tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post3308547315469761190..comments2024-03-16T02:45:07.927-07:00Comments on Dollygrippery: For the New GripsDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-75681198874302535282008-10-04T16:55:00.000-07:002008-10-04T16:55:00.000-07:00Anonymous, There is an older post entitled "Gettin...Anonymous, There is an older post entitled "Getting Started" from Oct 8, 2007, which addresses just this subject.<BR/> DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-76153185516417308522008-10-04T16:49:00.000-07:002008-10-04T16:49:00.000-07:00Hi Anonymous, A Dolly Grip needs to start out as...Hi Anonymous, <BR/> A Dolly Grip needs to start out as a grip. You have to know how to solve problems and work with your department to do it. You have to know rigging to rig cameras. You have to know lighting and flagging to set lensers and help the operator solve his problems. You have to know safety techniques that you learn as a grip to ensure the safety of your camera guys. You could conceivably just do dolly moves and lay track but you wouldn't be a very effective dolly grip I just push dolly now and that's really all I do, but if I didn't have the background as a grip, I wouldn't be very good at all. It's all connected.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-23265759882646224942008-10-04T15:52:00.000-07:002008-10-04T15:52:00.000-07:00One of my professors told me that when it comes to...One of my professors told me that when it comes to big productions that dolly grips just do dolly and do not grip as well. Do you prefer gripping and doing dolly or just dolly? Also, is it normal to start in the business as a dolly grip, if you know what you're doing of course, or work you way up from gripping?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-77196392413682419342008-09-29T20:34:00.000-07:002008-09-29T20:34:00.000-07:00It's generally pretty easy depending on how much e...It's generally pretty easy depending on how much experience you have. Local 52 in NY is almost impossible and Local 80 is still pretty difficult but not as hard as it used to be. To get into Local 479 (or most of the studio mechanics locals) you need to have a home address there and I think a couple of referrals and a resume with a certain number of credits. It's been a while since I've been familiar with the procedure but that's the gist. It costs a couple hundred to get in and then a 3% assessment of your paychecks as opposed to 80 which is probably close to 4000.00 to get in by now.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-39637131429184311682008-09-29T03:24:00.000-07:002008-09-29T03:24:00.000-07:00D,How is joining 479 compared to other grip unions...D,<BR/>How is joining 479 compared to other grip unions? I'm not too familiar with the procedures/what it's like down south. <BR/><BR/>-DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-63694137345203183492008-09-28T23:07:00.000-07:002008-09-28T23:07:00.000-07:00I was walking down the street one day in NY, when ...I was walking down the street one day in NY, when a friend drive by. He asked what I was up to on the weekend, I said "wrapping the paperwork from one job and starting the next one"(I was working mostly in production at the time). He said he was going to drive upstate to look at a weekend houser he was thinking of buying. I said "Tell me how that union thing works again". Took another two years, but it was worth it.Wickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407144402508182581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-46105315593596827552008-09-28T20:20:00.000-07:002008-09-28T20:20:00.000-07:00Hey DW, I worked about three years before I joined...Hey DW,<BR/> I worked about three years before I joined 479 in Atlanta. Suddenly, I got overtime, meal penalties, and per diem. I realized the attraction.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-32822824750823870662008-09-28T16:34:00.000-07:002008-09-28T16:34:00.000-07:00Hey,How long were you working before you joined th...Hey,<BR/>How long were you working before you joined the union?<BR/><BR/>(if you'd like me to email you with this question instead, just say). <BR/><BR/>-DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com