ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book designs to teach grips about the equipment grips need and use on a daily basis in the moviemaking industry. It recommends that griper go to any and all technical trade shows concerning the film/television industry. Grips come in assorted sizes and colors. There are a lot of big, macho-type grips. Grips can also come in the form of women. Gripping does not really take a lot of body strength, although it does require a lot of mental strength to outsmart the object grips are working on. Grips usually do not decide what material to put in front of a light; that is usually the job of the cameraperson, along with the gaffer. A grip is like an expert handyman – kind of a jack-of-all-trades and, we like to think, a master of all as well.
