Individuals who adjust and maintain the equipment on sets for motion pictures, television or stage productions or the recording industry. Grips provide camera and lighting support for stage and motion picture productions, make sure all the equipment is working properly and make adjustments when needed. They figure out how to build required props and equipment; and set up and dismantle stage or set equipment such as frames, scaffolding, platforms and backdrops. In addition, they move big set pieces between scenes, set up phony walls, and lower scenery and stage curtains on cue. When filming outside, grips set up tents or other coverings to protect workers and equipment from the weather. Included are key grips (the chief grips on a set), best boy grips who serve as key grips' assistants, dolly grips who place and move dolly tracks and gang grips who do most of the other support work on sets. (Dollies are small trucks that carry the camera and some of the camera crew. Dolly grips mount cameras on dollies and push and pull dollies along the tracks, as instructed by directors.)
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