Tooltip Tags: Grip

Turttle

A flat, on the floor mount, for large lights with a junior receiver.

Wedges

Wood wedges cut from 2×4 lumber which is used for leveling and stablizing.

Western Dollly

A plywood dolly, with four large soft tires, which is used as a camera dolly on smooth floors or on plywood. It is also used to transport other equipment.

Single

(1) A shot with only one subject in the frame. (2) A type of scrim that can be placed in a light cut the light down by 1 ‘F’ stop.

Spill

Light that is escaping from the sides of a lighting unit, or any light that is falling where it is not wanted.

Take Down

Reducing the light on an object by means of nets, scrims, dimmers or wasting light.

Scrim

A metal ‘window screen’ that can be placed in front of a lighting unit to decrease the lighting intensity by a predetermined amount.

Set Up

Each discrete position of the camera, excluding those in which a dolly or crane is used to move the camera during filming.

Riser

(1) A cylindrical metal device placed betwen the dolly head and the camera base to raise the camera. (2) A prebuilt platform used to raise the set, camera, or lights.

Shiny Board

A grip reflector used for reaiming sunlight to provide a key or fill light.