Dolly Grip, Heath Neptune (he/him), shares about about the amazing work he does to build rigs that make the impossible shots possible, to keep actors and crew safe, and about why he loves his job and working in Atlanta, a rapidly growing production location. We also share exciting news about how Netflix plans to increase diversity and representation in the industry.
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Key Terms:
- Grip Department - department responsible for all of the setups (rigs) that hold camera gear and lighting, any equipment that needs to be hung and secured to something.
- Martini Shot - code for the final shot of the day
- Transportation - often referred to as "Transpo", these individuals are responsible for driving the trucks full of equipment from their storage location, to the shooting location and back again at the end of the day.
- Key - a shortened version of the role of the Key Grip, who is the head of the grip department
- Walkaway - when you leave almost all of the gear still built in the location so you can continue the next day
- Cash & Prizes - sometimes this is how the crew refers to the most expensive equipment on set, like sliders, stabilizers, etc.
- Sliders - small mini dollies that are generally setup on two tripods and only have a few feet of track
- Rig - any setup that holds a piece of equipment
- Rigged Up - when a piece of equipment has been setup up and secured to a rig
- Best Boy - the 2nd in command, the right hand man to the Key Grip
- Camera Coffin - a box that holds the camera when it is fully assembled that allows the camera to be stored overnight on location without having to take each piece apart and put away separately
- Remote Head - a "head" is the top piece of a tripod that allows the camera to move around. A remote head is a head that can be controlled wirelessly instead of manually like a normal tripod.
