Key responsibilities of the key grips

Key Responsibilities Of The Key Grips Article Written By: Grip Equipment The key grips have been essential to the film industry from almost the past 30 years and the movies like Mission Impossible, James Bond, Avatar, Avengers are all almost impossible to imagine without the dedicated and shear hard work of these key grips that had to take control of all the action scenes. But the task of being a key grip is never easy as it may appear from the outset and the unique equipments that are now available have made it easier up to some extent. There are a number of responsibilities that are performed by the grip team and the key grip has to supervise them to perfection. Here are some of his key roles: Assisting the Dolly Grip: The Dolly grip is one of the most important cogs in the grip team as he is responsible for shooting at different camera angles using the movable Dolly. The key grips have to supervise all the tasks of the Dolly grip in order to allow perfect shoot and capture that adds to the quality of the film or the television show.

Providing the craft Service: The Key grips along with their team needs to craft the situation by taking care of the camera, lights and stunt material that ensures that the scenes are shot in a perfect manner. He has to work in synchronization with both the cameraman as well as the lights manager on the sets to ensure that both of the departments are in co-ordination with the grip team.