grips
Firm hand clasps
Grips are stagehands responsible for moving and setting up equipment on film and television sets.
They handle cameras, lighting rigs, dollies, and the physical infrastructure of production.
The key grip supervises the department; the best boy grip is second in command.
The grips spent three hours rigging the crane shot.
Seize or understand
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
squeeze · grab · clamp · cling · latch onto · hang on · secure · fasten
Resistance between touching surfaces
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- treadSurface that grips ground
- cleatsSpiked sports shoes
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
sole · lug · traction control · anti-skid · road surface · pavement · foothold · purchase
Complete skill or control
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- handlePart for gripping
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
grappling · engagement · confronting · tackling · dealing with · managing · coping · dominance
Ropes controlling ship sails
- sandbagWeighted sack for barriers
- apple boxFilm set height platform
- goboLight-blocking studio screen
- flagCloth symbol or signal
scrim · silk · crane · track · camera mount · lighting setup · film set · gaffer tape
grasp
Seize or understand
seize · squeeze · grab · clamp · cling · latch onto · hang on · secure · fasten · lock
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
rubber · sole · lug · traction control · anti-skid · road surface · pavement · foothold · purchase · surefootedness
mastery
Complete skill or control
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- handlePart for gripping
- understandingMental comprehension of something
comprehension · grappling · engagement · confronting · tackling · dealing with · managing · coping · dominance · stranglehold
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
flag · scrim · silk · crane · track · camera mount · lighting setup · film set · gaffer tape
handlebar
Bicycle steering control
- steering wheelVehicle direction controller
- knobRounded gripping fixture
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
joystick · undergrip · wrap · tape · cushion · ergonomic · contoured · textured · rubberized · padded
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- rubbernatural rubber, rubber band, rubber trees, rubber boot, rubber glove
- bike partsframe, top tube, saddle, pedal, chain
- Parallel Barsdismounts, mounts, support position, handstands, releases
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
gripsbores
Drills or tires
loses · repels · disengages · alienates · puts to sleep
gripsloses it
Suddenly becomes enraged
falls apart · breaks down · unravels · panics · cracks
- get a gripRegain emotional control
- getting a gripAchieving emotional control
- got a gripRegained emotional control
- grip tapeAdhesive abrasive for boards
- come to gripsEngage seriously with
- death gripExtremely tight, unrelenting grasp
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