Filmmakers Academy – How To Be a Film Grip

30 Lessons | 5+ hours of instructional video | 2 Podcasts

• How To Be a Film Grip is perfect for anyone who wants to land a union job! In this grip masterclass, you’ll learn everything from the pre-rigging basics like setting up a C-stand to more advanced tasks like harnessing lights and diffusion sources. 
• Additional course highlights include lighting mastery skills such as shaping and controlling light, altering lighting quality with bounce light, creating depth, mood, and emotion, as well as working with light modifiers.

Module 1 — Rigging Tips & Tricks

• How To Build a Soft Box
• How To Rig a Soft Box
• How To Use a Wall Spreader
• Lighting and Grip Packages

Module 2 — Knots

• Knots You Need to Know Part 1: Bowline
• Knots You Need to Know Part 2: Clove Hitch
• Knots You Need to Know Part 3: The Sheep Shank
• Knots You Need to Know Part 4: Figure 8

Module 3 — Tools of the Trade 

• C-Stands: The Basics
• C-Stands: Etiquette and Shaping Light Basics
• C-Stands: Etiquette and Shaping Light Basics: Flag Set Etiquette
• C-Stands: Etiquette and Shaping Light Basics:4 x 4 Floppy
• C-Stands: Etiquette and Shaping Light Basics: Setting a Beadboard Bounce

Module 4 — Shaping Light 

• Shaping Light and Shadow
• Shaping and Controlling Light
• Shaping Light and Shadow: Nailing the Close-Up
• FA Podcast Episode 11: Creating Depth Mood and Emotion with Lighting 

Module 5 — Light Modifiers

• Bounce Light: Circle Bounce vs Square
• Bounce Light: DIY Solutions w/ Bounce Light
• Bounce Light: White Foam Core
• Bounce Light: Bead Board
• Bounce Light: Ultra Bounce
• Bounce Light: Bleached Muslin
• Bounce Light: Black & White Griffolyn
• Bounce Light: Black & White Showcard
• Bounce Light: Soft Silver – Rosco Scrim
• Bounce Light: Soft Silver – Rosco SS Flex
• Bounce Light: Soft Silver – Silver Lamaé
• Bounce Light: Soft Silver- Soft Silver Showcard
• Bounce Light: Hard Silver Showcard
• Bounce Light: Hard Silver Showcard Ricochet
• Bounce Light: Hard and Soft Silver Reflector Board
• Bounce Light: Gold Rosco Flex SS
• Bounce Light: Gold Soft Showcard
• Bounce Light: Gold Hard Showcard
• Bounce Light: Gold Reflector Board
• Bounce Light: Matching Practical Light With Colored Bounce Sources: Unbleached Muslin
• Bounce Light: Matching Practical Light With Colored Bounce Sources: Butcher Paper
• Bounce Light: Matching Practical Light With Colored Bounce Sources: Silver & Gold Lamaé
• Chimera Softbank
• Chimera Pancakes
• FA Podcast Episode 4: Lighting in Layers and Understanding Light Quality

Module 6 — Diffusion Materials 

• Rosco Diffusion Series Part 1: Hanover Frost Brushed Silk and Light Opal
• Rosco Diffusion Series Part 2: Tough Frost Diffusions
• Rosco Diffusion Series Part 3: Frost Diffusions
• Rosco Diffusion Series Part 4: Tough White Diffusion
• Rosco Diffusion Series Part 5: Grid Cloths
• Rosco Diffusion Series Part 6: Color Grid Cloths