In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, grips are camera support equipment 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 function 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 .
31-460: [REDACTED] Look up grip in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Grip ( s ) or The Grip may refer to: Common uses [ edit ] Grip (job) , a job in the film industry Grip strength , a measure of hand strength Music [ edit ] Grip (percussion) , a method for holding a drum stick or mallet Grip (album) ,
62-458: A crossguard or quillons. A tassel or sword knot may be attached to the guard or pommel. The pommel ( Anglo-Norman pomel "little apple" ) is an enlarged fitting at the top of the handle. They were originally developed to prevent the sword from slipping from the hand. From around the 11th century in Europe they became heavy enough to be a counterweight to the blade. This gave the sword
93-551: A 2024 album by serpentwithfeet The Grip , a 1977 album by Arthur Blythe Grip , a 1996 album by Husking Bee The Grip , a 2011 EP by Cerebral Ballzy "Grip", a song by Lights from Pep , 2022 "Grip" (song) , by Seeb and Bastille, 2018 " (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) ", a 1977 song by the Stranglers "Grip!", a 2003 song by Every Little Thing from Many Pieces Organizations [ edit ] Grip Ltd. ,
124-786: A Toronto, Canada, design firm, originally founded to publish Grip magazine Grip (magazine) , an 1873–1894 satirical magazine Grip Digital , a Czech video game developer and publisher German Research Institute for Public Administration , Speyer, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies , Minato, Tokyo, Japan People [ edit ] Grip (rapper) (born 1989), rapper Jouko Grip (born 1949), Finnish Paralympic athlete Håvard Fjær Grip , Norwegian cybernetics engineer Places [ edit ] Grip, Norway , an archipelago and deserted fishing village in Møre og Romsdal county Grip (municipality) , an 1897–1964 municipality that included
155-429: A falling lighting instrument. A grip uses some tools typically used by mechanics and construction workers. As in those vocations, grips need hand tools at the ready.(Tools such as ratchet straps, wedges and a normal tool box) Grip (sword) The hilt (rarely called a haft or shaft ) is the handle of a knife , dagger , sword , or bayonet , consisting of a guard , grip , and pommel . The guard may contain
186-412: A feature film is shot using one or more cameras, each mounted on highly complex, extremely expensive, heavy duty equipment. Grips assemble this equipment according to meticulous specifications and push, pull, mount or hang it from a variety of settings. The equipment can be as basic as a tripod standing on a studio floor, to hazardous operations such as mounting a camera on a 100 ft crane, or hanging it from
217-475: A helicopter swooping above a mountain range. Good Grips perform a crucial role in ensuring that the artifice of film is maintained, and that camera moves are as seamless as possible. Grips are usually requested by the DoP (Director of Photography) or the camera operator. Although the work is physically demanding and the hours are long, the work can be very rewarding. Many Grips work on both commercials and features. In
248-553: A point of balance not too far from the hilt allowing a more fluid fighting style. Depending on sword design and swordsmanship style, the pommel may also be used to strike the opponent (e.g., using the Mordhau technique). Pommels have appeared in a wide variety of shapes, including oblate spheroids, crescents, disks, wheels, and animal or bird heads. They are often engraved or inlayed with various designs and occasionally gilt and mounted with jewels. Ewart Oakeshott introduced
279-880: A racing video game Grip (raven) , talking raven kept as a pet by Charles Dickens "Grip", a raven character in Charles Dickens' Barnaby Rudge The Grip (TV series) , a 1994–1998 Irish children's sports programme Coordinated Regional Incident Management (Netherlands) , an emergency management procedure in the Netherlands Governance for Railway Investment Projects , United Kingdom, for managing railway infrastructure projects See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "grip" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Grip All pages with titles containing Grip or Grips Grippe (influenza) Grippe (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
310-471: A system of classification of medieval pommel forms in his The Sword in the Age of Chivalry (1964) to stand alongside his blade typology . Oakeshott pommel types are enumerated with capital letters A–Z, with subtypes indicated by numerals. The grip is the handle of the sword. It is usually made of wood or metal and often covered with shagreen (untanned tough leather or shark skin). Shark skin proved to be
341-422: A vulnerability to thrusting. By the 17th century, guards were developed that incorporated a solid shield that surrounded the blade out to a diameter of up to two inches or more. Older forms of this guard retained the quillons or a single quillon, but later forms eliminated the quillons, altogether being referred to as a cup-hilt. This latter form is the basis of the guards of modern foils and épées . The ricasso
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#1732776473133372-440: Is a blunt section of blade just below the guard. On developed hilts it is protected by an extension of the guard. On two-handed swords , the ricasso provided a third hand position, permitting the user's hands to be further apart for better leverage. The sword knot or sword strap , sometimes called a tassel, is a lanyard —usually of leather but sometimes of woven gold or silver bullion, or more often metallic lace—looped around
403-509: Is a term for the reflected light that is "bounced" back onto a subject on the fill or non- key light side. The first choice for most film-makers' fill is a product known in the US as beadboard and called "poly", short for polystyrene , in Europe. It is rigid insulation made for the construction trade, but was adopted by the film trade because of its "true-white" color and "soft" bounce. Grips may also be called on to set "negative fill", which
434-418: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Grip (job) Grips' responsibility is to build and maintain all the equipment that supports cameras. This equipment, which includes tripods, dollies, tracks, jibs, cranes, and static rigs, is constructed of delicate yet heavy duty parts requiring a high level of experience to operate and move. Every scene in
465-612: Is evident in catalogs of various military uniform and regalia makers of centuries past. The broader art form of passementerie , with its divisions of Decor, Clergy and Nobility, Upholstery, Coaches and Livery, and Military, is covered in a few books on that subject, none of which are in English. Indian swords had the tassel attached through an eyelet at the end of the pommel. Chinese swords, both jian and dao , often have lanyards or tassels attached. As with Western sword knots, these serve both decorative and practical functions, and
496-465: Is the reduction of ambient or non-directional light, such as ambient sunlight, to raise contrast on the subject. This is achieved by setting "solids", made of black fabric, either flags (up to 4' × 4') or rags (6' × 6' or larger) on the non-key light side or wherever the negative fill is desired. When shooting day exteriors, grips perform similar functions, but with the sun as the primary light source. Grips use overhead frames up to 20' × 20' or larger for
527-406: The cross-guard protects the wielder's entire hand from the opposing sword; only with the abandonment of the shield and then the armoured gauntlet did a full hand guard become necessary. The crossguard still protected the user from a blade that was deliberately slid down the length of the blade to cut off or injure the hand. Early swords do not have true guards but simply a form of stop to prevent
558-658: The menace arm , which allows a light to be boomed over set using one stand, or goalposts that span over top of set using two stands. More advanced rigs can include working with pulleys , steel cable or trusses . Grips also rig picture cars on process trailers , placing camera and lights around the vehicle for driving shots . This often includes the use of hood mounts, side mounts, suction cup mounts and proprietary clamps to attach film equipment to vehicles without causing damage. Grips also do "blackouts" and "tenting-out" windows and doors. When shooting interiors day-for-night on location, grips need to eliminate all daylight entering
589-921: The UK, Australia and most parts of Europe, grips are not involved in lighting. In the "British System", adopted throughout Europe and the Commonwealth (excluding Canada), a grip is solely responsible for camera mounting and support. The term "grip" is derived from an older term in U.S. theatre where it designated stagehands who moved scenery. U.S. grips typically belong to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). Canadian grips may also belong to IATSE or to Canada's other professional trade unions including Toronto's Nabet 700, or Vancouver's ACFC. British grips usually belong to BECTU (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph & Theatre Union). On all union jobs, grips do not touch
620-623: The archipelago Grip Lighthouse Grips-Theater , a youth theater in Berlin, Germany Science and technology [ edit ] Grip (software) , a CD-ripping software program Grip, a part of a scrollbar Battery grip , a camera accessory Cable grip , a component of cable car systems Pistol grip , the handle of a firearm, or a similar handle on a tool Glutamate receptor-interacting protein Greenland ice core project Sports [ edit ] Grip (auto racing) ,
651-445: The cornering performance of a race car Grip (badminton) , how a badminton racket is held Grip (cricket bowling) , how a cricket ball is held by a bowler Grip (gymnastics) , a device worn on the hands of gymnasts Grip (sport fencing) , the hilt of a fencing weapon Grip (sword) , part of the hilt of a blade weapon Grip (tennis) , how a tennis racket is held Other uses [ edit ] Grip: Combat Racing ,
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#1732776473133682-456: The fingers (roughly parallel with the handle/blade and perpendicular to any crossguards) was referred to as a knuckle-bow . Ultimately, the bars could be supplemented or replaced with metal plates that could be ornamentally pierced. The term "basket hilt" eventually came into vogue to describe such designs, and there are a variety of basket-hilted swords . Simultaneously, emphasis upon the thrust attack with rapiers and smallswords revealed
713-484: The hand slipping up the blade when thrusting as they were invariably used in conjunction with a shield. From the 11th century, European sword guards took the form of a straight crossbar (later called " quillon ") perpendicular to the blade . Beginning in the 16th century in Europe , guards became more and more elaborate, with additional loops and curved bars or branches to protect the hand. A single curved piece alongside
744-471: The hand to prevent the sword being lost if it is dropped. Although they have a practical function, sword knots often had a decorative design. For example, the British Army generally adopted a white leather strap with a large acorn knot made out of gold wire for infantry officers at the end of the 19th century. Such acorn forms of tassels were called 'boxed', which was the way of securing the fringe of
775-417: The lights themselves. The placement of lighting instruments and electric power distribution is handled by the electricians who work under a gaffer . Grips handle all the non-electrical equipment that modifies the light. This work is done by setting stands that hold flags, nets, diffusing materials or other gobos that control the quality, intensity, or shape of the light. Grips also set "passive fill" which
806-421: The most durable in temperate climates but deteriorates in hot climates. Consequently, rubber became popular in the latter half of the 19th century. Many sword types alternatively opt for ray skin, referred to in katana construction as same . Whatever material covers the grip, it is usually both glued on and wrapped with wire in a helix . The guard is just above the grip. It is a common misconception that
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868-399: The set as it relates to the force of gravity . Insofar as stands , ladders , scaffolds , and overhead rigs are properly installed, grips are charged with making them safe because the other crew members must climb on, walk around, or otherwise negotiate the different grip set-ups. The key grip may even be held responsible for injuries that happen on set, especially if the injury is caused by
899-441: The set. If windows or other openings are not visible in a shot, the light may be blacked out with a cloth known as duvetyne or rags, and in rare cases, plastic sheeting. When windows or doors are seen from camera, black out tents must be created outside of windows to allow lights to be placed outside, or green screens to be seen through the window, lit only by lights placed by electricians. Grips are also responsible for safety on
930-402: The shaping or filtering of sunlight. The lighting set-ups for these exterior shots can become quite extensive, and the use of boom lifts (called "condors") is common. Condors are especially useful at night when they are rigged to raise lights or diffusing material (up to 120 feet in the air) to create moon-effect lighting. Grips also satisfy rigging needs on set. Examples of simple rigs include
961-534: The tassel along its bottom line such that the strands could not separate and become entangled or lost. Many sword knots were also made of silk with a fine, ornamental alloy gold or silver metal wire woven into it in a specified pattern. The art and history of tassels are known by its French name, passementerie , or Posamenten as it was called in German. The military output of the artisans called passementiers (ornamental braid, lace, cord, or trimmings makers)