Grip and Lighting Training
What is a grip?
“an expert handyman”
“grips solve other people’s problems”
Grip and Lighting Training
Types of Grips
Key Grip
Best boy or girl Grip
Dolly Grip
Rigging Grip
Electric Grip
Camera Crane Grip
Etc…
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The Key Grip
Gathers Crew
Attends pre-production meetings
Attends location scouts
Determines support equipment needs
Interfaces with Gaffer and DP to determine plan
of action.
Unofficial safety captain on set.
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Best (girl or boy) Grip
Directs the grip crew based on instructions from
the key grip.
In charge of grip equipment and expendables
In charge of inventory on grip truck
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Grips
Rigging for lighting support.
Rigging for camera support.
Work with other departments on set.
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Gaffer
Person in charge of lighting, sometime called the
lighting director.
Works with DP to determine lighting needs to set
mood or other characteristics required by director.
Works with electrical department to setup the
lighting equipment where needed.
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Electricians (electrical department)
Responsible for supplying electricity where
needed.
Take direction from gaffer to set and focus
lighting equipment.
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Tools of the (grip) Trade
Multi-tool
Small flashlight
Torpedo level
Screwdrivers (both types)
Various type of tape
Small wrench or vise-grips
Clothes pins
Gloves
Tape measure
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Stands and Lighting Support
C-Stands
Rolling Stands
Baby and Junior pins
Many types of clamps
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Lighting Modifiers
Flags, cutters, and scrims
Butterflies or overheads
Cucoloris or “cookie”
Dots and fingers
Gels
Barn doors
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General Lighting Styles
Hard Light - powerful, harsh, easy to control
Soft Light - wraps, quick fall off, flattering
Key Light - main source of illumination
Fill Light - opposite of fill light, fill in shadows
Back Light - provides separation from background
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Types of Lighting Instruments
Fresnel
Ellipsodal
Open-Face
PAR
LED
Soft Boxes
Lantern
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Lighting Fundamentals
Lights generically nicknamed for their wattage
e.g. 1k, 2k, 5k, 150, 300, etc…
Lights measured in degrees kelvin
tungsten 3200k
HMI/daylight 5600k
LED variable
sunrise/sunset 2000k
fluorescent – 3200 or 5600k
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Lighting Color Correction
Gels are used to change one color temperature to
another.
CTO - Color Temperature Orange changes
daylight to tungsten
CTB - Color Temperature Blue changes tungsten
to daylight
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Camera Support
Tripods
Dollies
Camera Cranes
Steadicams
Stepladder
Camera Cars
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Grip Equipment Information
Matthews Studio Equipment and Grip
Avenger Grip Equipment
Manfrotto
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Lighting Equipment Information
Arri Lighting
Mole Richardson
Kino-Flo
Chimera Lighting
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Grip Truck Information
Brauer Productions
Detroit Power & Light
Lowing Lighting and Grip
The Movie Makers
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Definitions
Baby
Base Camp
Beach
Bottomer
Bull Pen
Butterfly
Courtesy Flag
Ear
Eye Light
Float a Flag
Hand Shoes
1000 watt lamp
Mobile headquarters for vehicles/equipment
Slang for sand or weight bag
Flag or cutter on the bottom of a light
Slang for grip equipment staging area
Overhead lighting control
Shade for directory or talent
Flag or cutter set on side of light
Small light to give eyes a twinkle
Hand hold a flag to find location
Leather gloves
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Definitions
Hot Set
Idiot Check
Juicer
Junior
Lunch Box
Negative Fill
Practical
Rope Wrench
Scrims
Sider
Snack Book
Stinger
Tweenie
Don’t move anything, still shooting
Last minute survey of area for equipment
Slang for electrician, also called sparky
Slang for 2000w light
Large AC power distribution
Using a solid black to bounce vs. white
Actual working light on the set
A knife for cutting rope
Wire mesh for dropping in front of light
Flag or cutter used on side of light
Small AC power distribution
AC electrical cable
A 650w light