GRIP

Grip

In the U.S. and Canada, grips are lighting and rigging technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a film set and are directed by a key grip. Grips have two main functions. The first is to work closely with the camera department to provide camera support, especially if the camera is mounted to a dolly, crane, or in an unusual position, such as the top of a ladder. Some grips may specialize in operating camera dollies or camera cranes. The second main function of grips is to work closely with the electrical department to create lighting set-ups necessary for a shot under the direction of the Director of Photography.

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grip

Noun

  1. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
  2. A handle or other place to grip.
  3. A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
  4. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
  5. A lot of something.
  6. : Influenza, flu.
  7. A small travelling-bag.
  8. Assistance; help or encouragement.
  9. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
  10. As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
  11. A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
  12. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. The griffin.

Verb

  1. To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
  2. To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
  3. To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
  4. To trench; to drain.


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