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I'm starting a feature in Atlanta in September. It'll be great to be working at home again and I'm looking forward to seeing a l...

Let's talk about something that we all face every now and then as professional Dolly Grips- the Fill In Day. Lately, as I'm between ...

I've got a nifty little application that tells me what visitors to this site are looking for when they come in from a search engine. It...

A friend of mine sent this to me. All right Dolly Grips, vote in the poll to the right (if you work in LA) and let me know how it's goi...

Burn Notice. I just started watching this show and was immediately impressed with the nice sled work. Just coming off an episodic, I know t...

Regular reader DP Ed Moore, from the UK , sent in an idea for a post for operators concerning how they can make our jobs easier. I though...

My last post was an indictment of the whole incentives mess we've gotten into. Right after I posted it, Mike over at http://hollywoodjui...

Well, they've done it. They've actually managed to drive the industry that Los Angeles and Hollywood is actually known for ( Hollywo...

As most regular readers know, I (D) just finished a season of a series after a long absence from tv. During this long six months I relearned...

I notice we get a lot of hits from Google from people searching for Fisher dolly set-up, Hustler 4 instruction manual, low mode on Peewee, ...

On the road again... Sorry you haven't heard from me in a while. I've had a busy year so far - I can't complain when there are s...

Just a quick note. Tonight at 10:00pm Eastern (7 Pacific of course) the Science Channel visits Chapman/Leonard and learns about the science...

I've gotten a couple of pictures in, but not nearly as many as I'd hoped. I've added a few on the right (I know my pictures were...

Aaaand we're back. Sorry for my absence for so long. We went into six day weeks to finish the last episode (and clean up a couple of pre...

Just a quick reminder..if you have any cool pictures of cvamera rigs or shots you'd like to see posted, email them to dollygrippery at g...

Hi friends. Not much posting this week because of total exhaustion. Days to splits to nights have taken their toll. Only a few weeks left un...

The following is a fair approximation of what is going through my mind at any given time throughout the day: Cue We Built This City by Stars...

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...