From the course: Grip Gear for Photographers

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What is grip gear and why is it called that?

What is grip gear and why is it called that?

From the course: Grip Gear for Photographers

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What is grip gear and why is it called that?

- So what is grip gear, and why is it called that? First, what is a grip? Well there are lots of odd sounding job titles in the end of a movie during the credit sequence. Gaffer, Best Boy, Key Grip. Well there are all just fancy names for different jobs or roles on a movie set. The Gaffer is the head of the lighting department. The Best Boy is their right hand man or woman. Think of the Best Boy as the foreman or liaison overseeing the grips. And the Key Grip is simply the Head Grip or the Grip Supervisor. On a movie set, Grips provide support for the electrical department when setting up the lighting. Grips handle all the non-electrical equipment that modifies the light. Such as setting up stands that hold flags, and diffusing materials that control the quality or intensity or the shape of the light. So grip gear is all the flags, stands, modifiers, clamps, and so on, that these folks use to get the job done. Noe guess what? You as the photographer get to be Gaffer, Best Boy, Key…

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