Job Description:

• 1) Performs any combination of following tasks in motion picture or television studio or set location: Moves control levers and wheels to guide cranes, booms, and dollies that move cameras and other equipment.

• 2) Sews canvas and other materials to make and repair tents, tarps, scrims, and backings, using sewing machine.

• 3) Erects canvas covers to protect camera from rain on location.

• 4) Cuts gelatin and fiberglass light diffusers to fit metal frame of camera and inserts diffusers into frame.

• 5) Rigs and dismantles frames, scaffolding, backdrops, prefabricated dressing rooms, camera platforms, and tents for set in studio or on location, using carpenter's handtools.

• 6) May be designated according to department assigned as Construction Grip; Production Grip; Sewing Room Grip.