Dollygrippery

Tommy, a Dolly Grip pushing a show in Michigan sent in a email saying I should write a post on marks. When is it critical to hit them? How i...

Hi Guys. There seems to be some problem getting the comments to post. I don't know where the problem lies yet but I have noticed a big d...

For the most part, most of us are hired by the Key Grip. Usually someone we've been with a while. This keeps things easy. We're with...

I attended the Open House on Saturday and must say that they did a great job. There was a large crowd and plenty to look at as well as barbe...

Just a reminder about the JL Fisher Open House this weekend, May 16th. I'll probably be there and hope to see you!

Sorry guys, I'm coming off one of the rarest of scheduling occurances, the reverse split. 1 am call downtown after two weeks of nights. ...

Got my new phone. If I have ever spoken to you on the phone, please email me your phone # because they're gone.

Due to the splits and nights and returns to splits, I am a little slow to answer comments, texts,emails, etc. Oh yeah, I also ran my Blackbe...

Just a short note to inform you guys that the video bar has been updated. Onno sent a great clip of his Trussdolly working on a short film R...

Recently, our show had a "double up day." For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it just means a separate unit is formed using...

A really good and talented man passed away recently. Don Schisler was an engineer, designer, and insert car driver that I, and the whole Atl...

As I mentioned earlier this week, Gil at GI Track was kind enough, along with the guys at General Lift in LA, to arrange for us to have a fe...

I spent 17 hours travelling after a 13 hour shooting day today, so I'm procrastinating a little. I got home at 4 am, poured myself a dri...

I so apologize for my lack of posting but between work and a damaged roof on my house in Atlanta, I haven't had much spare time. I just ...

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...