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grip

7 8.4

A film worker who sets up and moves camera and light equipment

noun
/ɡrɪp/

Jargon

: grip (término profesional)

My name is Javier Nunez and I am the key grip, gaffer and sometimes I do Craft services for the team.
Key grip
Dolly grip
gaffers and grips

So get out and learn camera, learn sound, learn editing, learn grip, learn gaff, learn AC, whatever you can.

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Examples

And who here is the key grip?

Tropic Thunder (2008)
And Kevin brought on a key grip named Mark Bewing.
Meet Kyle, our grip and local guide.

Beyond The Sky (2018)
For three years, she had coordinated a production office, meeting the demands of actors, drivers, assistant directors, and grips.

Fiction book (1993)
He would talk to the gaffers, the grips, the assistant cameraman.
Key Grip: Billy Miller, Dolly Grip: David Lowry, Jr., Location Manager: Nick Bernstein, Assistant Location Manager: Isabelle Kostio-Crosby, Assistant Locations.

Fiction book (1995)
The grip on the film set was responsible for moving the lighting and camera equipment.
Our grip ensured that everything was set up perfectly before the shooting started.
During the production, the grip handled the heavy equipment needed for the scene.

Compounds

pistol grip

Specialized

3 5.5

A handle shaped like the part of a small gun you hold with one hand

grip-and-grin

Literature

9.1

A social event where people shake hands and pose for photos

scissor grip

Jargon

8.3

A leg hold that wraps around an opponent and squeezes by locking the feet together

scissors grip

Jargon

8.4

A hold that wraps the legs around an opponent's body or head and squeezes with the feet

Surface Forms

grip singular

grips plural

Etymology

Grip for a film worker comes from the idea of someone who 'grips' or handles equipment, so a grip is the person who takes 'hold' of the gear and moves or fixes it on set.