The grip book : the studio grip's essential guide / by Michael G. Uva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Uva, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cinematography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cinematography.

Grips (Persons)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Grips (Persons).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (858 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Gain the essential skills of a professional grip to become the jack and master of all trades on a movie or television show set. Discover vital insider tips ranging from how to operate cutting-edge rigging and lighting equipment to performing difficult camera mounts on aircraft, boats, cars, and trains. In The Grip Book, Fifth Edition, 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. Guidelines for on-set etiquette

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Contributing Companies, Manufacturers, and Suppliers; Contributing Companies; Manufacturers and Suppliers; Note from the Author; About the Author; What Could Happen on Your Way to the Throne!; Acknowledgments; A Bit of Encouragement; Companion Website; 1. Introduction; What This Book Is About; About the Equipment; A Professional's Tips on the Trade; Self-Test; Getting Started; A Little Grip History; The Grip Department; Key Grip; Best Boy Grip; Grips; Grip Zones; High Person; Hip Pocket Grip; Call Time

A Typical Day for a GripSetting Up a Shoot; Call Sheet; Front Side of Call Sheet; Back Side of Call Sheet; Warehouse Stages; How It Goes on the Set; Grip Job Description; Tools; Physical Requirements; What to Expect; the unexpected; Pace on the Set; What Key Grips Like; Warning/Disclaimer; The Big Break (Strictly for the Brand-New Grip!); Ron's words; Set Etiquette; Call Time; New on the Set; Offering Expert Advice; Offering a Hand; Can We Help?; Don't Be a Hero; Titles; These Are Always Out of Line for Crews; Wrap Time; Being a Professional Crew Member; An Eager Attitude

How to Get Hired AgainHow Not to Get Hired Again; Personality Problems; Résumés; Peer Evaluation; Your Voice Mail Message; Company Vehicles; Examples of Bad Bosses; My, My, My; Being a Good Communicator; Teachers and Students; Being Professional When You're Boss; The Morning of the Shoot; Always in Line for Production; Always Out of Line for Production; Filling Out the Time Card; Crew Issues to Address; From Other Departments; Location Etiquette: Getting Along with Locals; Some Thoughts on Equipment; Crews and Their Own Equipment; The Professional Look; Health on the Set

Last Thoughts and Parting Advice"Juices"; Success and the Ego; Financial Responsibility; Ron Dexter's Suggested Book and Source List; Sources; Publishers; 2. Essential Equipment; Apple Boxes; Baby Plates; Bar Clamp Adapter Pin; Basso Block; Bazooka; Bead Board Holder; Big Ben Clamp; Branch Holder; C-Clamp Branch Holder; Tree Branch Holder; Cable Crossovers; C-Clamps; Camera Wedge; Cardellini Clamp; Chain Vise Grips; Clipboard; Condor Bracket; Cribbing; Crowder Hanger/No Nail Hanger; Cucoloris; Cup Blocks; Dots and Fingers; Drop Ceiling Scissor Clamp/Cable Holder; Drop-Down, 45-Degree Angle

Empty FramesFlag Box/Scrim Box; Flags and Cutters; Cutters; Flexarms; Furniture Clamp; Furniture Pad; Gaffer Grip; Grid Clamp; Grifflon; Grip Clip; Grip/Electrical Stage Box; Grip Helper; Grounding Rod/Spike; Hand Truck; Ladder; Lamppost System (by Backstage Equipment); Mafer Clamp; Matt Pipe Adapter Baby; Matt Poles-Polecats; Meat Ax; Miniboom; Muscle Truck/Cart; No-Nail Hanger/Crowder; Offset Arms; Parallels; Pipe Clamp, Baby; Pipe Clamp, Junior; Pony Pipe Clamp; Poultry Bracket (Matthews); Putty Knife; Reflector; Reflector Slip-Ons (Scrims); Sandbags; Scrims-Grip; Single Net; Double Net

Lavender Net

Notes:

"First published 1988 by Focal Press"--Title page verso.

"Simultaneously published in the UK"--Title page verso.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-138-12879-1

1-135-01809-X

0-203-76030-1

1-135-01810-3

9780203760307

OCLC:

867631038