameras, and any specialty gear needed for a shoot. Expanded content on navigating the set, including set etiquette and how to succeed as a technical crew member, will jump-start your career and make you a valuable asset on any film or television crew. This seventh edition has been updated to include the latest technology, further explanations of equipment and how to use it for those new to the role, a new chapter on working as a grip on virtual sets. Other features include technical expertise on maintaining the latest and greatest filmmaking equipment; a self-test section containing over one hundred questions and answers; a comprehensive appendix containing a robust glossary of insider and equipment terms; and guidelines on what a grip has to be physically able to perform in their day-to-day duties.

The book is ideal for the aspiring or working grip to use on the role, as well as aspiring students looking to break into the industry.

Weight: 880g
Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032255866
Edition number: 7 ed