Dollygrippery

I don't want to talk about it.

My show involves a lot of dance floor work (for those of you not in the industry, dance floor is just a surface that you put down when you a...

Just dropping by before I head off to spend the evening somewhere in a canyon out towards Malibu. I'll have an actual post this weekend....

Hi guys, great comments on the previous post from some real A list guys. In reading them it made me realize some things I wish I'd broug...

I once had a camera operator at the beginning of a show ask me before a shot, "Can you do a boom and a move at the same time?" ...

I'm going to deviate from the norm here for a minute and talk about something that concerns those of us covered by the IA Hollywood Basi...

Sorry for the absence of recent posts guys. I've had a really busy week of nights topped off by a really long flight home (complete with...

I should get a t-shirt that says that and wear it to work every day. By this statement I mean that you can't make upwards of 800 lbs of ...

Hi everyone. I just got in from a freezing night in a canyon where I didn't have phone service. Thanks everyone for your comments. GHB-...

I hate it when camera operators walk. They drag the dolly, make moves steppy, shake the camera. I can't tell if they're slowing the ...

http://www.towndrunkmag.com/2009/kabza_superhero.aspx . I got this from Nathan over at Polybloggimous. It's hysterical.

Sorry I've been negligent in posting. A whole week of night exteriors in the rain will do that to you. I'll be back this weekend. D

I've noticed some really nice work on tv lately. My tops for dolly work so far are... NCIS: Every shot is a dolly shot and they are all ...

In keeping with the "Creep" theme: A little sideline story. A slow creep is sometime referred to as "A Mickey Rooney". ...

The comments from the last post tipped me off that I had hit a nerve with what we call creeps. For those of you from outside dolly world, a...

Part of what I like to do on this page is praise good dolly work. DP's get it. Directors get it. Operators even have their own awards. S...

Above are some pictures of GHB's frames. The pictures show a 4x4, a "pie piece" and a full 4x8 frame. The 4x4 shows the side w...

It seems that D - even with his computer woes - has beaten me to the topic, but this is more about the nuts and bolts of it. I started out...

Hi Guys. My computer is holding together for the moment so I'll post quickly. One thing about the show I'm on- a lot of dance floo...

Hi guys. Like I sent last night, my computer is having some problems. It's pretty old so it's probably due. Anyway, I got it up and ...