BLOG QUESTION ADV: BASIC GRIP GEAR

Your gaffer has tasked you with packing up a grip package for your current film noir shoot. Create a comprehensive list of all of the gear that you would need for your grip package. Be detailed! Use the jargon and terminology that you have learned so far. You should easily have over 10-20 items.

- Baby Pin + Floor mount: This will allow you to set up lights closer to the ground

- Power strip: Allows you to have extra outlets to plug your lights in/

- Light Dimmer: Useful if your light can be dimmed with one of these.

- Different clamps: Pony clamps, C47's, helps hold diffusion, curtains, clothing, gels, etc. 

- Black Wrap: Helps block spill from lights, can be used to waterproof fixtures that are outside, as a heat shield.

- Stingers: Allows you to move your lights flexibly

- Gobo Head: Used for C-stands/Gobo Arms, can hold different shafts which are used for gaffing.

- Mafer Clamps: Can be attached to lighting or c-stands, can come with a baby pin allowing you to hand fixtures or gobo heads.

Other items you can bring that the speaker doesn't discuss in the video include: Gaf tape, tri-taps, reflectors, diffusers, cookies, gels. If you're light also takes batteries, bringing batteries that match with it (NPF, V-mounts) can help you in case there's no power source to connect to.