Dollygrippery

Hi all, Spent the day prepping. I ran into a common problem (well, unfortunately it's common today). A lot of shows no longer want to pa...

Hi everyone! I hope you're all busy and doing well. I'm leaving town tomorrow morning to start a movie in Boston so I may be quiet f...

I was recently on a website that is production oriented and someone had asked how to accomplish a particular shot. Along with the shot he ga...

Sliders (or overkeepers) have their place, although, like Azurgrip, I tend to prefer to hold overs myself ("overkeeper?, I AM the overk...

I'm still around so keep the comments or questions coming. I'm doing a lot of commercial work so I'm checking in every day even ...

I've thought mainly of B camera over the years as a training ground for A camera. You can learn all the logistics of the dolly with less...

Sorry the posts have been few and far between lately. Between getting my taxes done and commercial work and a freebie for a friend of mine I...

I've been getting a lot of hits from people looking for the Track Jack, so the video's back up.

"Dolly Grip Job Description" Those of you finding this by searching for "Dolly grip job description" should see my pos...

Azurgrip sent two great pics. They are up on the right.

I've got to go to Phoenix for the weekend for a wedding. I don't know if I'll be able to post until Monday. Talk among yourselve...

I had another column up that I wrote last night but it was so badly written I took it down. It involved the rumors in recent years of the D...

Check out the new video on the video bar. It's a Steadicam on an Akela Crane. Pretty cool!

I've been doing some commercial work lately with my feature DP and it's gotten me thinking about the relationship between the Dolly ...

There's a new video in the video section. It's a pretty cool time lapse of a bunch of grips building a track for a Technocrane. See ...

I got an email from a dolly grip who has a question about laying a long track (50') with multiple curves in the snow. (This is in Chicag...

It's been no secret of my affinity for the Hustler 4. It's just a fantastic machine. But it's not perfect. Case in point: I'...

I did an interesting commercial last week Every shot was at 48 fps. A couple of weeks before that, I did reshoots on a movie that had a push...

Hi guys. I know I've been a little neglectful lately, but I'll have more this weekend. Upcoming topics... timing for overcranked (sl...

This article has been floating around the web for awhile. It was written by Frank Dellario. It pretty much sums it all up and I don't th...