How to Rent and Load a Grip Truck
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- čas přidán 1. 08. 2024
- For every filmmaker, a key element of production is working with outside vendors, especially rental houses for production equipment. In this video, Gaffer Dominic D'Astice and our friends at Illuminar do a quick run through of the rental process, including the proper way to check gear and load up a grip truck. The truck we used for the demonstration is known as a cube truck and is a well-known fixture on many medium to large-sized productions.
We hope this lesson gives you a basic introduction into working with rental houses, proper etiquette, safety protocols, and a general familiarity with the grip truck! Even if it's your first time in grip or electric, our goal is to give you a leg up on that experience. Stay tuned for a follow-up focusing on grip & electric gear!
Special thanks to James Barker and Daniel Terry at Illuminar for letting us shoot in their space! Check them out at illuminarla.com/.
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the rental guy is baked beyond belief
LOLOLOLOL
Thanks for creating this video! My favorite thing about this channel is that it takes the time to explore all of the jobs, skills, and parts of production that are required to know understand film making better.
not entirely sure how I stumbled across this video at 3am but it is so weirdly fascinating I'm glad I did
Love these kinds of how to videos that can demystify production knowledge you otherwise wouldn't be able to learn without having a good sized budget or having to embarrassedly fiddle your way through as a PA.
Would really like to see similar videos about using larger lights with ballasts, or doing safe light rigging from ceilings, etc.
Also rigging cameras to moving vehicles would be cool to see.
Please and thanks!
CruiseControlFurCool I second your comment! Hiding and rigging lights especially.
Thanks
I'm a senior in film school and this is the first time I've ever heard this information. CZcams is more valuable than film school at this point 🤷🏻♂️
When you know how to load a grip truck but still have to watch the video because they are so well done!
Hell yeah...
I don't understand 95% of the terminology used in this video, and that makes me happy. It's more to learn, and more ways to better develop my understanding as a filmmaker! Thank you very much for this!
Go and work in grip dept for a few shoots. You will know all the gear front to back.
@@BOOSETO 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you sure about that??
@@goong_z6072 well, maybe not everybody lol
Hey, as a film student, this is so valuable to me. I love the effort that was put into this channel, and the industry experience that was shared. Would love to see it come back.
If your a "NEWBEE" ... WATCH THIS VIDEO! Good job crew from Illuminar Equipment, along with Gaffer Dominic D'Astice! My best to you. Michael G. Uva... Author: The Grip Book! NOTE:
This video will now be recommended in my upcoming 6th EDITION! M.
After watching this video I was thinking the exact same thing as one of the comments below. The Rocket Jump Film School takes the time to explore all of the jobs, skills, and parts of production that are required to know and understand in order to make your film making better. There is so much to learn and every week RJFS presents something new and interesting. Now I am going to go get something to eat because the Taco Truck made me hungry.
For yours truly, this background music sounds Italian & therefore makes me feel like I am in an Italian restaurant. I'll have a pizza with pepperoni, black olives, & mushrooms! Or I'd like to order a plate of spaghetti! But seriously, in my opinion these RockJump film tutorials are excellent & as the Italians say when they really like something I will write about these CZcams cinema lessons Bravo! Bravo!
you should do a video on useful grip knots! :) i remember learning all sorts of knotwork as soon as i started as a grip.
Let's face it, most of us are using a U-Haul.
One commenter made a good point about how this is a non-union setup. And another about how it doesn’t look like that much equipment. Every production is different. Even between tier 1 and tier 2 union shows makes an impact on what kind of gear you through on a truck and how much of it you have to load. If it’s a small production, it’s common for grip and electric to share a truck. But other times, on larger shows, g&e might have multiple 5 or 10ton trucks of their own. I think this is a pretty great general overview though.
Great video... been doing this business for a while and I am so happy these resources are available now... Always follow to a T your instructions from your Best Boys and more experienced Grips and Electrics. Oh and a quick hint... Now that our phones kick ass as opposed to when I started... if you have down time... open drawers on carts and just google wtf everything does if you are new to newish... also in my experience those more experienced Grips and Electrics love and will teach you what you want to know. After all, a TEAM is better when everyone knows shit to know. 🤙🏽
Thank you folks so much for this kind of special training that keeps us knowledgeable and safe.
This is great.
I'm an assistant Grip in the UK (which means I'm an assistant Dolly Grip? by US standards, as European Grips don't work with lighting, that's a separate department)
These kinds of things are essential. Every time you hire kit, it should be cross-checked and counted, at the start and the end.
Otherwise you lose Shotbags. Because Shotbags yearn to be free, and will often be found sneaking into camera and location trucks....
"Because Shotbags yearn to be free" ahahahaha
In the US, Dolly Grips manage and operate the Dolly specifically (if one is being used). Grips in general don't actually work with the lights, but they might set up flags for the lights. Electric department are the ones who work with lights exclusively. There's the old joke. "How many grips does it take to screw in a light bulb? None, that's electric's job." Hope that clarifies.
Seriously one of the best topics I have ever seen covered. Great job! Now I can just have someone watch this.
Nice tutorial! I like how you go through every step!
These practical videos are so so valuable. Thank you guys so much!
2:03 they both was like "what the fuck" lol
This is informative and very well executed. Thank you.
SUCH a thorough video - LOVE IT! Thanks!
That guy is higher than a fully extended combo
Alex dare I say mombo
I work at a rental house, and there was one time where the best boy of a film had to wrap locations and catch a flight so he basically just dumped his gear into the back of the truck with no concerns.
So this is a good thing to teach.
Question: what actually is a best boy?
the best boy is basically an equipment manager of sorts. he communicates between the rental house and keeps track of inventory on set. They come get equipment and check it out like in this video, and bring it back having made sure all items are accounted for.
Isn’t that what PAs are for? lol We get the same thing from time to time.
you guys are the best, I always learn so much from watching your videos
Thanks, Guys!
Absolute gem....
So many names for carts. #mindblown
Love this vid.! Great job everyone. Very educational. :)
Great video
Satisfying video.
You taught me so much
Super helpful video cheers
Nice! I'll keep that in mind should I ever get on a production that uses something bigger than a courier van.
Great info ☺ Thanks
I love this sort of thing, when we get to see all of it in action and in the context of a set. The only drawback being, we lose you guys! But that's not so bad, the guests are great too (we get another viee and area of expertise presented). Is this part of the RJFS on set series? Thanks again guys!
Ayyyyyy it's Dom Time!
Very helpful!
If only that few amount of gear was loaded into a truck. lol
grate video
always be learnin
Awesome video dudes! But where do you load the keg?
Hi, very useful video. What if I dont have those trucks to move the stuff?. The last time we rent, they did not have these. So we had to move every thing individually, was very crazy!!!. A led fresnel got broken. So, what do you redomend me?. How to organize the stuff?. Thank you guys!!!
Great video! Is it possible to show or explain what gear makes a one ton, two ton grip truck, etc. Thanks!
Derrick Cleveland It totally depends on the grip house. At the one I work at, we have check list for what each of our trucks come with, then the best boys and keys can build a list of additionals. As far as I’m aware, we’re the only grip house that offers pre-determined packages in our area.
Curious question : which level of production this gears you brought for ?
Dope shit.
what are shiny boards? great video!
Essentially, giant mirrors on stands used to reflect light outdoors.
I am about to work on a BFA Film in College as a Key Grip.
The dates we are shooting is in 3 months (It’s February now, we shoot beginning of May)
Can I learn enough before then?
Was doing a shoot a few years back where we were moving the gate up and one of the guys standing on it had his foot hanging over the edge. It got caught right between the gate and the bed of the truck. Bad day for his foot.
is that andy samberg tho
Although I've worked on many productions where other departments are sharing the truck, so you did great job on the video but in real world its way different.
Lol on indie shoots here in Canadia grips & gaffers get pisssed when they share a truck 😅
Nice video !
In the end the truck doesn't seem that full. You never had to play Tetris with your stuff ?
That's why organization is important
Trucks are usually quite a bit fuller than that. I didn’t see any apples, saw very few stands, etc. Every truck and order is different though. What they loaded could have fit on a 1ton, looks more like 3ton truck.
i feel like thats a nofx shirt he got on. i like that.
But WHERE DO YOU GET INSURANCE for renting gear? Whenever I look it up, its just insurance for the Rental Business, not the person renting. If anyone knows, please let me know :) Thank you!
Can you make how to make music for action films in windows pls
Where are the mombos and the triple risers?
I noticed you ratchet(ed?) on the corners of the cart, is there a reason for this? Is there any advantage to doing it on the corners rather than in the middle?
wakimaniac Looks like he didn’t have a choice. Although, if he had adjusted his D rings, he could have avoided the corner.
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What’s with the ratchet on the cart’s corner 😱. Also might wanna mention that heavy stuff should be loaded at the front to avoid wiggling during riding.
how much to rent that amount of equipment?
I think I finally know how to use a ratchet lol
You can tell that the rental house guy is just so done with this video. I'd bet you'd hear a different story if you asked him how to do this.
Third man
Driver must have his CDL Class-A medical card. Know your knots.
Not a square knot...
Non union
I love you
Well...this is why we need producers and their money-gathering schemes :/
I hated the ware house shit
Basic stuff.....
Bro you load grip and electric trucks for a living and can’t tie a simple clove hitch on them ladders🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣