Grip for hire in the UK
The grip builds and moves everything the camera sits on — dollies, track, cranes and rigging — and shapes light with flags and nets.
Are you a grip? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest grip is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Be the first grip here
No grip has published a profile yet — the crew side is new. Post your request anyway: it pings everyone online nearby, and if you work as a grip, set up your profile to be the first listed.
What a grip does on a shoot
- Builds and moves whatever the camera sits on — dolly, track, crane, slider or a rig on a vehicle.
- Pushes the dolly on the take, matching the move to the action.
- Shapes light with flags, nets and bounce, working alongside the lighting department.
Gear a grip usually needs
Crew and kit are hired separately on Picturental. If the production is supplying the package, these are the categories this role tends to work from.
How hiring a grip works
- 1
Post the role
Say you need a grip, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
- 2
The nearest is asked first
The closest grip gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
- 3
First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a grip
- What is the difference between a grip and a gaffer?
- A gaffer makes light; a grip controls it and supports the camera. If the camera has to move on something, or light has to be cut, flagged or bounced, that is grip.
- Does a grip bring their own kit?
- Some bring a grip bag — clamps, flags, apple boxes. A dolly, track or crane is normally hired. Say what the camera is moving on when you post: it decides both the kit and how many grips you need.