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.
Grip work near you
Is this your job? Set up your profile with your day rate and how far you travel. When a production nearby posts for the role, the nearest people are asked first and the job reaches your phone. You only take the ones you want.
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
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Post the role
Say you need a grip, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest grip gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
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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.