tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post8707501025070242372..comments2024-03-16T02:45:07.927-07:00Comments on Dollygrippery: Learning Your CraftDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-91730622160462489682012-10-07T09:53:10.257-07:002012-10-07T09:53:10.257-07:00D, BTW - It felt great to be pushing Dolly and NOT...D, BTW - It felt great to be pushing Dolly and NOT being the Key Grip as well :-)<br />I would love to do it more often !!The Grip Workshttp://www.thegripworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-31333627048645205182012-10-07T09:51:23.106-07:002012-10-07T09:51:23.106-07:00D,
Big time DoP that I was working with for the fi...D,<br />Big time DoP that I was working with for the first time ... he must have wondered why they were flying a Dolly Grip in from India. I was really stressed out - went Ok, and he's just called me back to do a 3 day commercial with him in Budapest :-)<br /><br />Wick, I can't believe we missed seeing each other in Rome by a couple of hours ... we will meet in Germany for sure in January, or maybe when I come for the tech scout in November.The Grip Workshttp://www.thegripworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-66959646741930920782012-10-06T21:50:10.443-07:002012-10-06T21:50:10.443-07:00Wick- Good to hear from you.
Sanjay- That sounds l...Wick- Good to hear from you.<br />Sanjay- That sounds like a true nightmare. I once replaced a guy on a huge budget movie (second unit) and the dolly was a Fisher 10. Not being used to it I had a little learning curve to get the feeling back. My first shot was a 100mm push in and boom up on a doorknob. I was sweating by the third take. It's just a different beast that takes some getting used to if you aren't a regular user. I have learned over the years to enjoy the difference though. The timing's a little different, you have to do the boom a split second earlier than on a Chapman. Glad you pulled it off, although if anyone could it would be you.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-49805739075246808172012-10-06T20:52:58.954-07:002012-10-06T20:52:58.954-07:00Wick,
I see the way the dolly gets treated at Cine...Wick,<br />I see the way the dolly gets treated at Cinecitta, and its no wonder its in bad shape.<br />The push it fast over cobbled stones, drop it off kerbs ... pretty shocking stuff.<br />I arrived in Italy in the afternoon with the shoot due to start in a couple of hours, so no way to swap it out.The Grip Workshttp://www.thegripworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-36583931610356568152012-10-06T20:47:26.771-07:002012-10-06T20:47:26.771-07:00Thats the one Wick ! Glad its being redone :-)
Li...Thats the one Wick ! Glad its being redone :-)<br /><br />Little bit of guesswork to figure when it will start booming up !!!The Grip Workshttp://www.thegripworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-69109057032065693612012-10-05T11:41:49.538-07:002012-10-05T11:41:49.538-07:00Sanjay, if you got the 10 dolly that was at Cineci...Sanjay, if you got the 10 dolly that was at Cinecitta, it's a miracle you got anything out of it at all. I saw that one Monday afternoon. It's going home to be retired and rebuilt, had no maintenance for years.<br /><br />Darryl, kudos for the excellent post. Thought of you today in duty free :)<br /><br />Wicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-81477786704553323422012-10-03T06:31:12.693-07:002012-10-03T06:31:12.693-07:00Great post ... specially the point about keeping y...Great post ... specially the point about keeping yourself familiar with the Dolly you don't use. I was just on a job in Italy (where they don't have Hybrids or Hustlers) where I had to use a Fisher 10 with a Director who is VERY exacting with his dolly moves. We had a few shots with multiple fast boom ups and downs while tracking across various people sitting and standing parallel to the track, almost at minimum focus. I had 8 boom position marks, and they all had to be snappy, and the marks exact for both boom and dolly position on track. To make it worse, the DP (who was also operating) decided that he didn't need to ride, so the framing, headroom, adjustment for actors who might shift an inch left or right and wind up out of shot - all managed by the dolly ... a dolly that I had not used in 3 years - boy did I sweat !!The Grip Workshttp://www.thegripworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-63812032467751498032012-10-02T17:55:51.787-07:002012-10-02T17:55:51.787-07:00Amen to that.Amen to that.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466991423411721535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18888640.post-30707248535354570212012-10-01T13:04:27.656-07:002012-10-01T13:04:27.656-07:00Start at the bottom and work your way up -- the tr...Start at the bottom and work your way up -- the tried-and-true path to becoming truly good at your craft.<br /><br />Any other way is a shortcut, and shortcuts rarely work over the long run.<br /><br />Enjoy your brief vacation...Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.com