A lot of times on small budget and indie films a grip will swing departments and act as a gaffer as well, meaning we will set the position of light stands and modifiers as well as set up the lights. I know it's frowned upon by the union but I honestly like doing it. It makes my job interesting if it is a small set with not much to do.
Legit, I’m an aspiring director, but I also love knowing how to shoot, edit, and color grade just cos I love learning about all this stuff. I’m also always trying to come up with streamlined DIY solutions to complex problems on sets, cos a lot of stuff I’m filmmaking (to me) seems wayyyyy more complicated then it needs to be, at least depending on the kind of shoot you’re doing. I’d also love to get in touch if you don’t mind? You seem like an interesting guy lol
Finally! For over 35 years, I have enjoyed watching the end credits of movies. One time, I noticed that I had seen the same key grip on a previous movie. It became a game to stay in theaters to watch the end credits. Whoever I was with, who didn't have the same practice, would ask what I was waiting for. In good humor, I'd answer "the key grip". For several years, I wondered what a key grip does because I'd never see anyone on production sets being called a key grip. Now I know what a key grip does. Thank you!
my uncle was a key grip for Burbank Studios then went to start a company called Studio Rentals when the studios decided to save money with hiring out the work. He did the Rose, original Red Dawn and Land of the Giants and many more. Tony Pono! He loved his work and met many stars.
This type of content is so valuable for someone in my position with no industry knowledge, but plenty of experience behind the camera. I'll be consuming as much of this content as possible to gain a feel for what working on a set will be like. In the meantime I should research + identify any experience/ educational requirements to aquire these types of positions.
I wish the notes accompanying the video identified not only the music in the video but also the movies from which clips were taken. I recognized "Living in Oblivion" (great choice) and "Boogie Nights," but not some of the others - particularly that great shot of the street jam-packed with a crowd, with the camera moving seamlessly from with the crowd to above the crowd to far above the crowd and then into an upstairs café.
Check 9:44 of the video, he's added a credits card for all the movies featured. I think those amazing moving shots were from I Am Cuba by Mikhail Kalatozov. Might be helpful if those credits were in the video description too though so maybe he could add them in?
@@yetanotherbassdude Thanks. Yes, I totally agree that credit for clips should be in the written video description - credits in the video roll rapidly by (in this case, the list was flashed on-screen for about one second) - and in this case I missed them.
Really fantastic breakdown as always! We all know that film sets for even modest productions have loads of crew to make it all happen, but getting explanations of what they actually do from someone working in the industry is just brilliant! Don't know if there's many crew positions you still haven't covered by now, though. Maybe the Assistant Director roles would be good next? Whatever it is I'll definitely keep watching! 👍
love your videos, they are very informative and helpful :) i just want to say wd40 dissolves old grease and other kind of dirt, making things easier to move and does not lubricate :)) greetings
I have yet another idea for a future video. Both Goldeneye and Casino Royale were the first James Bond films to star their respective actors--Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig--as 007 and both were directed by Martin Campbell and shot by Phil Meheux. I think it would be interesting to talk about Campbell and Meheux's collaborations on those flicks, comparing and contrasting the visual stylings of the two pictures, and how that must have been connected to the two filmmakers' philosophies behind the telling of the story of a "new" Bond.
Your videos are informative, very well described and excellent way to understand Cinema equipment and crew responsibilities. Big shout out to you for taking the time and effort to present in such detailed and interactive way.
Thanks for this information that satisfied my curiosity. As a film fan I stay till the bitter end when ever I can and watch the credits. I always knew that the folks listed at the ends of films are the reason the film exists. But had no idea just how important and complicated the job is requiring both technical and creative expertise assisting the directors vision. Very cool 😎 stuff.
a good grip will ...... always wear a collar . that will set u apart from the the ligthing crew .. at the start of a job take flowers and chocolate to production .. and accounting .. learn radio etiquette and set etiquette as fast as u can .. don't smoke .. stay positive ... that will set u apart from........... and remember academy awards are not just for actors . vocalise ur enthusiasm to the best boy and key ... stay close to the guy thats going to teach you the most . most grips are super contributive . enjoy the diversity of the grew . there is no where that ur will ever find such a concentration of talented wonderful people than a film crew . when you leave this industry . u will miss them all terribly.
I always watch movie credits and never in my entire life of watching movies skip over them because I like to know what each Filmmaking crew does but I've never understood what a grip does, until now. Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.
Any advice on best way to get my foot in the door as a grip? I have trade experience in the HVAC field, so the hands on experience I have. Just don't really understand the best approach to gettn into the industry. Not finding too much online in my area.
