tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post3961089547938520519..comments2024-03-22T14:40:33.276-07:00Comments on Blood, Sweat, and Tedium: Confessions of a Hollywood Juicer: Back on the GangMichael Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-10853125324298469562011-12-09T20:55:52.183-08:002011-12-09T20:55:52.183-08:00Impressive, so much movement and action in this po...Impressive, so much movement and action in this post - like an amazingly long dolly shot involving lots of choreographed extras. Maybe not as thought provoking as some of the other posts, but a great vehicle for powering a reader along. - koobaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-76680931795015261832011-08-15T21:34:58.646-07:002011-08-15T21:34:58.646-07:00AJ --
Thanks. Busy it is...
Jessie --
Grip and...AJ --<br /><br />Thanks. Busy it is...<br /><br />Jessie --<br /><br />Grip and set lighting use rigging crews to prepare stage and location sets for the first unit crew. The grips do indeed rig big silk "flyswatters" among many other things. Set lighting riggers lay lots of cable and "distro" -- power distribution boxes of varying capacities, depending on the nature of the job. When the budget is right, they'll often do the broad brushstrokes of the basic lighting plan, (ie: setting up and powering big lamps for a night exterior) to have the set ready for the show boys to do their thing -- and once the shoot is over, the riggers usually come back to help wrap everything up.<br /><br />For day-players and non-first unit crew, rigging is a big part of making a living.Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-16623005863364370832011-08-14T18:27:25.291-07:002011-08-14T18:27:25.291-07:00You know, until this very moment I did not realize...You know, until this very moment I did not realize "rigging" referred to electrical cables. Whenever I saw the term "rigger" in film credits, I thought it referred to the guys who create those giant frames and suspend those huge silks to reflect or diffuse light. Mainly because these contraptions ultimately resemble the rigging of a ship. Thus, I thought, this was just another instance of nautical jargon becoming commonplace in Hollywood - a result, as I recall, of the early film crews being recruited from the docks. But I guess I was wrong. Thanks for setting me straight.Jesse M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09188591333402223251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078779326914378322.post-66133112723631960312011-08-14T17:41:04.836-07:002011-08-14T17:41:04.836-07:00Welcome back, Michael! Rumor around the trucks is ...Welcome back, Michael! Rumor around the trucks is that it's going to be <i>busy</i>.A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.com