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...Is not always the best take for you. I recently came across a trailer for a movie I did a while back (the fact that we shot it two years ...

GI track is the brain child of a couple of inventive guys in Vancouver - Dillard Brinson and Gil Forrester - a Key and Dolly grip team and v...

Just read some hopeful but cautious news on the strike. Apparantly todays' talks went well and both sides were level headed and ready to...

I went and saw "The Mist" yesterday and have to admit I really liked it. It was suspenseful and well shot (by the same guys that s...

Dollygrip - Tips & Tricks # 41 Have you laid your track, but don't have enough space the roll on at either end? Couple of options:...

The Push In on Brody on the beach in "Jaws" The crane shot in on the plane on Holly Hunter in "Always" The push-in on Jo...

I don't know how many times in the last 15 years I've yelled this. Getting the squeak out of the wheels sometimes seems like my main...

Allright? I've said it. Every now and then I do a movie with some elevated music video director who has been given the keys to a feature...

In a recent post, I talked about how I used Doggiecam to pull off a shot I needed on a commercial. The director wanted to crane down from th...

I found this site which, refreshingly, has nothing to do with the film business. While Dollygrippery is all about the art of Dollygripping, ...

It's a little late because I was out of town (and actually still am). I would like to say at this time that I'm thankful for all the...

These guys have come a long way since their weird, cheesy harness (which I've used and actually works well, check out "Road Trip...

Someone contacted me recently and suggested I write a post on basic Gripping. Here are some tips: Righty tighty, lefty loosey If they ask fo...

I've been keying this three day commercial this weekend and I've discovered one thing. I'm a Dolly Grip. My hat is off to you gu...

Sorry for the low number of posts lately. I'm working seven days straight this week and worn out. Be back soon. If I don't see you.....

I just found a great site by a writer at http://seriocity.blogspot.com . She's a tv writer with hilarious takes on this seasons' sho...

The strike is on. At 9:00 AM the lines go up all over town. Personally, I'm debating whether or not to go walk a picket with them. Unfor...

So which bar should we hang out in when we're all off?

To help get my mind off the looming dearth of income, I've decided to type about whatever came to mind first. In this case, the use of l...

That's how it feels here in Hollywood, as we wait to see what will happen next in the impending writers' strike. Personally, I tend ...