National Occupational Standards for Grip (incorporating Crane Technician)
National Occupational Standards (Standards) provide a clear, up to date description of what an individual needs to be able do in order to perform a job successfully. They consist of a detailed breakdown of the tasks, knowledge and skills needed for effective performance within a job role, including any statutory or legal responsibilities. The Standards have been developed over a number of years by both people who work in the industry and experts from each occupational area through a process of investigation, analysis and consultation with a wide range of people.
You may wish to download the entire suite of Standards, but it is also possible to download individual units. The units are listed below in production process order.
Background
A Grips' responsibility is to build and maintain all the equipment that supports cameras. This equipment, which includes tripods, dollies, tracks, jibs, cranes, and static rigs, is constructed of delicate yet heavy duty parts requiring a high level of expertise to operate and move. Grips assemble highly complex, extremely expensive, heavy-duty equipment according to meticulous specifications and push, pull, mount or hang it from a variety of settings. The equipment can be as basic as a tripod standing on a studio floor, to hazardous operations such as mounting a camera on a 100 ft crane, or hanging it from a helicopter swooping above a mountain range.
Download the entire suite of Standards:
National Occupational Standards for Grip
Download individual units:
Locations and resources G1 Recce the locations for shooting requirements
PreparationG2 Select and use equipment
ShootG3 Rig static mounts for a production G4 Lay basic flat track G5 Lay complex track G6 Rig camera dollies G7 Rig camera cranes G8 Rig remote heads and systems G9 Rig car mounts and use ropes, fastenings and strops G10 Rig tracking cars and trailers G11 Track the camera
OperationsG12 Track and swing the crane arm G13 Elevate and track the camera G14 Use electronic, verbal and non verbal communication systems in a multi camera environment G15 Supervise the grip department during large multi camera outside broadcasts G16 Work with a camera crane in a multi camera studio or location environment G17 Track the dolly G18 Build and supervise the use of the jib arm
GenericF1 Manage and market yourself as a freelancer F2 Facilitate and manage trainees X1 Contribute to good working relationships X2 Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safetyX3 Conduct an assessment of risks in the workplace
Glossary of termsGlossary for Grip NOS
Please note that several units are also relevant to Crane Technicans: F1 Manage and market yourself as a freelancerX1 Contribute to good working relationshipsX2 Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safetyG4 Lay basic flat trackG7 Rig camera cranes G8 Rig remote heads and systems, andG11 Track the camera
For further details please contact our Standards Team on 020 7713 9800.
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