Grips and Set-Up Workers, Motion Picture Sets, Studios, and Stages

Arrange equipment; raise and lower scenery; move dollies, cranes, and booms; and perform other duties for motion-picture, recording, or television industry.

Job Task

• Arranges equipment preparatory to sessions and performances following work order specifications and handles props during performances.
• Rigs and dismantles stage or set equipment such as, frames, scaffolding, platforms, or backdrops, using carpenter's hand tools.
• Adjusts controls to raise and lower scenery and stage curtain during performance, following cues.
• Adjusts controls to guide, position and move equipment, such as cranes, booms, and cameras.
• Erects canvas covers to protect equipment from weather.
• Reads work orders and follows oral instructions to determine specified material and equipment to be moved and its relocation.
• Connects electrical equipment to power source and tests equipment before performance.
• Orders equipment and maintains equipment storage areas.
• Sews and repairs items using materials and hand tools such as canvas and sewing machines.
• Produces special lighting and sound effects during performances, using various machines and devices.

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